Xiaomi Mi 11 to launch globally on Feb 8

Xiaomi has scheduled the Mi 11 global launch date for February 8. The launch date reveal comes shortly after Xiaomi announced it will globally unveil MIUI 12.5 on February 8. Mi 11 and MIUI 12.5 had debuted on the same day in China.

The launch event is scheduled to start at 1 pm CET (5.30 pm IST) on February 8. Xiaomi is expected to live stream the launch event on its YouTube channel, website and social handles. Xiaomi launched the Mi 11 late last month in China. The smartphone starts at CNY 3,999 ( ₹45,000 approx) for the base model. It comes in two more variants with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Mi 11 is available in black, blue, smoke purple and white colours.

Mi 11 launched as the first smartphone with Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 888 processor. It also features a 6.81-inch WQHD AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR 10+ support and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

The smartphone has a triple camera setup featuring a 108-megapixel primary sensor, a 13-megapixel wide angle lens, and a 5-megapixel macro lens. For selfies, there’s a 20-megapixel camera up front.

Mi 11 packs a 4,600mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 4+ fast charging. It also supports wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging. On the software front, Mi 11 runs Android 11-based MIUI 12.5.

Xiaomi is rumoured to be working on a ‘Mi 11 Lite’ as well but there’s no official word on this yet. The company is also expected to launch the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Lite in India soon.