Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

The Mi 11 Ultra we received was clearly an early engineering sample that had been flashed with the India-based MIUI12 ROM. This, unfortunately, led to a number of problems such as performance hits due to the Snapdragon 888 thermal throttling excessively, the display calibration being very unreliable and even the phone's best feature; its cameras, suffering from a laggy user interface. We're fairly confident that these issues won't present themselves in retail units, and if that truly ends up being the case, then the Mi 11 Ultra becomes a rock-solid alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, at just 60 per cent of the price. If you're wondering if you should get the Mi 11 Ultra or the OnePlus 9 Pro, then you'd be better off with the former as long as you can live with MIUI12. Even though our unit was faulty, the camera output was definitely impressive from all three cameras, especially the telephoto lens, which was usable even in low-light without having to switch over to the primary camera. It offers decent battery life which is aided by super fast 67W wired and wireless charging. Overall, the Mi 11 Ultra definitely feels like a flagship champ from Xiaomi.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has officially launched in India as the company’s latest flagship smartphone for 2021. The Mi 11 Ultra has launched alongside the Mi 11X series in India as it looks to take a piece of the premium smartphone segment pie. The Mi 11 Ultra features top-of-the-line hardware and is powered by the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor. Xiaomi has equipped the Mi 11 Ultra with a high-refresh-rate display, the triple camera setup on the back and support for fast wired and wireless charging out-of-the-box.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra price and availability

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is priced at Rs 69,999 for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage. Xiaomi will announce availability details later and we will update this page for when the details are revealed.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra: Design 

The Mi 11 Ultra is pretty thin considering the kind of hardware it packs under the hood. The back of the phone is made out of ceramic which is one of the most premium material to be used on a smartphone. The screen is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass Victus and is held together with the ceramic back panel with an aluminium frame.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra measures 8.4 millimetres in thickness and weighs 234 grams. It is also IP68 certified which makes it resistant to dust and water ingress for 1.5 metres for upto 30 minutes. It has a slightly raised island camera module on the back that houses the triple cameras along with a bunch of sensors and a secondary mini display.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra: Display

The Mi 11 Ultra features a 6.81-inch QHD+ (3200x1440 pixels) resolution AMOLED 3D curved display. The display supports upto a 120Hz refresh rate and has a punch-hole notch cutout for the selfie camera. It is capable of producing upto 1 Billion colours and is HDR10+ certified along with Dolby Vision support. The display on the Mi 11 Ultra also offers upto 1700 nits of peak brightness levels. Moreover, the screen is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass Victus for added protection against regular wear and tear.

On the back, there is a secondary 1.1-inch mini AMOLED display with a 294x126 pixels resolution that is housed on the camera island. This smaller screen is touch-enabled, support always-on display and can show notifications or can be used to take selfies from the rear cameras.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra: Specifications

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor that is built on a 5nm manufacturing process with an octa-core CPU that has a prime core running at upto 2.84GHz, three performance cores running at upto 2.42GHz and four power-efficient cores clocked at upto 1.80GHz. This is paired with Adreno 660 GPU that is responsible for handling the graphics duties on the phone along with 12GB RAM and upto 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. 

The Mi 11 Ultra has stereo speakers that are tuned by Harman Kardon and are certified for Hi-Res audio playback. There is an in-display optical fingerprint reader for faster phone unlock speeds. The Mi 11 Ultra has a Type-C port for charging and features the basic set of connectivity features including dual SIM 5G, Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E, NFC and an IR blaster.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 67W fast wired and wireless charging. Xiaomi claims that the phone can go from 0-100% in 36 minutes using the wired charger and 39 minutes using the wireless charging dock. Additionally, it also supports 10W reverse wireless charging and Power Deliver 3.0.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra: Cameras

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has triple cameras on the back headlined by a primary 50MP camera that uses the Samsung GN2 sensor offering an f/1.95 aperture. This is followed by a 48MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 128-degree field-of-view that uses a Sony IMX586 sensor and another 48MP telephoto camera that offers 5x optical zoom and upto 120x digital zoom. On the front, there is a 20MP selfie camera housed within the punch-hole notch cutout that is fixed-focus and offers a 78-degree field-of-view.