Xiaomi MI 11 Ultra - The Superphone Flagship Killer

MI 11 Ultra

INTRODUCTION

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is the latest flagship phone which was announced by Xiaomi on March 29, 2021, and released on April 02, 2021. To date, Mi 11 Ultra is the best flagship phone under Rs.70,000.

BUILD QUALITY

Mi 11 Ultra has a dimension of 164.3 mm X 74.6 mm X 8.4 mm and weighs 234 g. Yes, the phone is absolutely heavy and the weight distribution is on the top because of that huge camera bump. But, the phone feels premium in hand. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a Ceramic back and aluminum frame. The device is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus and has IP-68 certification meaning it is dust and water resistance up to 1.5 meters for 30 mins.

The device does not have room for a headphone jack and memory card slot. Though memory card is not the big deal as the base variant of the phone comes with 256 GB internal storage.

MI 11 Ultra

DISPLAY

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra comes with a huge 6.81-inches QHD+ AMOLED display with a 120 Hz fast refresh rate and 480 Hz touch sampling rate. It has got 1B colors and supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. It has a peak brightness of 1700 nits. The device is truly bezel-less as it has a 91.4% screen-to-body ratio and 1440 X 3200 pixels resolution.
There is another small 1.1-inches OLED display on the back of the smartphone in the camera bump section which shows you the date, time, and battery percentage. Even you can click selfies with the rear camera using that 1.1-inches OLED display.

MI 11 Ultra Rear Display
MI 11 Ultra Rear Display

CAMERA-HARDWARE

The camera is the main highlight of this phone. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra packs the largest sensor used on modern-day smartphones which is the GN2 sensor.

It has a triple camera setup:
  1. 50MP, primary (wide) lens with Dual Pixel AutoFocus (DPAF), Laser AutoFocus (LAF) and OIS. The primary camera marks the debut of Samsung's latest flagship GN2 sensor.
  2. 48MP, Periscope (Telephoto) lens with Phase Detection AutoFocus (PDAF) and OIS and also 5x optical zoom.
  3. 48MP, 128-degree Ultra-wide lens with only PDAF.
The rear camera comes with Dual LED flash, HDR, panorama features. You can even do video recordings at 8K@24 fps, 4K@30/60 fps, and 1080p@1920 fps with gyro-EIS.

The Video experience from the rear camera is excellent and videos are even stable at 8K@24fps, thanks to the OIS and EIS.

The selfie camera is not so perfect and there is a reason for that too. You can click selfies from the rear camera with that 1.1" display that is present at the back of the phone.
The selfie camera comes with 20MP, wide lens with HDR and Panorama support. The selfie camera can click videos up to 1080p@60 fps and 720p@120 fps with gyro-EIS.

The video experience with the selfie camera is not that great. But, it can be used for video calls.

The best part of this rear camera is that you simply can even zoom up to 120X. The sensor has Dual Pixel Autofocus (PDAF) so it can detect changes in patterns both horizontally and vertically.
 
Mi 11 Ultra provides a 48MP telephoto lens with Sony IMX 586 sensor. The lens is 5X zoom stabilized and the photos that came out are really really great.

The device also has a 48MP Ultra-wide angle lens with Sony IMX 586 sensor. It also has a 128-degree fov (field of view) and AutoFocus.

REAR CAMERA-IMAGE QUALITIES

Images from the primary camera are excellent. Images have excellent details, colors are vivid and noise is non-existent. AI Mode gives a measured bump in color saturation.

The Periscope 5X Zoom camera takes wonderful photos, too.  It Captures excellent details and features a pleasant micro-contrast. Dynamic range is excellent and color saturation is perfect and similar to the primary camera.

Moving on, The Ultra-wide angle camera has a class-leading performance. Detail is abundant, and sharpening is restrained. Dynamic range is important in Ultra-wide lens and the dynamic range performs well enough. The Image exposure is excellent and AutoFocus is perfect and also allows concentrating on nearby objects.

Portrait mode on this camera is awesome. Portrait shots look really good with natural colors, ample details, and 
a perfect blur. The details are great and the dynamic range works quite well and wide. Overall, the end result looks perfect.

The Night-mode has some dynamic range issues but provides us decent and good images. The low-light photos pull out plenty of details from the shadows. The photos also have an excessive sharpness. Overall, quite well. 

The camera app also has a feature called "Enhance Image Quality" that allows an auto night mode of sorts in photo mode.

Overall the camera experience on this phone is amazing. But, there is one problem that the camera fails to deliver close-up shots because the phone lacks a "macro" camera lens.

SELFIE CAMERA- IMAGE QUALITIES

The 20MP selfie camera images are not that great. Rather they look just like the photos taken from a budget range smartphone. Details are not such great and color saturation is decent.

Subject Isolation in Selfie Portrait mode is okay but there is an unnecessary sharpness around the object. 

BATTERY

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra packs a huge 5000 mAh battery with 67W wired charging, 67W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging. In moderate usage, the battery can last up to 1 day with that big 2K screen. With heavy usage, like gameplay, the phone gives 6 to 7 hours of SoT (Screen on Time).

PERFORMANCE

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra comes packs a strong Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor which is based on 5nm fabrication processing technology. 
The phone gives an AnTuTu score of 7,80,630 on pen and paper.
With the combined 8GB/12GB ram with 256GB storage, and, 2K screen with an 888 processor, the phone gives an unmatched, top-notch performance. 
After playing heavy games like COD mobile for almost 4 hours at very high settings, the temperature raises to just 33-degree Celsius which is very common. So, there are no heating issues with the device. This is due to the different layers of the cooling system on the phone.

The base variant of Mi 11 Ultra has an 8GB ram with 256GB storage. The highest variant is 12GB ram with 512GB ROM. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has UFS 3.1 Storage type and LPDDR5 Ram type.

Overall Xiaomi Mi 11, Ultra performs heavy to heavy tasks like a champ. Even heavy games like COD mobile in their highest settings can be played and the phone will not drop a sweat. 

FEATURES

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has an In-Display fingerprint sensor, Face Unlockaccelerometer, gyroscope sensor, proximity sensor, compass, color spectrum.

The device supports:
  1. Dual 5G
  2. Dual 4G VoLTE
  3. NFC
  4. Bluetooth 5.2
  5. Wi-Fi 6E

VERDICT

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is the ultimate camera phone. It captures great photos and videos and better than the other competitors at this price range.

But it's not just the camera. The phone also provides a smooth gaming experience with that 888 Processor. Mi 11 Ultra also has good battery life with that huge 2K screen and 120 Hz refresh rate.
The Phone also does not heat up as the other phones with an 888 processor at this price.  

So, I will recommend buying Mi 11 Ultra for under Rs.70,000.




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