Yesterday, we met the much-anticipated Xiaomi Mi 11, which came at a starting price of 3999 yuan ($612). There are tons of selling points, including a Snapdragon 888 chip, computational photography, MIUI 12.5 system, etc. In addition, Xiaomi also released the Mi 11 Lei Jun Signature Edition. Though the original model is too hot and made a stir on the net, another much-awaited model – the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro – was not announced.
Today, a well-known Weibo-blogger said that the Xiaomi Mi 11 (the basic variant) will be available for purchase soon. And the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro will be announced only after the Spring Festival (February 12). The Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro will be more expensive
Although the configuration of the Mi 11 Pro is still unknown, from the naming point of view, since it has the title of Pro, the configuration must be enhanced a lot.
Earlier, we learned that the Xiaomi Mi 11 is very sincere to stock up this time. The planned scale is one million. Plus, it has an exclusive period – priority will be given to the first two months. Thus, it will be the only Chinese Snapdragon 888 machine that will be available in large quantities before the Spring Festival.
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Biggest Highlights
As for the key features, the Xiaomi Mi 11 uses a 6.81-inch 2K quad-curved AMOLED screen that supports 120Hz refresh rate and 480Hz touch sampling rate. The excitation brightness can reach 900nit, the peak brightness can reach 1500nit, and it also supports primary color screen and 10bit color depth.
We know that the Xiaomi Mi 11 is first to sport Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 888 chip. The latter uses a 5nm process. Compared with the previous generation Snapdragon 865 processor, the overall CPU performance is increased by 25% and power consumption is reduced by 25%. At the same time, the GPU performance is improved by 35% and power consumption is reduced by 20%.
In addition, the Mi 11 uses a 100-megapixel main camera. However, there is also a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens as well as a 5-megapixel telephoto macro lens. The front lens of the smartphone has a 20MP resolution and supports large wide-angle panoramic group photo mode.
In other aspects, the Xiaomi Mi 11 comes with a 4600mAh battery that supports 55W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging and 10W reverse charging. It also uses X-axis linear motors and Harman Kardon tuning dual speakers. At last, the phone supports multi-function NFC and infrared remote control.
It is worth noting that the Xiaomi Mi 11 offers two options, a standard version and a ‘package’ version. The package version includes a 55W Xiaomi GaN charger, and the price is 3999 yuan (8GB+128GB). If this is the case, then the Xiaomi 11 Pro will cost more than 4000 yuan.
