Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Mi Notebook news and reports


The Mi Notebook and Mi Note 2 are two of Xiaomi’s upcoming devices that seem to have everyone excited and eager for their launches, and according to popular analyst Pan Jiutang, we won’t have to wait very long for one of these devices.

Pan went to Weibo to announce that the Mi Note 2 will be launched in August, which matches up with what was said by Xiaomi Co-founder Liwan Jiang. This does give the announcement a bit more authenticity, though this still hasn’t officially been confirmed so I’d recommend taking this news with a pinch of salt.

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The Mi Note 2 is expected to have a Snapdragon 821 chipset along with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED touchscreen, either 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of internal memory. The device will also supposedly have a 12MP main camera, a large 3700mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner on the front of the device.

In other news, the Mi Notebook has appeared in a report claiming that Xiaomi is only expecting ship 300,000 units this year, down from the original amount which was one million units. This is apparently due to the device being delayed and postponed multiple times this year.

The Mi Notebook is expected to start shipping by the end of the month, and will reportedly come in 12.5-inch and 13-inch variants. What do you make of this news? Tell us in the comments below.

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52 Comments

  1. pa5t1s
    July 24, 2016

    Still checking for MiBook(s) price(s) and final specs… 🙂 Summer is Hot!

    • Dominó85
      July 24, 2016

      Yes, I also want to see the specs. I own a Lenovo Y700 with 17,3″, but for holidays a smaller screened device would be perfect.

  2. pa5t1s
    July 24, 2016

    Still checking for MiBook(s) price(s) and final specs… 🙂 Summer is Hot!

    • Dominó85
      July 24, 2016

      Yes, I also want to see the specs. I own a Lenovo Y700 with 17,3″, but for holidays a smaller screened device would be perfect.

  3. Simon
    July 24, 2016

    Is their a Pro version of the Mi Note 2 and how does it diifer from the bove specs ?

    • balcobomber25
      July 24, 2016

      If there is a Pro version that will be the one with the 6/128 and the base will be 4/64.

      • Simon
        July 24, 2016

        Ah nice. Is this on your radar ?

        • balcobomber25
          July 24, 2016

          Maybe all comes down to the LTE bands.

          • Simon
            July 24, 2016

            Fair enough.

    • realjjj
      July 24, 2016

      There is absolutely no reliable info on that device yet besides an August launch date and a SD821 result on Geekbench that might be from it . Everything that is being said are assumptions and speculations.
      I can tell you one thing though, it’s likely to support Daydream and then it won’t be 1080p. It is also likely that they’ll have a curved screen since they’ve been rumored to and they said a while ago that they are working on a device with curved.
      So if we had to speculate it would be 5.7inch 1440p curved ,SD821 , some RAM (lol), some NAND and no microSD (what can you do, they are shameless animals) , some low pixel count cam because they would follow others so likely 12MP and you know … a battery (how awesome it has a battery!) And ofc , given the price for the previous Note and the MI5, it would cost too much. -that’s what those so called rumors are,some random dude taking a guess. The only diff is that i’m better at paying attention.

      • Simon
        July 24, 2016

        LOL…Can you predict the lotto numbers too 🙂

        • realjjj
          July 24, 2016

          sure
          where and when?

          • Simon
            July 24, 2016

            UK next saturday.

            Also which are best places to eat in Penang Malaysia too 🙂

            • realjjj
              July 24, 2016

              Fine but i get a 20% cut 😛
              03-08-11-16-28- 44 18

              As for the other question , that’s for Google but hurry up since it might be under water soon enough lol.

            • Simon
              July 24, 2016

              Is Penang in serious dangerous of sinking ?

            • realjjj
              July 24, 2016

              It’s a coastal city so global warming is a treat to some extent.

            • Muhammad Yasir
              July 25, 2016

              and now presenting … the FAMOUS … the MIGHTY and the FAULTLESS ….

              Weather FORECASTER Mr.realjjj !!!

              *applaud*

            • realjjj
              July 25, 2016

              Your are too happy too often to be sober much.

            • Muhammad Yasir
              July 25, 2016

              do you think i Drink ?! ?
              omg lol…

            • realjjj
              July 26, 2016

              Opium then? lol

            • realjjj
              July 26, 2016

              That’s a yes or a not?

              Just in case, you do know i am j/k.

            • Muhammad Yasir
              July 26, 2016

              ikr…
              beer is one thing but opium is high af (not that i speak from experience 😀 )

            • Simon
              July 25, 2016

              Ok thanks

      • Muhammad Yasir
        July 25, 2016

        ” The only diff is that i’m better at paying attention.”
        oh look at you …. all arrogant like that ??

        “LG G8 in 2019 will have foldable screen,16GB RAM, xpoint, 5G
        connectivity, fingerprint sensor integrated in the display (not under
        glass, that’s something else), wifi ad and ah, bluetooth 5, 6000mAh,
        quantum dot cams. That’s about as reliable as the published Note 2
        rumors lol.”

        riiight … and it will cost how many kidneys ?? ?

        • realjjj
          July 25, 2016

          Most speculations are less than informed guess and obvious garbage, it’s not at all arrogant to claim to be able to do better.

