The Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (New Edition) is one of three phones Xiaomi announced at its global launch event today. The phone joins the already announced Mi 11 Lite 5G and Mi 11 Lite 4G as the third mid-range phone in the Xiaomi 11 series.

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Design

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE keeps the design of the other 11 Lite phones. It is light and pretty slim, weighing 158 grams and measuring 6.81 millimeters in thickness. Xiaomi also states that the top and side bezels are razor-thin at just 1.8 millimeters.

Unlike the Mi 11 Lite 5G that is available in only three colors, the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE comes in four. In addition to Truffle Black, Bubblegum Blue, and Peach Pink, Xiaomi has added Snowflake White which has a matte and frosted finish.

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Specifications

The phone shares most of its specs with the Mi 11 Lite 5G save for the processor. So you get a 6.55-inch FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display with a 1080p resolution, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision. There is a centered punch hole that houses a 20MP camera and it also has a 360º ambient light sensor.

Xiaomi has replaced the Snapdragon 780G processor with a Snapdragon 778G and it comes with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. For the cameras, you still get a 64MP primary rear sensor, an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 5MP telemacro camera.

Under the hood is a 4250mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. Xiaomi says it will ship the phone with a 33W power brick. The phone also has NFC, stereo speakers, a Z-axis linear motor, an IR blaster, Dual SIM support, WiFi 6, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and Bluetooth 5.2. It will run MIUI 12.5 based on Android 11 out of the box.

Price and Availability

The Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is priced at €369 for the 6+128GB version and €399 for the 8+12GB version. There is an 8GB RAM version with 256GB of storage but its price wasn’t revealed.

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At the Mi 11 Lite launch event for India, Xiaomi revealed that it has plans to release the 5G variant of the device in the country. A couple of days back, this handset was tipped to debut in the region in September itself. Yesterday, we even got to learn about the phone’s primary specs and price for Europe (€329). Today, another leak hints at the possible price of this smartphone in India.

The upcoming Mi 11 Lite 5G for India and other markets will be slightly different than the original model. This phone will be called Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, where ‘NE’ stands for New Edition. Other than the new name, the forthcoming handset will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset instead of a Snapdragon 780G SoC.

Talking about the main highlight of this story, the yet-to-release mid-range 5G Xiaomi smartphone will cost around ₹23,000-₹24,000 in India. This piece of information comes from Yogesh Brar via 91Mobiles.

The tipster says that the price of the device will not cross ₹25,000 as Xiaomi wants to under the recently launched realme GT Master Edition, which also has a similar set of features

Having said that, since the phone is said to make its way to India by the end of this month, we can expect Xiaomi to start teasing it sooner than later.

The Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE will arrive with features like a 6.55-inch FHD+ OLED display, 64MP + 8MP + 5MP triple rear camera setup, 20MP selfie camera, Android 11, 6.8mm thickness, and 159g weight. This smartphone could be part of the rumored Xiaomi CC11 series in China.

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In the first half of this year, Xiaomi launched four models in the Mi 11 series namely, Mi 11, Mi 11 Lite (Mi 11 Youth Edition in China), Mi 11 Pro, and Mi 11 Ultra. Among them, Mi 11 Lite is positioned as a thin and light model, which is the only product in the Mi 11 series that is positioned at the mid-end. Xiaomi may soon expand the Mi 11 series with the addition of a thin and lightweight model dubbed Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE alongside the Mi 11T.

The Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE has now obtained NBTC certification in Thailand meaning the Chinese company will likely launch the smartphone in the region soon. It is not difficult to see from the naming that Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is a derivative version of Xiaomi 11 Lite and it is expected to retain the lightweight and thin build for which the Mi 11 Lite is known.

In terms of specifications, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE uses a 90Hz refresh rate OLED full screen, equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 series processors (maybe Snapdragon 780G, or Snapdragon 778G chip). It is worthy of note that a Xiaomi model equipped with the Snapdragon 778G chip recently received network approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The phone may be a new CC series product of which the corresponding overseas model may be the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.

IN a related development, a report carried by 91Mobiles claims Xiaomi is planning to launch the upcoming smartphone in India by this month. The report says that the company might start teasing the phone’s launch in the next few days. We can vouch for the credibility of the information and the exact launch date wasn’t given. So, as it stands, the date Xiaomi will release the model is still unknown. We’ll keep you informed when more details emerge.

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