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Xiaomi Mi 11 gets Snapdragon 888, industry leading display, Harmon Kardon sound and not the best cameras

Today the presentation of Xiaomi Mi 11 took place in China. This year the flagship of the title debuted only without the Pro version and at least 1.5 months earlier than usual. The US sanctions against Huawei have a positive effect on Xiaomi’s ability to firmly establish itself among the top three smartphone makers, so the company is in a rush to seize the opportunities that have been opened to it to take the position. manufacturer of the best Chinese flagships.

The company has not changed itself and has made the Xiaomi Mi 11 extremely relevant in design, while also standing out from the general background. The cameras on the back of the smartphone are assembled in a square, but their corners were softened and the modules themselves tried to reproduce in an original way to avoid accusations of copying someone’s ideas.

On the front, a typical representative of our days – a large screen with thin bezels and sloping edges, which many consider the purest evil in terms of comfort. There is also a camera for selfies. It has a small hole and a 20 megapixel sensor. At the top there is an infrared transmitter, a microphone and a second speaker. The bottom edge houses a USB Type-C port, a speaker, and a dual SIM card slot. Of course, there is no 3.5mm headphone jack (time to get used to) and the protection against moisture did not appear, but I am glad that the installation of stereo speakers is a Xiaomi habit. And this time, specialists from Harman Kardon participated in its adjustment.

The front and back are Gorilla Glass Victus (there are versions with a leather back cover) and this is the first flagship from the vastness of China to receive the latest generation of ultra-resistant glass. But it does not guarantee at all that it will not be damaged if dropped. Putting the Xiaomi Mi 11 in a case and including it in the package will reduce the risk of being “killed”. But in the Apple way, the novelty doesn’t come with a charging block. He explained his lack of concern for nature and the need to protect the environment. But for those who are oblivious to all this green stuff and need a charging adapter, the company is ready to sell you a complete smartphone with an adapter and you will have to pay $ 15 for its presence.

User identification is done by scanning a fingerprint: the sensor is built into the Xiaomi Mi 11 screen. The sensor is optical, it does not respond to wet fingers, but it is promised that there will be no complaints about the response speed. The smartphone is factory installed with Android 11 with a proprietary MIUI 12 case.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 has the best super display. AMOLED technology, DCI-P3 color gamut, HDR10 +, 10-bit, 8192 brightness levels, and 120Hz refresh rate. And for the first time on a Xiaomi device, the resolution was brought up to QuadHD + (3200×1440 pixels). The screen diagonal was 6.81 inches. To confirm that the flagship got a great display, the experts at DisplayMate gave it a test run and gave it the highest A + rating. It is in the plane of the screen where some of the main records of the company are found. A total of 13 improvements were recorded.

Unsurprisingly, the Xiaomi Mi 11 has the main platform for next year’s Android flagships: the Snapdragon 888. The privilege of the novelty is that it was the first to receive the best processor on the market for the Android camp. It has eight cores, arranged in a 1 + 3 + 4 scheme, and the supercore Cortex-X1 is the star. Two more key features of the new chip are the Adreno 660 graphics and an integrated 5G modem. The results of the synthetic tests speak for themselves: Xiaomi Mi 11 is the most productive Android flagship, in which you can safely run any game. The new processor is more powerful than Snapdragon 865, boldly defeating the Kirin 9000 and Kirin 990 “here and there”. As a result of the race on AnTuTu, the chip scored 745,942 points.

We are pleased to announce that Xiaomi Mi 11 is equipped with the most modern LPDRR5 RAM and has not done without high-tech permanent memory: here is UFS 3.1. So that users can fully enjoy the flagship features of the new items, they offered fast Wi-Fi 6 and took care of cooling by installing a modern VS cooling system. Highlights include NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, and dual-band GPS.

No records were made on battery capacity and charging speed. The Xiaomi Mi 11 has a 4600 mAh battery, which is less than the power source offered by its predecessor. The smartphone supports 55W wired fast charging. The wireless charging power was 50W and the reverse charging power was 10W. The device charges to 100% in just 45 minutes.

A solid set of novelty features is complemented by not the best cameras. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much progress in the context of its predecessor. At the rear, the main camera of the Xiaomi Mi 11 is a 108 megapixel sensor. This 1 / 1.33-inch sensor is equipped with an f / 1.85 aperture lens. The equivalent focal length is 25mm and there is an optical stub. It is combined with a 13 MP wide angle module and a 5 MP macro module.

For its flagship of the title, the company has set prices at the level of Xiaomi Mi 10: 8/128 GB – $ 611, 8/256 GB – $ 657 and 12/256 GB – $ 719. And this is a price list no charging adapter included. If you choose the box load option, you will have to pay an additional $ 15. It is also possible to buy Special edition version with slotted back panel and Xiaomi boss autograph. The smartphone is available in this design only in blue. The sales start is scheduled for January 1.

specs Xiaomi Me eleven:

Сеть: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (900/1800/1900 МГц), WCDMA / HSPA (900/2100 МГц), FDD-LTE (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 °), TD-SCDMA (34, 39), TD-LTE (34/38/39/40/41/42), 5G

Operating system: Android 11, MIUI 12 shell

Display: 6.81ʺ, 3200×1440 pixels (QuadHD +), OLED, 120Hz, 10-bit, 1500nit brightness, 5,000,000: 1 contrast ratio, up to 480Hz sample rate, 515ppi, HDR10 +, 100% DCI-P3 , Gorilla Glass Victus

Platform: Snapdragon 888 cores (Kryo 680 up to 2.84 GHz) 5 nm, 64-bit

Graphics chip: Adreno 660

RAM: 8/12 GB, LPDDR5

Permanent memory: 128/256 GB, UFS 3.1

Main camera: three sensors, 108 MP (1 / 1.33ʺ, 7P, 1.6 μm (4-in-1), OIS.f / 1.85) + 13 MP (wide angle, angle of view 123 degrees, f / 2.4) + 5 MP (macro, f / 2.4, 1.75 μm), LED flash, 8K at 30 fps

Front camera: 20 MP, f / 2.2

Navigation: GPS, GLONASS

Wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi (802.11a / b / g / n / ac / ax), MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, IrDA, dual SIM support

Sensors and connectors: USB Type-C, fingerprint sensor (built into the display), Face Unlock, Smart PA, two 1216 speakers, heart rate monitor (fingerprint sensor)

Battery: 4600 mAh, 55 W fast, 50 W wireless and 10 W reversible charging

Dimensions: 164.3×74.6×8.06 mm (glass), 164.3×74.6×8.56 mm (leather version)

Weight: 196 grams (glass), 194 grams (leather version)

Colors: glass (black, white, blue), leather (lavender, white and gold)