





Dear all Mi Fans!





The Mi Note 2 and Mi MIX was released 2 days ago, and the concept phone, Mi MIX, had stolen all the limelight. So let me share some other information on the Mi Note 2. Although it will officially on sale on the 1-Nov-2016 via mi.com/index.html, a tear-down already exist! So let me shared it briefly here.





Highlights of Mi Note 2 specifications





Two-sided dual curves: Front + back 3D curved glass, 7-series aluminum frame

5.7” OLED flexible display, 77.2” screen-to-body ratio

Snapdragon 821 max 2.35GHz

Up to 6GB LPDDR4 RAM + 128GB UFS 2.0 ROM

22.56MP high-resolution camera, EIS hardware-level 4K video stabilization

8MP front camera with autofocus

Global LTE bands: 6 types, 37 bands

4070mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0

Full NFC functionality: Read, write, card emulation, P2P

HD audio quality, 192kHz / 24-bit resolution with lossless support

GPS high-precision positioning





TEAR DOWN!





The Mi Note 2 is using front & rear 3D curved glass, and a l centred frame chasis. Look at how it is perfectly pieced together.

You need to lightly heat up the back of the Mi Note 2, and making use of a power suction to hold the back glass cover, with another piece to gently ply it open.



There is a new theme released for the Mi Note 2, to support this curved edge.



After removing the back glass cover, you see additional piece meant for dissipating the heat.



The bottom portion house the daughter board, for the charging/data port.

On the top, the antenna is printed on a PCB, and the NFC antenna near the back camera.

As in other Mi devices, is it divided into 3 parts.

This particular hole is suspected to be an inherited design from the Mi Note 1, probably meant for securing the back glass cover.







This is all-day non-removable 4070mAh battery, manufactured by 'SCUD Group'



The microcontroller chip (MCU) MXT640U, by 'Atmel Microcontroller'.

Remove the top main motherboard, the microcontroller has insulation glue all round.



This is the rear-facing 22.56MP camera module, using the Sony IMX318 ISP



The daughter board, at the bottom for the type c USB port



This is the single piece integrated, micro-phone, LED flash and proximity sensor, on 1 board.



The Mi Note 2 get an upgrade of the front-facing 8MP camera module.



The front integrated 'home' button is made up of ceramic.



Conventional fingerprint scanner, unlike the Mi 5s' ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.















