Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is expected to be around Ksh 97000. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm  Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) processor with Adreno 660 GPU. The phone has 16 GB RAM and 512 GB of internal storage which is not expandable.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra price in Kenya and key features

Mi 11 Lite summary

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra measures 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.4 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 234 grams. Coming to cameras, it has a triple 50MP + 48MP + 48MP rear camera and a single 20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide) front camera for selfies. This phone has 6.81 inches, 1440 x 3200 pixels AMOLED display with a pixel density of 515 PPI, 1B colors, 120Hz, and HDR10+. It has a USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor (under display, optical) present on the phone. It is a Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) smartphone with support for 5G, Wi-Fi, and GPS too. You can buy Mi 11 Ultra in Kenya today at the Phones Store website.

Launch

This phone, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra was announced on 2021, March 29, and released on 2021, April 02. Chronologically, it comes after Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro while the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold succeeds it. As of lineage, it belongs to the Mi 11-Series. The Mi 11 Ultra comes in the color Ceramic White (Cosmic White), and Ceramic Black (Cosmic Black). Its most unique feature is Fast charging 67W, 100% in 36 min, IP68 dust/water resistance, and 50 MP triple camera. One may also notice that this phone is tuned by Harman Kardon.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 5G phone

The Mi 11 Ultra smartphone supports four network technologies. These are:

• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800
• 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
• 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66
• 5G bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

HSPA extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks using the WCDMA protocols. LTE  is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies. Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

Display

Now, let us take a look at the display this phone has to offer. Everyone loves a good display on a phone for obvious reasons. Namely, the display is the one part of a phone you will ever interact with. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has an impressive AMOLED display panel that measures 6.81 inches, 112.0 cm². It is a 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 900 nits (HBM), 1700 nits (peak) touchscreen that has a ~91.4% screen-to-body ratio.

This display has a super impressive 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution and a high 515 PPI density. As for the selfie camera is inside that hole punch at the top right corner of the screen. This phone’s Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), ceramic back, aluminum frame build ensures IP68 dust/water resistance (up to 1.5m for 30 mins).

Platform

A phone platform is the hardware/software environment for tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra runs on the Android 11 operating system. Android 11 is the eleventh major release and 18th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. Also powering the Mi 11 Ultra is an Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) chipset. This version of Android it runs is based on MIUI 12.5.

Under the hood, it also brings an Adreno 660 GPU. The Qualcomm Adreno 660 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. The chip will be available from early 2020 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. The price of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra in Kenya depends on the storage version. It comes with 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, or 512GB 12GB RAM.

Cameras

There are four cameras on the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. They are made up of a main 50 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.12″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS. Alongside it is a 48 MP, f/4.1, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom and a 48 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, 128˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF. Its main feature is Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama, 1.1” AMOLED selfie display, HDR10+ rec. and it can shoot video up to 8K@24fps with the main camera, and 1080p@30fps with the selfie. Speaking of the selfie, on Mi 11 Ultra there is a single 20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4″, 0.8µm shooter.

Battery

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a decent Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable battery with fast charging of 67W, 100% in 36 min. It definitely is a lasting battery given its 5000 mAh capacity and fast charging speeds. More battery and charging features include Fast wireless charging 67W, 100% in 39 min, Reverse wireless charging 10W, Quick Charge 4+, and Power Delivery 3.0.

Other recommendation

• Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
• OnePlus 9 Pro
• Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

*In the Box: Handset (Mi 11 Ultra smartphone), USB cable, 67W charger, USB-C-to-3.5mm dongle, and silicone back cover.

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