The Mi 11X Pro might probably be a disruptive telephone available in the market due to its {hardware} and aggressive worth. It matches the definition of a flagship killer due to its top-of-the-line Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor and a 108-megapixel digicam at a beginning worth of Rs 39,999. Naturally, this appears very interesting to those that care loads about specs. So does the Mi 11X Pro provide the form of worth for cash that may make its rivals take discover? I’ve examined it to seek out out.
Mi 11X Pro worth in India
The base variant of the Mi 11X Pro is priced at Rs. 39,999 in India and has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The increased variant with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is priced at Rs. 41,999 which makes it solely barely costlier. Xiaomi provides the Mi 11X Pro in the identical three colors because the Mi 11X: Lunar White, Cosmic Black, and Celestial Silver.
Mi 11X Pro design
The Mi 11X Pro appears equivalent to the Mi 11X (Review) and it might be exhausting to inform these two aside. The Mi 11X Pro sports activities an enormous 6.67-inch AMOLED show with skinny bezels throughout. Xiaomi has additionally tried to maintain the scale of the digicam gap down, and I didn’t discover it distracting. The Mi 11X Pro is slim and has curved sides which make it comfy to carry. Its weight is manageable at 196g.
Xiaomi has used Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for the entrance and the again, which ought to find a way to withstand scratches to some extent. The body of the Mi 11X is made out of polycarbonate, with the fingerprint scanner and quantity buttons on the precise facet, I discovered these buttons to be nicely positioned. My thumb rested naturally on the fingerprint scanner whereas holding the Mi 11X Pro, which made unlocking it very simple. While the side-mounted fingerprint scanner is nicely positioned, I’m shocked to see Xiaomi not choosing an in-display one at this worth stage.
My Celestial Silver unit has a gradient end on the again
There are not any buttons on the left of the body. Xiaomi has gone with stereo audio system on the prime and the underside. An IR emitter is neatly built-in into one of many holes of the speaker grille on the prime. The SIM tray, USB Type C port and foremost speaker are on the underside. Xiaomi has made this smartphone IP53 mud and waterproof, and there’s a small rubber seal across the SIM tray to assist maintain water out.
You get a 4,520mAh battery on the Mi 11X Pro. Xiaomi bundles a 33W charger within the field and guarantees brief charging instances.
I had a Celestial Silver unit of the Mi 11X Pro, which has a gradient end on the again and appears flashy. The telephone didn’t choose up smudges very simply and I didn’t must wipe it often. Apart from the color, the one factor that did seize my consideration fairly often was the massive digicam module on the again. It protrudes fairly a bit, inflicting the machine to rock when positioned on a flat floor.
Mi 11X Pro specs
The Mi 11X Pro boasts of some spectacular specs. It has a full-HD+ AMOLED show with a 120Hz most refresh price. This is an HDR10+ Samsung AMOLED panel with a peak brightness of 1300nits. The beautiful show is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
Powering the Mi 11X Pro is the Snapdragon 888 processor, which is the most effective that Qualcomm has to supply proper now. This processor can also be seen within the Mi 11 Ultra (Review), OnePlus 9 sequence (Review) and the just lately launched iQoo 7 Legend. Xiaomi has paired the Snapdragon 888 processor with 8GB of RAM, and also you get to decide on between 128GB and 256GB storage variants. Storage is not expandable, and given the small distinction within the costs of the 2 variants, I might advocate that you simply choose the 256GB possibility.
The Mi 11X Pro has a gap punch for the selfie digicam
The Mi 11X Pro is 5G-ready and has two Nano-SIM slots, it additionally has help for Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6, twin 4G VoLTE, and 6 satellite tv for pc navigation methods together with our homegrown NavIC.
Xiaomi ships the Mi 11X Pro with MIUI 12 on prime of Android 11. My unit was operating MIUI 12.0.1 and had the April Android safety patch which was the newest on the time of this evaluate. The UI is just like that of another Xiaomi smartphone operating MIUI 12, and there are no main modifications that stand out. Xiaomi nonetheless preloads a lot of apps on the machine and likewise suggests putting in extra bloat by way of GetApps throughout setup. The ‘Glance’ lockscreen carousel exhibits promotional content material, and there is an choice to disable it throughout setup which I selected to do. I did discover some spammy notifications through the evaluate interval, which was annoying.
Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro efficiency
The Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro has a beautiful AMOLED show, and watching content material on it felt participating. Thanks to the 120Hz refresh price, scrolling was tremendous easy. Colours had been punchy and I might tweak the output fairly simply. I discovered the show to be vibrant sufficient open air and didn’t encounter any subject with daylight legibility.
Xiaomi has gone with stereo audio system which do justice to the show. These audio system are loud sufficient to fill a small room however they did not sound very full. There is Dolby Atmos, and toggling this has a noticeable affect on audio. Xiaomi’s side-mounted fingerprint scanner is fast to unlock the smartphone and it by no means failed through the evaluate interval.
The Mi 11X Pro has stereo audio system with Dolby Atmos help
Considering the top-of-the-line {hardware}, benchmark scores weren’t shocking. In AnTuTu, the Mi 11X Pro managed 780,671 factors which is sort of as excessive because the Mi 11 Ultra’s rating. In Geekbench 5’s single and multi-core assessments, it managed 1,136 and three,246 factors respectively. The Mi 11X Pro additionally scored 113fps and 60fps in GFXBench’s T-Rex and Car Chase assessments respectively.
