Japan official Twitter of China Xiaomi suddenly released the model name of the smartphone scheduled to be announced on June 24 as "Mi 11 Lite 5G". With this release, which can be called an "official leak," the price and model name have already been revealed at this time, which is about 10 days before the announcement.
The model is an Android-based smartphone equipped with an organic EL display with a 6.55 inch / 2400 x 1080 (so-called "horizontal 1080" class) resolution / maximum refresh rate of 90 Hz. The global version was announced on March 29th (Japan time).
Regarding the price, it has been released on June 10th from official Twitter as 43,800 yen including tax. The price when it was announced as a global version was in the EU, but it was 369 euros (49,000 yen in simple conversion) with a RAM 6GB + storage 128GB configuration.
Although the composition of the Japanese version is unknown, it may be considerably favored in terms of price.
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In addition, in the tweet that released the model name this time, the photo of the Japanese version is also released, but this "clue that can be identified as the Japanese version" is the point. The FeliCa logo is printed on the back. In other words, in terms of usability, it can be called a model that has been "fitted to the Japanese market."
As for Xiaomi's FeliCa-equipped smartphone, there is "Redmi Note 9T" announced in February, but this was treated as a SoftBank exclusive model.
On the other hand, this Mi 11 Lite 5G is not released as SIM-free at this time. However, the possibility of SIM-free seems to be correspondingly high because the official Twitter is conducting a gift campaign and the price is released in advance, which is a difficult promotion with the career model.
(The application for the gift campaign is until 23:59 on June 17, and there is some margin at the time of writing).
Reference article: Xiaomi, 20,000 yen FeliCa compatible 5G smartphone Redmi Note 9T launched in Japan
By the way, the features of Mi 11 Lite 5G are the lightness of the main body, which can be said to be valuable in smartphones these days, and the speed that exceeds the price due to the installation of the latest SoC.
The weight of the main body is 159g in the global version. It is extremely light for a 6.55 inch machine of Imadoki, for example, when compared with the iPhone series, it is slightly lighter than the 6.1 inch MUJI 12 (162 g).
The thinness is also nominally 6.81 mm in the global version. This does not include the protrusion of the lens part, but the lens part is also suppressed to 1.77 mm. Xiaomi also claims that it is "the lightest and thinnest smartphone of all time."
In addition, the SoC, which greatly affects the processing speed, will adopt the "Snapdragon 780G" announced by Qualcomm in March for the first time in the world. The SoC uses the state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing process of 5 nm (nanometers) at the moment.
It is the latest SoC with outstanding performance among the SD700 series that is approaching the top (Snapdragon 800 series) these days.
The organic EL panel with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 and a maximum of 90Hz, which is the display, has a flat specification that is flat to both ends. Stable touch is possible even in games where you tap to the end. In addition, the sampling rate of the touch panel is 240Hz, which is the same level as a gaming smartphone. The responsiveness to various operations is enhanced.
The color gamut covers DCI-P3 and supports 10-bit RGB (30-bit) colors and HDR10 + video sources. It is a specification that approaches the upper model in terms of image quality.
The rear camera is a triple specification. "Wide-angle (main) + ultra-wide-angle + macro only" is the configuration that Xiaomi recommends these days. The main camera is a combination of a 64 million pixel sensor and an F1.79 lens, with an ultra wide angle of 8 million pixels and a macro of 5 million pixels. Biometrics is equipped with a fingerprint sensor on the side.
The battery capacity is as large as 4250mAh, and the company's AC adapter supports 33W quick charging, and in this class it supports quite fast charging (wireless charging is not supported).
The AC adapter was included in the global version, but one point to note is whether it will be included in the Japanese version.
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As you can see, the Mi 11 Lite 5G is a model that is extremely noteworthy among Xiaomi smartphones with excellent bargain prices-and with specifications that are likely to be received in Japan. If it is equipped with FeliCa and will be released as a SIM-free machine, it will almost certainly be a popular model like an iron plate.
Also, since the price and model name were released before the presentation on June 24th, paradoxically, I would like to pay attention to "what will be released on the day" again. It is possible that there are other important announcements if we publish so far in advance.
Including such a surprise, I would like to expect an announcement on the day of the 24th.
Source: Xiaomi Japan Official Twitter