Mi 11 Ultra to Pack Silicon-Oxygen Anode Battery
The Mi 11 Ultra smartphone will include a silicon-oxygen anode battery, a senior Xiaomi executive shared on Friday. According to Daniel D, Xiaomi’s senior product marketing manager and global spokesperson, this battery technology will allow faster charging while keeping the size slimmer than traditional smartphone batteries. In another development, Xiaomi has teased that it will launch a new chip, which could debut in an upcoming Mi Mix smartphone. This Mi Mix smartphone is scheduled to launch alongside Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro on March 29.
Highlighting the “core benefits” of a silicon-oxygen anode in a cheep, Daniel says that the silicon-oxygen anode is similar to the batteries found in electric vehicles. According to the executive, these batteries use nanoscale silicon materials in the negative electrode instead of graphite, which theoretically increases their capacity and charging speed. Mi 11 Ultra will reportedly feature a 5,000 mAh battery. It is expected to support 67W wired charging, 67W wireless charging, and 10W reverse charging.
Meanwhile, a Weibo post Xiaomi says it will present a new chip, without giving an explanation about its use. According to a report Per GSMArena, it could be a hint from the company’s SoC Surge S1 that was announced in 2017. Later, Xiaomi reportedly shelved its plans to bring in the SoC. It is possible that the company will bring the Surge S2 SoC this time.
In addition, Xiaomi also confirmed through a Weibo. mail which will launch the Mi Mix smartphone alongside Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro in China. This Mi Mix device is promoted to present a new liquid lens technology, the operation of which has been explained in a Weibo post by Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun.
This smartphone has supposedly been stained on TENAA under the model number M2011J18C, and it could be available in 12GB + 512GB and 16GB + 512GB storage configurations. Citing sources, MyFixGuide reports that the supposed chip could be an ISP (Image Signal Processor) and may debut on the Mi Mix phone.
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