With only a month left until the end of the year, we can already tell that 2020 has been tough for most smartphone manufacturers. Especially in the first two quarters of the year, when COVID-19 destroyed the market. In the third quarter, the overall market report shows signs of a serious recovery in the smartphone segment. We expect this trend to take hold in the fourth quarter. Companies are now doing their best to make up for the losses with competitive smartphones and, of course, attractive new flagships. Later this week, Qualcomm will introduce the Snapdragon 875 chipset, which will power most of the 2021 flagships. This paves the way for new flagship releases such as the Galaxy S21 series and the Xiaomi Mi 11.
We are seeing a series of leaks revealing the Galaxy S21 smartphones. This further strengthens all the rumors about its release in January 2021. OnePlus will also introduce its OnePlus 9 family a little earlier than usual - in March. Now a new report reveals that Xiaomi will launch its new flagship series Xiaomi Mi 11 in the same January 2021. This is at least a month earlier than the usual February presentations.
A new report comes from reliable Chinese expert Digital Chat Station. According to the forecast, Xiaomi will unveil its Mi 11 series, which is likely to consist of the Xiaomi Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro, as early as "next month". Given that December is only one day away, we believe he meant January, not December. Of course, the new flagship family will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 chipset, which will be officially unveiled this week at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 series will present a number of exceptional technical characteristics. For example, the Mi 11 Pro will have a display with a frequency of 120 Hz and a resolution of Quad HD +. This ability was popular back in the days of 16:9 flagships, but was neglected in the "full screen" era. Now, it looks like he'll be back this year. The phone will also have a 50-megapixel main camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens. The Mi 11 will come with a whopping 108MP camera.
If Digital Chat Station's claims are true, we expect to see a new wave of leaks next month.
