In its Mega Launch global event, The Chinese company Xiaomi unveiled a new line-up of Mi series smartphones, to be added to the Mi 11 phone that was announced earlier this year. This new line-up consists of five smartphones Mi 11 Lite (4G and 5G editions), Mi 11i, Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra.
Mi 11 Lite:
One of the annoying things about Xiaomi is the naming system that it uses in its smartphones, so you find a phone with a different name in each country, and sometimes the company gives the same name to different smartphones that have no relationship between them, which means that a phone with the same name may have different specifications depending on the country in which it was launched.
Xiaomi has released two different versions of the Mi 11 Lite phone: a 5G version for the Chinese market and countries that have 5G coverage, and a 4G version for India and countries where only 4G networks are available. These two versions, although their name is the same, their technical specifications are not like that, while the 5G version comes with the new 5 nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G processor (octa-core clocked at 2.4 GHz, Adreno 642 GPU) making it the first phone in the world to come with this new processor from Qualcomm, the 4G version only comes with the old 8 nm Snapdragon 732G processor (octa-core clocked at 2.3 GHz, Adreno 618 GPU).
Both phones come with a 6.55-inch Full HD + AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 90Hz, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 10-bit colour depth, 402 ppi (pixels per inch) density, and support HDR10 + and Dolby Vision, but the 5G version screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6 wile 4G variant is only protected by the older generation of Gorilla Glass 5.
Both versions also have the same rear camera system consisting of a 64-megapixel wide-angle primary camera with a 1.8 aperture that supports autofocus, in addition to an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with a 2.2 aperture that supports the autofocus feature as well, and a third 5-megapixel camera with a 2.4 aperture for macrophotography, except that they differ in the selfie camera, as the fourth generation version comes with a wide 16-megapixel camera with a 2.5 aperture, while the fifth-generation version contains a wide camera as well, but with a 20-megapixel resolution and a 2.2 aperture.
Mi 11 Lite phones have a 4250 mAh battery with a fast-charging capacity of 33 watts via the USB Type-C 2.0 port located at the bottom of the phone as well, and next to it is a speaker that works alongside the speaker to make calls like as stereo speakers, the two versions also support NFC Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and compass sensors, plus a fingerprint built into the power button.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite (4G) comes in Black, Pink, or Blue colours, in three memory configurations (RAM/ROM) 6/64 GB, 6/128 GB, and 8/128 GB, with price starts from €299; while the 5G variant comes in Black, Yellow, or Green colours, and in 6/128 GB or 8/128 GB combinations starting at €369.
Xiaomi Mi 11i:
The Xiaomi Mi 11 is a phone targeted only to global markets, and this means that it will not be available for order in China or India (or at least not under this name), and it is a high-end phone and comes with luxurious materials of glass, and with a 6.67 inches full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 360 touch sampling rate, 395 ppi density, HDR10+ support, and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
This phone contains the latest high-end processor currently from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 888 octa-core processor with a frequency of 2.84 GHz with 5 nm manufacturing technology, and an Adreno 660 graphics processor.
The Mi 11i comes with 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128 or 256 GB UFS 3.1 internal storage and works as the previous two phones with the new MIUI 12.5 interface based on Android 11.
In terms of cameras, this phone comes with a 108-megapixel wide-angle primary camera with an f/1.8 lens slot that supports autofocus, in addition to an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with an f/2.0 lens aperture and 5-megapixel macro camera with an f/2.2 lens aperture, while the selfie camera comes in the form of a hole punch with a resolution of 20 megapixels and an f/2.5 aperture.
The Mi 11i comes with a 4520 mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging, allowing you to charge from 0 to 100% in just 52 minutes (according to Xiaomi), and features a stereo speaker, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6 and built-in fingerprint in the power button It supports acceleration, gyro, proximity, compass, colour spectrum, and barometer sensors.
This phone is available in Celestial Silver, Frosty White, Cosmic Black colour options, starting at €369.
