Recent reports have revealed that Xiaomi could become the first brand in China to launch a Snapdragon 888 powered handset. The SoC is expected to power the Xiaomi Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro smartphones. A reliable tipster from China claimed today that the Mi 11 may go official as early as this month.
Exclusive: Xiaomi Mi 11, the first mobile phone with Snapdragon 888, will be released at the end of December, with a four-curved screen design, which is its protective film. pic.twitter.com/fYbWq8tSUB
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The leakster who tipped about the December arrival of the Mi 11 series also shared an image of its protective film. The image reveals that the front side of the Mi 11 will have a quad-curved screen design.
Recent reports have revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S21 series debuting in January 2021 could be the first phones to feature the Snapdragon 888. However, now that the Mi 11 is expected to launch this month, Xiaomi may end up defeating Samsung in launching the first SD88 phone. Xiaomi is yet to reveal any information on the specs of the Mi 11 series. There is a possibility that the Mi 11 series may go official by the end of this year and it may go on sale in January.
A specs sheet of the Xiaomi Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro is now doing rounds on social platforms. The leak states that Mi 11 duo will have an AMOLED screen with quad HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate support. The Mi 11 may house a battery of 4,780mAh capacity and it may arrive with 50W fast charging and 30W wireless charging support. The Pro model could be coming with a 4,500mAh battery that may support 120W fast charging and 80W wireless charging.
The Mi 11 duo may come with 20W front-facing cameras. The triple camera setup of the Mi 11 will have a 108-megapixel main camera, a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 5-megapixel macro shooter. On the other hand, the MI 11 Pro may feature a 48-megapixel main camera, a 20-megapixel superwide lens, and a 12-megapixel telephoto sensor. Here is an alleged shot of the Mi 11’s camera module.
The other common features of both phones include in -screen fingerprint reader, face unlock, UFS 3.1 storage, LPDDR5 RAM, X-axis linear motor, NFC, and IR sensor. The 8GB+128GB edition of the Mi 11 may cost around 3,999 Yuan to 4,499 Yuan, whereas the same variant of the Mi 11 Pro could be priced between 5,299 Yuan and 5,499 Yuan. Readers are advised to digest the specs leak with a grain of salt.