Statutory Warning: This machine shouldn’t be in contrast with others in spec phrases.
These are the phrases that ought to accompany each field of the Mi 11 Lite. Allow us to get that completely straight: Xiaomi’s uber mild and uber slim telephone will not be within the spec comparability enterprise. In case you are searching for one of the best {hardware} – the quickest processor, the best megapixel cameras, the largest battery, and so forth, then this isn’t the telephone for you.
For, in a section that’s obsessive about spec sheets and benchmarks, the Mi 11 Lite dares to battle on one thing else – pure design. It’s what many would name a “life-style” product – one whose look and design contribute as a lot (if no more) to its perceived worth as its precise efficiency. And that poses an enormous problem for it as a result of, over the previous few years, type appears to have turn out to be the protect of dearer units, with these within the mid (and even the so-called “premium mid-segment”) battling over specs. Fashion and design are components certainly, however they’re largely secondary – the specs rule the roost right here.
The Mi 11 Lite is due to this fact making an attempt to interrupt new floor and create a brand new section of kinds – one which is a center section when it comes to efficiency however is premium when it comes to design and look.
If skinny is in, the Mi 11 Lite owns the home
And effectively, the Mi 11 Lite positively performs the premium, slim and trim sport very effectively certainly. The entrance has a 6.55-inch AMOLED show with a tiny punch gap within the prime left nook. However the magic is on the again. We acquired the Tuscany Coral variant, which has a smooth peach-like, virtually velvety texture on the again. It has a really premium really feel with the glass front and back (Gorilla Glass each), and a magnesium alloy body. The again comes with what Xiaomi calls an AG (anti-glare) matte design (for Tuscany Coral and Jazz Blue, the Vinyl Black has a mirror end, which we suspect could possibly be shiny) to maintain fingerprints at bay, and thank God, it truly appears to work.
There’s a clear case within the field, however we didn’t want to make use of it, one thing for which we’re grateful, for this can be a moderately handsome telephone. The truth is, we’d exit on a limb and say that when it comes to sheer really feel and look, this is likely one of the best-looking telephones we now have seen within the sub-Rs 30,000 class, proper alongside the tremendous elegant Gray Ash variant of the OnePlus Nord.
That mentioned, we’d additionally wish to state that the slimness and relative lack of weight of the telephone didn’t precisely bounce out at us. And that’s maybe as a result of we now have dealt with the iPhone 12, which is shut in thickness and weight to the Mi 11 Lite – 7.Four mm to the 6.81 mm of the 11 Lite, and 162 grams as towards 157 grams. Then there are units just like the Pixel 4a and the iPhone SE which are literally lighter. Issue within the truth nonetheless that the Mi 11 Lite will not be a smaller model of a telephone, and its lightness hits you straight away – the iPhone 12 at 146.7 mm is way smaller in dimension than the full-sized 160.53 mm tall Mi 11 Lite.
And that may be a key issue to be stored in thoughts – the Mi 11 Lite doesn’t make any compromises in dimension to scale back its weight or thickness. This isn’t a mini-fied model of a bigger telephone. You might be nonetheless getting an enormous show and a surprisingly huge battery inside a body that cuts no corners when it comes to design and supplies used. The Mi 11 Lite is perhaps slim and lightweight, however it’s no frail buyer and feels effectively constructed. Sure, there isn’t any 3.5 mm audio jack, however we now have seen that lacking in a lot thicker telephones. By way of look, the Mi 11 Lite comes throughout as a really smooth and slim telephone, one which positively appears to be extra premium than mid-segment when it comes to look. By the way, it comes with the now-almost-expected IP53 mud and splash resistance that’s turning into a Xiaomi/Redmi staple function.
A gentle, moderately than spec-tacular performer
These premium feels persist whenever you change on the telephone and see the splendidly brilliant 10-bit AMOLED full HD+ show. The distinction between an 8-bit and a 10-bit show will not be actually obvious, and the 90 Hz refresh charge does not likely hit you till you get into scroll mode, however make no mistake, this can be a very good show and proper up there with one of the best within the section. It’s not a “good” or “adaptive” show, although, so it’s important to select between a quick 90 Hz refresh charge or a extra battery-friendly 60 Hz one.
