Xiaomi was the first to launch a Snapdragon 888 5G smartphone, the Mi 11, last year. The Chinese giant has today expanded its flagship lineup with the addition of two new high-end premium smartphones, the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra. While the Pro variant is similar in design to the Mi 11, the Mi 11 Ultra comes with a massive camera module, secondary display, and much more.
- Display & Design
The smartphone features a 6.81-inch Quad-HD+ AMOLED Samsung E4 display that’s curved at all four edges. The panel boasts a 20:9 aspect ratio, 2K (3200 x 1440-pixel) resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, and more. The display can go up to 1550nits of peak brightness, supports 10-bit color depth, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+ certification.
Display & Design
Snapdragon 888 5G
Under the hood, just like the Mi 11, the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G chipset runs the show aboard the Mi 11 Ultra as well. It is coupled with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The device runs Android 11-based MIUI 12.5 out-of-the-box.
Xiaomi has also revamped the thermals and now includes a ‘phase-change cooling’ system with the Mi 11 Ultra. The phase-change cooling system is said to deliver up to 100% better thermal conductivity than standard graphene-copper cooling systems. If you are wondering, what is phase-change cooling system? It includes a material that changes states between solid, liquid, and gas to dissipate heat more efficiently.
Cameras & Secondary Display
Mi 11 Ultra: First Xiaomi Phone with IP68 Rating
Mi 11 Ultra also carries an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. This is the first IP68-certified Xiaomi smartphone. The Chinese company has finally listened to repeated requests from its fans and made the Mi 11 Ultra flagship water resistance up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. You also have Harmon Kardon-tuned stereo speaker support onboard.
Battery Life & Charging
The smartphone also comes equipped with a 5,000mAh silicon-oxygen anode battery with 67W wired fast-charging and 67W wireless fast-charging. Xiaomi claims that you can fully charge your phone in nearly 36 minutes. The company claims that their new tech improves battery efficiency and allows them to accommodate a bigger battery size in a smaller space.
Xiaomi has also launched a new 80W wireless charger alongside the Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro. You can place your phone both horizontally and vertically (two coils inside) on this charger. It has been priced at CNY 499 (~Rs. 5,500) in China. But, you can get it for CNY 199 (~Rs. 2,200) with the device.
the Mi 11 Pro boasts the same design and internal specifications as the Mi 11 Ultra. The only difference between the Pro and Ultra variants is the camera setup. While the Mi 11 Ultra has a 48MP periscope camera with 120x zoom support, the Mi 11 Pro has an 8MP periscope camera with 50x zoom support. Also, the Pro variant has a 13MP ultra-wide lens with a 123-degree FOV as opposed to a 48MP one.
Mi 11 Pro will be available to buy in three color variants – green, purple, and black.
The Mi 11 Pro has been priced starting at CNY 4,999 (~Rs. 55,350) for the 8GB+128GB base variant. The higher-end 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB variants will retail at CNY 5,299 (~Rs. 58,650) and CNY 5,699 (~Rs. 63,070) respectively.
