The Snapdragon 625 chipset powers the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 - a widespread midrange solution and a preferred piece of silicon for the class. It feels somewhat a cheat for the Mi Max 2 though - the chip has an octa-core Cortex-A53 processor clocked at 2.0GHz and Adreno 506 GPU, so far so good. But those specs are inferior to the original Max's - it relied on the Snapdragon 650 SoC with a processor that included two fast A72 cores and 50% more powerful Adreno 510 graphics.
We will spoil the conclusion of this section, sorry, but prepare for some average scores across the board. Those are surely acceptable for the class, but represent a step down from the first Mi Max and as such they kind of ruin the otherwise positive impressions.
Geekbench is what we always run first and the Mi Max processor took the last place in the chart, outperformed even by similar CPUs.
GeekBench 4 (multi-core)
Higher is better
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 4456
Moto G5 Plus 3789
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 3610
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 3388
Huawei nova plus 3100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 3011
Lenovo P2 2965
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 2353
GeekBench 3 (multi-core)
Higher is better
Oppo F3 Plus 5636
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 5166
Samsung Galaxy C7 5103
Huawei nova plus 4918
Lenovo P2 4625
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 4617
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 4515
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 4187
Xiaomi Mi Max 3861
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650) 3695
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 2840
The single-core operations which are essential for Android OS are perfectly fine and on par with the A53 crop. You can see the tremendous superiority of the first Mi Max over its sequel in the GeekBench 3 test though.
GeekBench 4 (single-core)
Higher is better
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 1546
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 862
Huawei nova plus 843
Lenovo P2 840
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 832
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 799
Moto G5 Plus 799
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 693
GeekBench 3 (single-core)
Higher is better
Oppo F3 Plus 1621
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 1596
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650) 1543
Xiaomi Mi Max 1536
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 1026
Huawei nova plus 943
Samsung Galaxy C7 933
Lenovo P2 928
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 924
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 912
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 755
Moving on to graphics - the Mi Max's Adreno 506 GPU is perfectly capable of handling every Full HD move or intensive 3D game. It's just that the previous Mi Max boasts 50% more graphic punch, which absence might be felt if you are an avid gamer and multitasker.
GFX 3.1 Manhattan (onscreen)
Higher is better
Oppo F3 Plus 11
Xiaomi Mi Max 9.4
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 9.4
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650) 9
Lenovo P2 6.7
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 6.7
Huawei nova plus 6.6
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 6.4
Moto G5 Plus 6.4
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 6.2
Samsung Galaxy C7 6.1
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 3.3
GFX 3.1 Car scene (onscreen)
Higher is better
Oppo F3 Plus 6
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650) 5.5
Xiaomi Mi Max 5.4
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 5.4
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 4
Lenovo P2 3.7
Huawei nova plus 3.7
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 3.5
Moto G5 Plus 3.5
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 3.4
Samsung Galaxy C7 3.4
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 1.9
Basemark X
Higher is better
Oppo F3 Plus 16695
Xiaomi Mi Max 15487
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650) 14717
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 13666
Huawei nova plus 10524
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 10482
Lenovo P2 10472
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 10446
Samsung Galaxy C7 10445
Moto G5 Plus 10406
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 9598
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 5489
Basemark ES 3.1 / Metal
Higher is better
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 287
Oppo F3 Plus 261
Xiaomi Mi Max 238
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 192
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 138
Huawei nova plus 138
Moto G5 Plus 137
Lenovo P2 137
Samsung Galaxy C7 137
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 93
The compound tests AnTuTu and BaseMark confirm the Mi Max 2 is capable enough though it somewhat trails behind its competition. It's nothing to worry about really, but once again, seeing the previous Mi Max doing noticeably better is kind of disappointing.
AnTuTu 6
Higher is better
Oppo F3 Plus 91458
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Helio X20) 85162
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650) 76186
Xiaomi Mi Max 74488
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 64983
Huawei nova plus 64680
Lenovo P2 63493
Moto G5 Plus 63390
Samsung Galaxy C7 62818
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 61616
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 57902
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 46822
Basemark OS II
Higher is better
Oppo F3 Plus 2349
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650) 1914
Huawei nova plus 1415
Lenovo P2 1400
Samsung Galaxy C7 1368
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra 1320
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 1290
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 1235
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) 1171
The Mi Max 2 is well equipped to handle Android and its apps, and though you might experience minor stutter in demanding 3D games, there is nothing to worry about. Trailing behind the competition in benchmarks is probably due to lacking in software optimization as the Mi Max 2 has a manufacture-favorite chip which is already in charge of quite a few midrangers. On the positive side, there are no signs of unpleasant heating on the Mi Max 2 even under peak load. If it wasn't for the shadow of the first Mi Max, the sequel would have passed this section with flying colors.
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