

It's pretty much as fast as it gets other than Apple's A14.īacked by 12GB of RAM, gaming content absolutely flies on the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 powers the phone, just as it does every other Android flagship phone other than Samsung's. But that does also mean that it's a bit of a beast when it comes to gaming.

The Xiaomi is a stuffed full of features and components, almost to a fault. It's a bit too piddly to be particularly useful, though. This can offer basic time and battery notification, serve as a viewfinder for the camera (think pimped up selfies), and act as a shortcut for music app controls. There's also a 5x periscope lens, which can zoom in way further than anything short of a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.Īnother reason for the supersized module is because it contains a second 1.1-inch display. The main 50MP sensor can take really sharp shots with way more natural bokeh (blurry backgrounds) than most of its rivals. One of the reasons that camera module is so large is that it houses one of the largest camera sensors ever committed to a smartphone. When it works it's snappy enough, but I experienced a few too many rejections for my liking. This is one of the brightest screens I've ever used with a peak of 1700 nits, and it can also hit a QHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate at the same time.Īs good as this display is - and it's truly one of the best - it houses a rather flaky fingerprint sensor. Thankfully, it's got a similarly huge 6.81-inch Super AMOLED display to back (or rather front) it up. But it's also down to the phone's ridiculously large camera module, which spreads across most of the top half of the rear surface, and stands out an extra couple of millimetres. The reason for this heft can partially be laid at the door of a huge 5000 mAh battery.

By comparison, the OnePlus 9 Pro weighs 197g, and I wouldn't call that a small phone. It's a huge phone that weighs a whopping 234g. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra sure makes a big impression. Its design and spec list make quite the statement, but is it any good for mobile gamers? Joining the iPhone 12 Pro Max, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, and the Oppo Find X3 Pro in this smartphone elite league is the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Or at least, we could if there were any in stock anywhere. Gamers could buy a PS5, an Xbox Series X, and a Nintendo Switch for that kind of cash. Most of us would need to think pretty hard before committing to spending £1,200 (about $1,700) on a smartphone.