Given the {hardware}, the Mi 11X Pro ought to be capable of run each app and sport on the Play Store. I performed Call of Duty Mobile on the Mi 11X Pro and it defaulted to the Very High setting for graphics and the High preset for body price. I did bump the body price as much as Very High and the sport was nonetheless simply playable. I didn’t discover any slowdowns or stutters. I performed for 20 minutes and observed that the highest half of the telephone grew to become barely heat to the contact.
Battery life on the Mi 11X Pro was good and the telephone lasted me for over a day very simply. In our HD video loop take a look at, it managed to run for 14 hours and 53 minutes which is barely barely longer than what the Samsung Galaxy S21 (Review) managed. Xiaomi’s bundled 33W charger is fast to cost the Mi 11X Pro however the machine tends to get sizzling within the course of. The charger obtained the telephone to 64 % in half-hour and to 99 % in an hour.
Mi 11X Pro digicam efficiency
The Mi 11X Pro has a triple digicam system with the spotlight being a 108-megapixel main digicam with an f/1.75 aperture. There can also be an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle digicam with an f/2.2 aperture and a 119-degree area of view, and a 5-megapixel “telemacro” digicam with an f/2.4 aperture and 2X zoom. For selfies, the Mi 11X Pro has a 20-megapixel entrance digicam with an f/2.45 aperture that sits in a tiny gap on the show. The Mi digicam app stays unchanged from what we have seen earlier than, and switching between totally different taking pictures modes is straightforward. Switching to the Macro digicam toggle continues to be a two-step course of and I believe it is likely to be exhausting for individuals to seek out this selection. Xiaomi ought to have listed it as a mode with all of the others as a substitute.
The digicam module protrudes considerably on the Mi 11X Pro
The Mi 11X Pro was fast to lock focus and the AI might detect what I had the digicam pointed in direction of. Photos taken with the Mi 11X Pro in daylight had been good. It captures particulars fairly nicely although I want it had higher dynamic vary. It additionally appears that this smartphone sharpens photographs in post-processing, inflicting some loss in high quality within the shadows. Photos are saved at 12-megapixels by default, however you do have the choice to shoot on the full 108-megapixel decision. These photographs weren’t as vibrant because the pixel-binned 12-megapixel ones, however had higher particulars on magnifying later.
Mi 11X Pro daylight digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Mi 11X Pro ultra-wide angle digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
The ultra-wide angle digicam would not provide the identical form of high quality, however you possibly can seize a really large area of view which might assist when taking pictures difficult compositions. The output did have some distortion on the edges.
Mi 11X Pro closeup pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Mi 11X Pro portrait pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Close-up photographs taken with the Mi 11X Pro had good color replica and the telephone managed to seize textures fairly nicely. Portraits had good edge detection and I might set the extent of blur earlier than taking a shot. The “telemacro” digicam is an effective addition, because it lets individuals take macros with out going too near the topic.
Mi 11X Pro macro digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Low-light photographs had been respectable, and the Mi 11X Pro does an excellent job of holding noise beneath management. There isn’t any pointless sharpening right here. Shots taken within the Night mode had been brighter with higher particulars within the shadows. The ultra-wide angle digicam didn’t fare nicely in low mild and is healthier left unused in such conditions.
Mi 11X Pro lowlight pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Mi 11X Pro night time mode pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Selfies turned out nicely however these are softened since beautification is enabled by default. I did shoot selfies in portrait mode too, and these had good edge detection. Selfies taken at night time additionally turned out nicely sufficient.
Mi 11X Pro selfie portrait digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Mi 11X Pro lowlight selfie portrait digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Video recording tops out at 8K 30fps for the first digicam and 1080p 60fps for the selfie digicam. Footage was nicely stabilised at 1080p in addition to 4K, in daylight although low-light footage had a visual shimmer impact. The digicam app has a dual-video characteristic that permits you to shoot utilizing the first and the selfie cameras concurrently. This is likely to be helpful for vloggers, however footage from the selfie digicam did not appear stabilised.
Verdict
Xiaomi appears to have taken a web page out of OnePlus’ guide and has give you a flagship killer. The firm has not skimped on {hardware}. In reality, the Mi 11X Pro is healthier outfitted than the OnePlus 9R in the case of the efficiency that they provide for a similar worth.
Apart from the Snapdragon 888 processor, the Mi 11X Pro additionally provides a wonderful AMOLED show, stereo audio system, respectable cameras, and an IP53 ranking. The UI is one place that would do with some polish and fortunately, MIUI 12.5 which ought to scale back muddle and promotions, has already been introduced.. Xiaomi might have provided sooner charging identical to the competitors to sweeten the deal additional.
For these searching for a robust smartphone priced at round Rs. 40,000 the Mi 11X Pro will provide plenty of worth. Given the small distinction in worth between the 2 variants, I might advocate going for the one with extra storage. For these taking a look at higher software program help, the OnePlus 9R (Review) nonetheless is sensible given OnePlus’ monitor report. The equally specced iQoo 7 Legend could possibly be one other different to the Mi 11X Pro.
