Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra in the test: the best camera? The readers decide in the blind test

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a huge camera module on the back that creates space for a large sensor. Readers can vote for themselves whether the recordings are really better than those of the competition. Apart from that, the smartphone offers longer battery life and very fast charging.

Table of contents

1 The best camera? The readers decide in the blind test
1. Even a small display fits in the hump
2. The forum chooses the winner
3. Mi 11 Ultra starts on May 11 for 1,199 euros
4. Specifications of the Mi-11 family
2 pictures during the day in comparison
1. Motif 1 – Marienkirche
2. Motif 2 – Marienkirche gate with a view of Berlin Cathedral
3. Motif 3 – Bell tower Marienkirche
4. Motif 4 – Organ Marienkirche
5. Motif 5 – Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station
6. Motif 6 – facade restoration 1840
7. Motif 7 – lamp restoration 1840
8. Motif 8 – Irish Pub
9. Motif 9 – Berlin TV tower
10. Motif 10 – Alexanderplatz S-Bahn bridge
11. Motif 11 – Passage through the Berlin TV tower
12. Motif 12 – View over the Spree
13. Motif 13 – View of the Berliner Ensemble
14. Motif 14 – Pergamon Museum and James Simon Gallery
15. Motif 15 – Railing in front of Pergamon Museum
16. Motif 16 – Boat on the Spree
17. Motif 17 – Old National Gallery
18. Motif 18 – Statue in front of the Old National Gallery
19. Motif 19 – Colonnades
20. Motif 20 – Berlin Cathedral
3 night photos in comparison
1. Motif 21 – entrance to Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station
2. Motif 22 – Bridge to Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station
3. Motif 24 – Entrance to Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station
4. Motif 25 – Mailbox
5. Motif 26 – Façade restoration 1840
6. Motif 27 – Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station
7. Motif 28 – Berlin Cathedral
8. Motif 29 – DDR Museum
4 Brighter display , bigger battery and faster charging

In the Mi 11 Ultra, Xiaomi installs the GN2 image sensor developed by Samsung, which distributes its 50 megapixels over a whopping 1/1.12 inches and thus offers the largest example of current flagship smartphones. You have to look back a long way to find similar dimensions with about 1/1.2 inches in the Nokia 808 PureView from 2012.

In the hump even fits a small display

The sensor is so large that it creates an unparalleled camera hump. The “box” on the back, which stretches over almost the entire width, accounts for several millimeters of depth. That would not have been absolutely necessary, or at least not to this extent, but Xiaomi also integrated a rear mini display into the camera module, for example to enable selfies via the main camera. The screen also serves as a small status indicator with an always-on function, although it seems questionable to always place the smartphone on the display for use. The compact AMOLED display measures 1.1 inches with 126 × 294 pixels and can also be used for personalized images and texts.