Xiaomi MI 11 Pro and Ultra Unveiled with 66W Charging and 50MP Main Camera

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled the Mi 11 Series during the event held in China today. The company along with announcing numerous products unveiled the new flagship smartphones for this year. As expected it comes with all the cutting edge technology and offers jaw-dropping hardware be it display battery or camera. In this article, we will cover the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra and discover the specifications and features of both smartphones.

Specifications of Mi 11 Ultra

Starting with the display it features a 6.81-inch curved Samsung E4 AMOLED QUAD HD+ screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The display is certified by Dolby Vision and has 10bit support, and has HDR10+ certification too. It is capable of achieving a maximum brightness of 1700 nits and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. In addition, there is a secondary display at the back next to the camera array that shows notifications, battery level, weather, health alerts and so on. If the Ultra-Low Power saving mode is activated it gives a standby time of 55 hours.

The secondary screen features a 1.1” AMOLED panel with a resolution of 126 x 294 pixels and has a 450 nits peak brightness. It can be used as a viewfinder and supports the Always-on-Display feature. Under the hood, the Mi 11 Ultra is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and is paired with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage.

Coming to the camera department, the Mi 11 Ultra rocks a triple rear camera lead by a Samsung GN2 50MP sensor with f/1.95 aperture and 1/1.12” sensor size, which is the largest ever in any smartphone yet. It also supports Optical Image Stabilisation and is covered by an 8P lens. The camera features 4-in-1 binning resulting in a pixel size of 2.8µm. Next, we have two 48MP Sony IMX586 Sensors with support for 5x optical zoom, 120x digital zoom and the other one is an ultrawide angle camera that has a 128-degree FOV and it can shoot macro photos as well. All three cameras can record 8K videos and supports night-mode as well. It features a 20MP camera unit for a selfie. There is an under-display fingerprint scanner for additional security.

In terms of connectivity, it supports WiFi-6 Enhanced, Bluetooth 5.2,  dual SIM 5G, NFC and an IR blaster. The speakers are tuned by Harman Kardon and are Hi-Res certified. It comes with IP68 dust and water resistance. It is backed by a 5,000 mAh battery that supports 67W wired and wireless charging which can top up the battery in under 40 minutes. As it’s the flagship of the company the phone supports 10W reverse wireless charging. Its software is based on Android 11 with MIUI 12.5 skin on top.

Pricing and Availability

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra with 8GB + 256GB memory configuration is priced at CNY 6,000 ($915/€775) and the 12GB variant will set you back CNY 6,500. The maxed out 12GB + 512GB version will retail for CNY 7,000. Besides, there is a Marble Ceramic special edition that costs around CNY 7,000. All the variants will go on sale in China from April 2.

It will be available in two colours – White Ceramic and Black in the ceramic finish. The company also offers a vegan leather case in Blue and Orange colour for CNY 150 and a flip-case with a mirror finish for CNY 200.

Specifications of Mi 11 Pro

Starting with the display it features a 6.81-inch curved Samsung E4 AMOLED QUAD HD+ screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The display is certified by Dolby Vision and has 10bit support, and has HDR10+ certification too. It is capable of achieving a maximum brightness of 1700 nits and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. Both Pro and Ultra models carry a Display Mate A+ rating.

In terms of processing power, it carries the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and is paired with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. It also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner. It weighs in at 208 grams and is backed by a 5,000 mAh battery. The rest of the features like battery charging software connectivity are identical to the Ultra model.

In terms of camera, the Pro model differs from Ultra. the triple rear camera setup starts with the same Samsung GN2 50MP sensor with f/1.95 aperture and has Dual Pixel Pro, Dual Native ISO Fusion, and Stagger HDR. Next, we have an 8MP periscope zoom with f/3.4 aperture with OIS and supports  5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. Finally, we have a 13MP unit with a 123-degree FOV with an f/2.4 aperture. It can record slo-mo videos at 1,920 fps.

Pricing and Availability

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro is available in three configurations. The 8GB + 128GB memory variant is priced at CNY 4,999 (~$761) and the model with the 256GB memory variant is priced at 5,299 (~$807). Meanwhile, the maxed-out 12GB + 256GB variant will retail for CNY 5,699 (~$868). The Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro will come with an optional 67W charger. You can also purchase an 80W wireless charger bundle combined with a 120W power bundle for an additional CNY 199. These smartphones are tipped to come to India soon.