Our quick take

Xiaomi Mi 11i - 4.0 / 5

Design & Display

  • Display: 6.67-inch AMOLED panel, 1080 x 2400 resolution, 120Hz refresh Finishes: Celestial Silver, Frosty White, Cosmic Black Dimensions: 164.7 x 74.6 x 7.8mm / Weight: 196g Side-positioned fingerprint scanner

Performance & Battery

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, 8GB RAM Storage: 128GB UFS 3.1 (no microSD) Battery: 4,520mAh; 33W charging Software: MIUI 12 (on Android 11) Dual SIM, 5G connectivity

Cameras

  • Triple rear camera system: Main: 108-megapixel, 0.8um pixel size, f/1.8 aperture Wide (119 degrees): 8MP, f/2.2 Telemacro: 5MP, f/2.4 Front punch-hole selfie camera: 20-megapixel, 0.8um pixel size, f/2.5 aperture

  • Main: 108-megapixel, 0.8um pixel size, f/1.8 aperture Wide (119 degrees): 8MP, f/2.2 Telemacro: 5MP, f/2.4

  • 20-megapixel, 0.8um pixel size, f/2.5 aperture

To recap

While the ‘i’ entry in the Mi 11 line-up doesn’t get anything wrong, per se, its very existence in this busy series is just confusing. So while using it feels largely effortless, there’s also no distinctive reason to opt for one.