Motorola DROID Maxx vs Xiaomi Mi Note

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  DROID Maxx:

  OLED

  Mi Note:

  LCD

• Weight

  Mi Note: 6 g lighter

  DROID Maxx:

  167 g

  Mi Note:

  161 g

• Width

  DROID Maxx: 6.4 mm narrower

  DROID Maxx:

  71.2 mm

  Mi Note:

  77.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  DROID Maxx: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  DROID Maxx:

  5 in

  Mi Note:

  5.7 in

• Memory variants

  At 16 GB storage

  DROID Maxx:

  2 GB RAM

  Mi Note:

  3 GB RAM

• Chipset

  DROID Maxx:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro

  Mi Note:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. DROID Maxx

   Height:

   137.5 mm

   Width:

   71.2 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm +1.5 mm versus Mi Note

2. 2. Mi Note

   Height:

   155.1 mm +17.6 mm versus DROID Maxx

   Width:

   77.6 mm +6.4 mm versus DROID Maxx

   Depth:

   7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. DROID Maxx

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Mi Note

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

Mi Note has approximately 30% more rectangular screen area than DROID Maxx.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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