Chinese manufacturer, Xiaomi, released the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra globally on March 29th. In China, this smartphone has a 5999 yuan ($957) starting price. However, in Europe, only the 12GB + 256GB version is available and it has a €1,199 ($1,441) price tag. According to a recent report, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra will be available for purchase in Europe on May 11. However, this smartphone will be available for sale only in the Netherlands. As of now, there is no release time for other European countries.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra comes with a 6.81-inch 1440p AMOLED curved flexible screen that supports 1 billion colour displays. This display also supports a 120Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 480Hz. The peak brightness of this display is up to 1700nit. Under the hood, it has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC as well as an LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.
In the camera department, this device comes with a 48MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, a 50MP main camera, a 1/1.12-inch large sensor, and a 48MP periscope telephoto lens. The phone has a built-in 5000 mAh battery and supports 67W wired/wireless fast charging. The 12GB + 256GB model in China costs 6,499 yuan ($1,004). This means that the European version of this device is over $400 more expensive than the Chinese version. See the full specs of this smartphone below
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra specifications
- 6.81-inch (3200×1440 pixels) Quad HD+ AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display with 120Hz refresh rate, 1700 nits (peak) brightness, 900 nits (HBM), 5000000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, MEMC, 100% DCI-P3 Wide Color Gamut, Dolby Vision, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- 1.1-inch (126 x 294) AMOLED rear touch always-on display with 450 nits (peak) brightness
- Octa Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
- 12GB LPPDDR5 6400MHz RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- MIUI 12 based on Android 11
- 50MP rear camera with 1/ 1.12″ Samsung ISOCELL GN2 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.95 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 48MP 128° ultra-wide angle lens with Sony IMX586 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 48MP telephoto camera with with Sony IMX586 sensor, OIS, f/4.1 aperture, 5x optical, 10x hybrid, up to 120x zoom, dToF, flicker sensor, 8k at 24fps, 4k 60fps, up to 1920fps slow motion
- 20MP front-facing camera with 0.8μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture
- In-screen fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio, Dual speakers, SOUND BY Harman Kardon
- Dimensions: 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.38mm; Weight: 234g
- Water resistant (IP68)
- 5G SA/NSA Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax 8 x / MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS (L1 + L5), NFC, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh (Typical) / 4900mAh (minimum) battery with 67W wired QC4+ / QC3+ / PD3.0, 67W wireless fast charging, 10w wireless reverse charging