Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


Xiaomi just confirmed that it would be launching the Mi 11 on December 28 in China. The Xiaomi Mi 11 will be the world’s first smartphone with Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform. The Mi 11 series will likely have two smartphones- the standard Mi 11 and the Mi 11 Pro. Right before the official launch date confirmation from Xiaomi, the Mi 11 was spotted on Geekbench giving away the single-core and multi-core scores. The Snapdragon 888 5G is touted to deliver superior performance when compared to the Snapdragon 865 5G. The Xiaomi Mi 11 is expected to rock similar design as the Xiaomi Mi 10, and the upcoming flagship phone could also have a 108MP sensor on the back.
Xiaomi Mi 11 Arriving Next Week: What to Expect
The Chinese company has confirmed the launch of Mi 11 series in China, but there’s no word on the global launch yet. But the Mi 11 series global launch could collide with the launch of Galaxy S21 series that’s expected to happen on January 14. So far, Xiaomi just confirmed the Mi 11 would come with Snapdragon 888 5G chipset. In line with Xiaomi’s confirmation, the Mi 11 was spotted on the popular benchmarking portal- Geekbench. The phone achieved a single-core score of 1135 and a multi-core score of 3790. As you can observe from the scores, the Snapdragon 888 5G seems to offer a leap in the performance aspect.
As for other details, the Mi 11 is rumoured to have a four-sided curved display with a punch-hole cutout on the front. The handset might arrive with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. The Mi 11 series will likely have two smartphones- the Mi 11 and the premium Mi 11 Pro. Other rumoured features of the handset include a high refresh rate screen, 108MP primary camera on the back and back panel.