Xiaomi has unveiled the global version of its Mi 11 flagship phone after an initial launch in China. Unlike most flagship phones it has no confiscated waterfall display or wireless charging — this device is very much in retaining the brand’s spirit of offering high specs at a competitive price.
The Mi 11 comes with this year’s high-end chip called the Snapdragon 888 processor, making it the second phone to launch with Qualcomm’s latest high-end chip. Samsung already took this crown with the Galaxy S21 series. The 888 has 5G connectivity built-in, of course, and the phone has 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage.
This time around the company has upped its display game and seems to be using the same panel — or very similar — to what’s found in the Galaxy S21 Ultra. It’s a slightly curved 6.8-inch 1440p OLED with a refresh rate of 120Hz and peak brightness of 1,500 nits, matching Samsung’s phone spec-for-spec.
Just like the Galaxy S21 Ultra, the Mi 11 has a 108-megapixel primary camera backed by a 13-megapixel ultrawide and a 5-megapixel “telemacro” camera. It is however lacking any zoom telephoto lens. The selfie camera is 20 megapixels and hidden inside a small hole-punch cutout at the top left of the screen.
The battery is 4,600mAh and can be charged at up to 55W with a cable and up to 50W wirelessly. The Mi 11 also features reverse wireless charging at up to 10W. It runs MIUI 12, based on Android 11. Just like Apple and Samsung, it won’t come with phone accessories like cables and headphones unless a user requests them.
We have not yet seen the list of regions where Xiaomi will launch, but says the Mi 11 will be priced at UGX 3.3m (€749 or~$900) for the 8GB/128GB model. According to XDA Developers the 8GB/256GB model will retail for UGX 3.5 (€799 or~$960).
