The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra’s brand new 50MP camera can produce DSLR-like bokeh
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Last year's Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra was my favorite slab phone of 2020, but many consumers in the west were left out because it was a China-only release. That makes this year's Mi 11 Ultra that much more exciting — it's going on sale throughout Europe and Asia and…
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra’s brand new 50MP camera can produce DSLR-like bokeh
The first thing anyone will notice about the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is the absolutely massive camera module, which isn't so much a bump but an entire island onto itself. Inside the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip paired with 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage and either 8GB, 12GB, or 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM. The 5,000 mAh battery can be charged wired or wirelessly at 67W speeds. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra produced the sharpest and least noisy night mode shot when compared to the Galaxy S21 Ultra and iPhone 12 Pro. The below set of photos was purposefully taken directly facing the harsh sunlight, but the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra's camera still produced balanced shots with just enough contrast. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra can get up to 120x zoom, the resulting shots are blurry as is the case with other phones' max digital zoom. At least the silver lining is that the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra charges very fast wired or wirelessly, and a 67W charger is included in the box. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra early impressions: the main camera is truly impressive.