The brother or sister of Ultra Xiaomi Mi 11 is expected to be announced on March 29, nearly three months to the day since the ‘normal’ phone was first announced, and we expect it to come with the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Lite. That brings the family around to four phones.
We’ve heard a few leaks about the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, but some of them seem too hard to be true – a second screen on the back? Really? This is not a ZTE phone.
Soon, we’ll all know about the Mi 11 Ultra, but until then we’ll gather everything we’ve heard about this upcoming super-phone, so you can get an idea of what the expected March 29th.
Cut to chase
- What is it Xiaomi super high speed phone
- When is he out? Launches March 29th
- How much will it cost? We have no idea – but maybe a lot
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra release date and price
Xiaomi’s launch event is scheduled for March 29, and if distributed marketing stuff is to be believed, the Mi 11 Ultra is one of the phones being debated there.
Well, the marketing material was Chinese, and a unique but simultaneous event is happening there. So the phone may be displayed off, but just launched in China.
We have no idea about the price, but it seems to cost a lot, as our description of the phone as ‘super-premium’ undoubtedly put it. Expect to see a price equivalent to over $ 1,000 / £ 800 or AU $ 1,300 at least.
It’s official 🤩 Xiaomi # Mi11Pro and # Mi11Ultra launch in China on March 29 pic.twitter.com/uyHi1as64LMarch 23, 2021
Lesson and rumors
We’ve heard a few rumors of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, but some of them don’t seem to be valid.
Case in point, this fake leak showed a phone with a second screen on the back for use as a viewing device for selfies, as well as a 120x digital zoom on the camera.
We’ve removed that leak with enough salt pins to give us heart problems, so don’t raise your hopes. The second screen would make sure the front of the phone didn’t need a selfie camera, a strategy used by the Nubia Z20, so it’s not a completely new idea.
👀 BIG thing on the way from @ Xiaomi50MP, 2.8micron super pixels. The world’s first Dual PD Pro. 18 months of study went into this sensor, and it shows. See you on March 29th! pic.twitter.com/rU2N15JHokMarch 24, 2021
What we do know about the Mi 11 Ultra is that it will have a 50MP main sensor designed by Samsung that has not been used in a phone before. The Mi 11 had a 108MP main camera, but this 50MP sensor seems to have a large pixel size, so it could be better for photography.
A popular reader gave some key specs of Mi 11 Ultra. The phone is said to have a 2K screen and a 120Hz refresh rate (the same as the Mi 11), a screen that folds at all four edges. It also seems to have a 67W wireless charge that would be as fast as any smartphone.
In terms of internals, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is likely to have the Snapdragon 888 chipset and 12GB of RAM – at least that’s according to loose benchmark tests that show a lower score than the Mi 11.
Xiaomi has confirmed the Mi 11 Ultra will have a new type of battery, made with a silicon-oxygen anode, which seems to be thinner than most phone batteries and also supports faster charging. We don’t know about the potential though.