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As if Xiaomi hasn’t impressed us enough with its latest product releases, here it is again with what it calls a mega launch. One of the devices it announced globally today, March 29, is the world’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G phone.

(Update, May 14: Our review of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite is up!)

(Update, April 22: The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite goes official in the Philippines! See its price and availability here.)

(Update, April 17: We’ve spotted the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite’s prices ahead of the phone’s April 22 launch in the Philippines!)

Meet the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G, which debuts the successor to the Snapdragon 765. The SoC became official last week to bring the 5nm processing technology and architecture of the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 888 to the more affordable 7 series chips. Here’s a refresher of the 780G, in case you need it.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G product brief

At the heart of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 4G variant, on the other hand, is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 732G, the same processor that the POCO X3 and Redmi Note 10 Pro use.

One look at the them, and you know who the smartphones are for. The trendy, fresh, vibrant look with refreshing colors and the thin profile say it all: the devices are for the young set.

The Mi 11 Lite 5G and 4G models share the same 6.55-inch AMOLED DotDisplay with 90Hz refresh and 240Hz touch-sampling rates, though the former gets Gorilla Glass 6 instead of Gorilla Glass 5 protection and HDR10+ — not just HDR10 — support. They also feature the same LiquidCool technology, 64-megapixel triple camera on the back, side-mounted fingerprint reader, 4,250mAh battery that supports up to 33 watts of quick charging, dual audio speakers, and MIUI version on top of Android 11. The 5G-ready handset’s selfie camera steps up to 20 megapixels from the 4G unit’s 16 megapixels, though.

You can see the differences between and similarities of the two newly launched phones below.

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G specs

• 6.55-inch FHD+, 2,400 x 1,080 AMOLED punch-hole screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch-sampling rate, 10-bit color depth with TrueColor and DCI-P3 support, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection for the front, and HDR10+ support
• 5nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G processor
• 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 128GB UFS 2.2 storage
• LiquidCool technology
• Triple rear cameras: 64-megapixel, f/1.79 (main); 8-megapixel, f/2.2 (ultra-wide); and 5-megapixel, f/2.4 (telemacro)
• 20-megapixel front camera
• Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted)
• 4,250mAh battery with 33-watt USB-C fast charging (with 33-watt in-box charger)
• Dual audio speakers, 2x recording microphones
• Hi-res Audio certification, Hi-res Audio Wireless certification
• MIUI 12 based on Android 11
• Color options: Truffle Black, Mint Green, and Citrus Yellow

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite specs

• 6.55-inch FHD+, 2,400 x 1,080 AMOLED punch-hole screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch-sampling rate, 10-bit color depth with TrueColor and DCI-P3 support, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, and HDR10 support
• 8nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G processor
• 6GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 64GB/128GB UFS 2.2 storage
• LiquidCool technology
• Triple rear cameras: 64-megapixel, f/1.79 (main); 8-megapixel, f/2.2 (ultra-wide); and 5-megapixel f/2.4 (telemacro)
• 16-megapixel front camera
• Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted)
• 4,250mAh battery with 33-watt USB-C fast charging (with 33-watt in-box charger)
• Dual audio speakers, 2x recording microphones
• Hi-res Audio certification, Hi-res Audio Wireless certification
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• MIUI 12 based on Android 11
• Color options: Boba Black, Peach Pink, Bubblegum Blue

How much are the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Mi 11 Lite?

In Europe where gadgets are more expensive, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Mi 11 Lite are priced as follows:

• Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
  • 6GB RAM + 128GB storage: €369 (roughly P21,068 or $435)
  • 8GB RAM + 128GB storage: N/A
• Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 4G
  • 6GB RAM + 64GB storage: €299 (P17,069 or $352)
  • 6GB RAM + 128GB storage: N/A

There’s no word yet on their respective prices for the Philippine market — or even when they will be available locally. But don’t worry, we’ll let you know as soon as we get an update from Xiaomi Philippines.

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