Yesterday, Xiaomi went oifficial with the Mi 11 flagship with the device adopting a decent starting price of 3999 yuan (~$612). One of the major highlight of the announcement was the disclosure that the standard edition won’t ship with a charging adapter in the retail box. To make up for the gap, Xiaomi has officially released a 55W GaN charger. The charging adapter is priced at 99 yuan and is presently on reservation on JD.com. The adapter will be officially released at 0:00 on January 1.
Just like other GaN chargers in the market, Xiaomi’s 55W GaN charger is manufactured using gallium nitride semiconductors. The use of gallium nitride semiconductor materials has the advantages of super thermal conductivity, high-temperature resistance, acid and alkali resistance, and greatly reduces the size of the charger.
The Xiaomi 55W GaN charger can provide 55W fast charging for the Mi 11, as well as fast charging support for the Mi 10 (30W), Redmi K30 Pro (33W), Redmi K30 5G (30W), etc. The original intention is to support environmental protection.
Xiaomi offers the Mi 11 in two options: a standard version and a package version. The package version is equipped with a 55W GaN charger. The price is the same as the standard version at 3999 yuan (~$612) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage.
Xiaomi pegs the reason for the removal of the adapter from the standard version to the need to protect the environment. This is the same reason Apple gave for shipping the iPhone 12 without an adapter. However, Xiaomi already has some chargers that are compatible with the Mi 11 like the Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 Extreme Edition charger. There is also a Mi 65w GaN charger already in the market which can also deliver 55W charge to the Mi 11.
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