          That was just a relaxed listing of crap that could be in a phone by then not a serious prediction. Anyway ,pricing would be the normal LG pricing + a 50 to 100$ premium since more is not doable no matter what. But the premium depends on when we see the first foldable screens.If it’s next year , prices will drop quite a bit by 2019.

  4. Karly Johnston
    July 24, 2016

    The Mi Note 2 will cost $600 when OP3, Axon 7 and Z2 Pro all have AMOLED at $400. Forget it… I am interested in that Notebook if they price it to sell.

  5. Guest
    July 24, 2016

    Is their a Pro version of the Mi Note 2 and how does it diifer from the bove specs ?

    • balcobomber25
      July 24, 2016

      If there is a Pro version that will be the one with the 6/128 and the base will be 4/64.

    • Guest
      July 24, 2016

      Ah nice. Is this on your radar ?

    • balcobomber25
      July 24, 2016

      Maybe all comes down to the LTE bands.

    • realjjj
      July 24, 2016

      There is absolutely no reliable info on that device yet besides an August launch date and a SD821 result on Geekbench that might be from it . Everything that is being said are assumptions and speculations.
      I can tell you one thing though, it’s likely to support Daydream and then it won’t be 1080p. It is also likely that they’ll have a curved screen since they’ve been rumored to and they said a while ago that they are working on a device with curved.
      So if we had to speculate it would be 5.7inch 1440p curved ,SD821 (there are no alternatives), some RAM (lol), some NAND and no microSD (what can you do, they are shameless animals) , some low pixel count cam because they always follow others so likely 12MP and you know … a battery (how awesome it has a battery!) And ofc , given the price for the previous Note and the MI5, it would cost too much. -that’s what those so called rumors are,some random dude taking a guess. The only diff is that i’m better at paying attention.

      LG G8 in 2019 will have foldable screen,16GB RAM, xpoint, 5G connectivity, fingerprint sensor integrated in the display (not under glass, that’s something else), wifi ad and ah, bluetooth 5, 6000mAh, quantum dot cams. That’s about as reliable as the published Note 2 rumors lol.

    • Guest
      July 24, 2016

      LOL…Can you predict the lotto numbers too 🙂

    • Guest
      July 24, 2016

      Fair enough.

    • realjjj
      July 24, 2016

      sure
      where and when?

    • Guest
      July 24, 2016

      UK next saturday.

      Also which are best places to eat in Penang Malaysia too 🙂

    • realjjj
      July 24, 2016

      Fine but i get a 20% cut 😛
      03-08-11-16-28- 44 18

      As for the other question , that’s for Google but hurry up since it might be under water soon enough lol.

    • Guest
      July 24, 2016

      Is Penang in serious dangerous of sinking ?

    • realjjj
      July 25, 2016

      It’s a coastal city so global warming is a treat to some extent.

    • Guest
      July 25, 2016

      ” The only diff is that i’m better at paying attention.”
      oh look at you …. all arrogant like that 😜😜

      “LG G8 in 2019 will have foldable screen,16GB RAM, xpoint, 5G
      connectivity, fingerprint sensor integrated in the display (not under
      glass, that’s something else), wifi ad and ah, bluetooth 5, 6000mAh,
      quantum dot cams. That’s about as reliable as the published Note 2
      rumors lol.”

      riiight … and it will cost how many kidneys 😃😃 ?

    • Guest
      July 25, 2016

      and now presenting … the FAMOUS … the MIGHTY and the FAULTLESS ….

      Weather FORECASTER Mr.realjjj !!!

      *applaud*

    • realjjj
      July 25, 2016

      You are too happy too often to be sober much.

      And i don’t do weather, weather is for pensioners.

    • realjjj
      July 25, 2016

      Most speculations are less than informed guess and obvious garbage, it’s not at all arrogant to claim to be able to do better.

      That was just a relaxed listing of crap that could be in a phone by then not a serious prediction. Anyway ,pricing would be the normal LG pricing + a 50 to 100$ premium since more is not doable no matter what. But the premium depends on when we see the first foldable screens.If it’s next year , prices will drop quite a bit by 2019.

    • Guest
      July 25, 2016

      do you think i Drink ?! 😮
      omg lol…

    • Guest
      July 25, 2016

      Ok thanks

    • realjjj
      July 26, 2016

      Opium then? lol

    • Guest
      July 26, 2016
    • realjjj
      July 26, 2016

      That’s a yes or a not?

      Just in case, you do know i am j/k.

    • Guest
      July 26, 2016

      ikr…
      beer is one thing but opium is high af (not that i speak from experience 😀 )

  6. Karly Johnston
    July 24, 2016

    The Mi Note 2 will cost $600 when OP3, Axon 7 and Z2 Pro all have AMOLED at $400. Forget it… I am interested in that Notebook if they price it to sell.

  7. Muhammad Yasir
    July 25, 2016

    Mi Notebook has to be a respectable Powerhouse to succeed !

  8. Guest
    July 25, 2016

    Mi Notebook has to be a respectable Powerhouse to succeed !