The mid-segment feels, nonetheless, do are inclined to drift in whenever you begin utilizing the telephone. No, we aren’t saying that the Mi 11 Lite feels sluggish or sluggish. It performs at an honest clip for more often than not, however if in case you have used a Nord or the Mi 10i, you may simply really feel it to be rather less snappy. Is that this the fault of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G chip (which comes with 6 GB/ 128 GB and eight GB /128 GB RAM and storage variants)? Maybe, though at instances it does appear to work quicker than it did on the bestselling Word 10 professional sequence. It’s ok for many common duties and multitasking, however don’t drag it into high-end gaming. The twin audio system and sharp show do make it nice for consuming content material and watching exhibits and movies, although.
Somewhat remarkably, the telephone doesn’t warmth up considerably – one thing we have been anticipating given how slim it’s. One other nice shock is the presence of expandable reminiscence, though you’ll need to surrender one of many twin SIM slots for it. There are additionally twin audio system for some moderately good sound.
Good-ish cameras and battery
“Somewhat good” additionally sums up the efficiency of the cameras on the machine. The Mi 11 Lite comes with a triple digicam association, and fortuitously, none of them are “again decorators” – you get a 64-megapixel fundamental digicam, an Eight megapixel ultrawide, and a 5-megapixel telemacro sensor. And in good mild circumstances, all three ship excellent outcomes. Sure, there have been instances once we felt that the main focus was a bit of off (particularly within the telemacro), however by and huge, the small print have been good and the colours have been nice, though a bit on the oversaturated facet. Video high quality was first rate sufficient for social networks and Xiaomi, to its credit score, has thrown in a lot of taking pictures and modifying choices (there are 23 Director modes onboard, a vlog mode, and quite a lot of particular results), permitting you to do a complete lot extra with the cameras. The 16-megapixel selfie digicam additionally ticks the “good in good mild” field and has a surprisingly good portrait mode. Thoughts you, picture high quality suffers when the lights dim. These are ok cameras however they don’t seem to be actually distinctive – there are higher ones within the section and at the least considered one of them comes from Xiaomi itself.
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That may be mentioned for the battery too. The truth that Xiaomi not solely squeezed in a 4250 mAh battery into that slim body but additionally stored the burden low has acquired to be a significant engineering achievement. It’s ok to final out a day of regular use at 90 Hz and can go a bit of past at 60 Hz, which is par for the course for the section. It additionally comes with a 33W quick charger within the field, which will get it to round 60 p.c in half an hour, and can take it from Zero to 100 in about an hour and ten minutes. Once more credit score to Xiaomi for not slicing corners right here when it may have.
A minor letdown is a undeniable fact that the telephone runs on MIUI 12 on prime of Android 11. Given the truth that a lot of Xiaomi and Redmi telephones run on the much less cluttered MIUI 12.5, this can be a little bit of a disappointment, regardless that MIUI 12 itself is comparatively cleaner than a few of its ad-filled predecessors. Some may also complain concerning the absence of 5G. Sure, the community will not be but out there in India and there are not any clear indications as to when it’ll arrive, however given the truth that many units on this value section include 5G help, its absence right here may disappoint some customers. That aside, the Mi 11 Lite is a gentle and customarily easy operator. The fingerprint sensor on the fitting facet (hooray!) doubles up as an influence button and works very easily, and the slimness of the telephone has not shrunk out the IR blaster which is now a Xiaomi/Redmi trademark, virtually.
Pay for the spectacle, not the specs
So do you have to be shelling out Rs 21,999 on the Mi 11 Lite? Nicely, as we mentioned on the very starting if you’re a spec sheet hunter, then this isn’t the telephone for you. Folks will level out (and really have already performed so) that the likes of the Redmi Word 10 Professional sequence, the OnePlus Nord CE, the iQOO Z3, and the Mi 10i provide comparative (and even higher) specs than the Mi 11 Lite, at aggressive and in some circumstances, even decrease costs. Which after all, brings up the problem of who the telephone is for? Nicely, we’d say it’s for individuals who need a slim and light-weight telephone with out too many compromises on efficiency. And there the Mi 11 Lite is in a league of its personal.
It’s a smartphone that offers off these designer and classy feels with out entering into the actually premium pricing zone – maybe the final telephone to attempt to do this was the particular version of the Realme X. In a section recognized for its worth for cash choices, the Mi 11 Lite dares to supply worth for type. And pulls it off to a big extent. Certainly, it has run up very impressive sales even as this is being written.
It is perhaps Lite in identify, however it’s no light-weight. Figuratively talking.
Actually, it’s. Heck, 157 grams!
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- Unmatchable slim, mild design
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- MIUI 12 moderately than 12.5
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