After launching the Xiaomi 12 series smartphones last month, Xiaomi is now back to launch it’s first smartphone series of the year – Xiaomi 11i series – in the global market. Despite being marketed under a new smartphone series, these devices are inherently rebranded models of the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Note 11 Pro+ which were launched back in China last year.
Xiaomi 11i & Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge
In terms of specs, the Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge share largely identical specs, except for some differences in their battery and charging department.
Upfront, both models feature a 6.67” AMOLED display which flaunts a FHD+ screen resolution, super smooth 120Hz refresh rate, as well as a responsive 360Hz touch sampling rate. It also comes with a 16 megapixels front-facing camera that housed within a really tiny hole-punch cutout that measures just 2.96mm in diameter.
On the flipside, both devices also sport a rectangular-shaped camera island that houses a triple-cam setup comprising of a 108 megapixels wide camera, 8 megapixels ultra-wide lens, as well as a 2 megapixels telemacro camera.
Under the hood, the Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge are powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset which will be coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB built-in storage. This time round however, there will be no microSD slot available for storage expansion.
Coming to what’s different between the two, the Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge is the only model within the Xiaomi 11i series to feature a blazing-fast 120W wired charging which is capable of delivering a full charge in just 15 minutes.
The Xiaomi 11i on the other hand, settles with a 67W fast charging which is still impressive for a phone of it’s price. Although the Xiaomi 11i has a slower charging speed, but it’s fitted with a larger 5,160mAh battery as opposed to the 4,500mAh battery on the Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge.
For those who’re interested, the Xiaomi 11i is priced at INR24,999 (US$336) and INR26,999 (US$362) respectively for it’s 6GB+128GB and 8GB+128GB variants. The higher-end Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge on the other hand will set you back by INR26,999 (US$362) and INR28,999 (US$389) respectively for it’s 6GB+128GB and 8GB+128GB trims.
