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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra brings massive camera sensors and two screens, Mi 11i also announced

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 The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is truly deserving of its superlative name. It’s hard to pick which is the the phone's greatest strength, but it may well be the camera.

The Mi 11 Ultra will be available globally, as will this other Snapdragon 888-powered phone – the Xiaomi Mi 11i (which is the global version of the Redmi K40 Pro+).

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Camera

The massive Samsung GN2 sensor makes its debut with the Mi 11 Ultra. At 1/1.12” it is the largest sensor ever used in a mass market phone and it has some of the largest pixels we’ve seen in recent years – 1.4µm before anyone even mentions the word “binning”. The GN2 does in fact support 4-in-1 binning that makes the effective pixel size 2.8µm.

The sensor enjoys the benefits of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and introduces Dual Pixel Pro, which improves autofocus speed and accuracy. There’s also Smart ISO Pro, which can capture HDR photos in an instant.

The two other cameras on the Mi 11 Ultra’s back are no less impressive. The periscope lens offers 5x optical and 10x hybrid zoom. Even better, it is paired with a 48MP sensor (IMX586), which is fairly large in its own right – 1/2.0”, 0.8µm pixels (1.4 µm after binning).

For comparison, the Galaxy S21 Ultra has a 10 MP 1/3.24” sensor (1.22µm) behind its periscope. Plus, the Xiaomi phone can record 8K through its periscope, which looks to be another first. Anyway, this camera also has OIS, though the lens is a bit dark at f/4.1.

Next up is the ultrawide camera, which has a 128° lens and a 48MP 1/2.0” sensor of its own (IMX586 again). The lens has autofocus and can shoot macro photos. Like the other two cameras on the back, this one can record 8K video. Also, all three have Night mode support

Battery

The battery is the other headlining feature of the Mi 11 Ultra. It’s slightly larger than average for a super fast charging phone, 5,000 mAh, and sets a new benchmark with 67W wireless charging support. This matches the 67W wired charging, both can fill the battery to the top in just 36 minutes.

To pull it off, Xiaomi designed a “6x supercharge” technology in-house, including a custom chip that enables wireless charging at 30V and a multi-level current control tech that speeds up charging by 10%. The phone also supports 10W reverse charging for good measure.

Display

Okay, now we can talk about the ordinary things. And by ordinary we mean things like the 6.81” AMOLED display with 1440p+ resolution and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. It has a 120Hz refresh rate, but it is not adaptive (hence ordinary) and 480Hz touch sampling rate.

It’s an excellent screen with an A+ from DisplayMate, earned thanks to HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support. Furthermore, it is well calibrated to the DCI-P3 color space and has a high brightness mode for 900 nits of brightness (peak brightness is 1,700 nits).

Performance

Another highlight feature is the Snapdragon 888 chipset – we wouldn’t expect any less from a flagship. Xiaomi attached a new three-phase cooling system and added 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM plus 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The triple ISP of the chipset is used to full effect, allowing the Mi 11 Ultra to shoot with all three cameras simultaneously.

Features

The phone has stereo speakers that were touched up by Harman Kardon. Also, it carries a Hi-Res Audio certification. Alas, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. There is Bluetooth 5.2 on board for wireless headphones, however. Additional connectivity includes dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, NFC and an IR blaster.

Protection

With ordinary things out of the way, let’s have another look at the back. It’s made out of ceramic, available in Black and White. It’s a material that Xiaomi occasionally uses for special phones in its lineup. The phone is rated IP68, meaning it is dust tight and can be submerged under 1.5m (5 ft) of water for half an hour (by the way, the Mi 11 Ultra and Pro are Xiaomi's firs IP68-rated phones).

Price

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra will be available globally. In China, the base model has 8GB of RAM and 256 GB storage, it will cost CNY 6,000 ($915/€775). You can upgrade to 12 GB of RAM for an extra CNY 500. The top-specced model has 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB storage, this one is CNY 7,000. The Ultra will go on sale in China on April 2.

In Europe, the 12/256GB model will be available soon for €1,200.

Besides the Black and White color options, Xiaomi is also releasing a Marble Ceramic special edition. It also has 12/512GB memory and carries the same CNY 7,000 price tag.

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