Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra to launch on April 23 in India

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra India launch date is April 23. It is the company’s new super-premium flagship smartphone that is claimed to be better than every other Android.

Unveiled globally on March 29, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is packed to the brim with specifications and features that seem to beat most other smartphones, at least on paper. Called the “superphone”, it will be the first device in the Mi 11 series to launch in India. At the same event, we’re also expecting to see other phones from the family to share the stage. Information on which exact models will be available in the coming days.

At a starting price of CNY 5,999, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra price in India is expected to be around Rs 70,000 -- making it the most expensive offering from the company by a mile.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a polarizing design with a giant camera bump that also houses a second display for notifications, selfies and other customizations. It will mark the debut of the new Samsung ISOCELL GN2 image sensor, which is the largest on any smartphone at 1/1.12-inches. It has a resolution of 50MP and a pixel size of 1.4μm, bringing it closer to point-and-shoot cameras than to other smartphones, and should be great for low-light photography.

Along with that, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a periscopic 48MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom and up to 120x digital zoom. Then, there’s another 48MP (Sony IMX586) sensor for ultra-wide photography. For quicker autofocus, there’s also a new multi-point direct Time-of-Flight laser focus system. 

On the front of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is a quad-curved 6.81-inch QHD+ AMOLED display (Samsung E4), with a 120Hz refresh rate (AdaptiveSync), 480Hz touch-sampling rate, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision capabilities with 1,700 nits of peak brightness, 10-bit colour reproduction, and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. 

As for specifications, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It has a large 5,000mAh battery with support for 67W wired as well as 67W wireless charging -- which is claimed to take only about 36 minutes for a full charge. 

Other features of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra include dual-stereo speakers with sound by Harman Kardon, 10W reverse charging, an in-display fingerprint scanner, IP68 water-resistance, Android 11 and 5G.

Xiaomi India will spend the days building up to the Mi 11 Ultra launch to talk more about the phone and the other devices that will be unveiled on April 23. 

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra specs

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	2021, March 29
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, April 02

BODY	Dimensions	164.3 x 74.6 x 8.4 mm (6.47 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	234 g (8.25 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), ceramic back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY	Type	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 900 nits, 1700 nits (peak)
	Size	6.81 inches, 112.0 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
		Dolby Vision

PLATFORM	OS	Android 11, MIUI 12.5
	Chipset	Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
	GPU	Adreno 660

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
		UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	50 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.12", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 48 MP, f/4.1, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, 128˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
	Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama, 1.1” AMOLED selfie display
	Video	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+ rec.

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4", 0.8µm
	Features	HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No
		24-bit/192kHz audio Tuned by Harman Kardon

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
	GPS	Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum

BATTERY	Type	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging	Fast charging 67W, 100% in 36 min (advertised) Fast wireless charging 67W, 100% in 39 min (advertised) Reverse wireless charging 10W Quick Charge 4+ Power Delivery 3.0

MISC	Colors	Ceramic White, Ceramic Black
	Price	About 1200 EUR