Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge 5G Review: Ultimate Charging Experience & Great All-rounder? | GadgetGuruBN

Last updated on 29/06/2022 12:35 AM IST.
Hey guys, This is Arun aka TG and welcome back to GadgetGuruBN. Xiaomi launched the 11i Hypercharge in India which is a premium mid range android smartphone and are my honest thoughts about it.
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1. Variants, Price, Colors and Release Date:

Variants: 6+128GB and 8+128GB.
Price: Rs.26,999 and Rs.28,999.
Colors: Camo Green, Stealth Black, Pacific Pearl and Purple Mist.
Release Date: Available from 12/01/2022 on Flipkart.
Launch Offer: upto Rs.2500 off on prepaid, Rs.1500 off as per new year offer / upto Rs.4000 additional exchange bonus for existing redmi note users. 

2. Box Contents:

Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge, Adapter, USB Type-C cable, Case, Sim tool and Documentation.

3. Form Factor: [8.4/10]

Dimensions: 163.65 x 76.19 x 8.34 mm. and Weight: 204 g.
Build materials: Gorilla glass 5 on front and glass back along with poly-carbonate frame which should provide great build quality.
Rating: IP53 for splash resistance.

4. Display: [8.7/10]

The 6.67 inch 1920 x 2400 pixels FHD+ resolution AMOLED display that should offer excellent quality.
The display panel also supports 120 Hz refresh rate and 360 Hz touch sampling rate, 8-Bit / 16 million colors, 395 ppi sharpness, 1200 nits of peak brightness and 20:9 aspect ratio.

5. Performance: [8.6/10]

The overall performance should be excellent as it features,
SOC: Mediatek Dimensity 920 and Technology: 6nm.
CPU: Octa-core consisting of 2 x 2.5 Ghz Cortex-A78 & 6 x 2.0 Ghz Cortex-A55.
GPU: Mali-G68 MC4.
Software: Android OS 11 with MIUI 12.5 E interface.
Memory : 6/8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. It also supports virtual RAM upto 3GB.
ROM: 128GB of UFS 2.2 Storage.

6. Camera: [8.5/10]

The device comes with triple rear cameras and single front camera. The overall rear camera quality should be excellent [9/10] in day, pretty good in night [7/10] and the front camera quality should be very good overall as it features [camera features: 0.5/0.6],
Main: 108MP with f/1.89 aperture, 1/1.52" sensor size, 0.7 micron pixel, 26mm wide lens & PDAF.
Ultrawide: 8MP with f/2.2 aperture, 1.0 micron pixel & 120 degree FOV.
Macro: 2MP with f/2.4 aperture.
Flash: Single-LED flash.
Video recording: 4K@30fps & 1080p@30/60/120fps.
Features: VLOG Mode, Night mode, Pro mode, Auto HDR and more. 
Front: 16MP with f/2.45 aperture, 1/3.06" sensor size & 1.0 micron pixel.
Video: 1080p@30fps.

7. Features: [9.1/10]

The device comes with exceptional features that are listed as follows,
Important Sensors: Fingerprint [side mounted], Gyroscope & more.
Connectivity: Dual-band WiFi [2.4/5/6 GHz], Bluetooth 5.2 [A2DP, LE], USB Type-C, NFC, IR Blaster, GPS [Single-band GPS L1+L5, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, NavIC] and Hybrid dual-SIM [nano + nano SIM, dual 5G, 4G, VoLTE, VoWiFi] and micro SD slot.
Audio: Dual symmetrical speakers & 3.5mm jack. It also supports Dolby Atmos & High-Res audio.

8. Battery Life: [8.6/10]

The overall battery life should be quite excellent as it features,
Battery capacity: Li-Po 4500 mAh.
Charging speed: 120W wired. Claimed 2-100% in 15 minutes.

Battery Life Stats:

Screen On Time [ SOT ]: Up to 7:30 hrs average.
Battery Life: Up to 1.5 days average.

9. Pros, Cons and Ratings:

Pros and Cons:

Pros Cons
 + Exceptional features  - Camera quality could be slightly better
 + Excellent display quality
 - No HDR display support / 10-bit panel
 + Excellent battery life & insane charging speed  - Slight premium price
 + Excellent performance  
 + Great camera quality  
 + Great build quality
  

Ratings:

Product Rating: 8.63/10
Value for Money [VFM] Rating: 7.4/10
TG Rating: 4/5

10. Verdict:

After considering the pros, cons and ratings the Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge is an excellent smartphone at a very good price.
So is this the ultimate charging experience & great all-round smartphone?, Yes with segment fastest charging speed but would have offered better value had it been priced slightly lower.
What do you guys think about this 11i Hypercharge?, Share your thoughts in the comments.

11. Reasons to consider Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge:

1. Features 
2. Display
3. Battery

That concludes the Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge review. I hope you guys found this information useful and hopefully helping you decide whether you should consider this smartphone or not.
As always stay awesome and have a great day.
Learn more: Check out other Xiaomi smartphones reviews.

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