05 Manufacturers work to offer a good balance in their phones in all areas, and one of the most important for users is autonomy. We have tested the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G to see what can be expected of it in this section taking into account its hardware and the integrated battery charge.
This last detail is one of the most important when assessing the behavior of a mobile device when using it without having to plug it in. In the case of the phone we are talking about, the amperage reaches 4,250 mAh . This is a somewhat lower load than what could be expected in a Xiaomi device, but it must be appreciated that the Asian manufacturer has sought to offer a lightweight terminal (159 grams) and with a particularly striking thickness: 6.8 millimeters.
The fact is that we believe that a fairly correct job has been done, and taking into account that hardware components are included that are not particularly demanding in what has to do with consumption – an example is its AMOLED screen and a Snapdragon 780G processor with Five-nanometer manufacturing technology – initially and on paper you have to be optimistic.
Before going on to indicate the sensations that the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G has left us when checking how it works in the autonomy section, we believe it is important to mention that the charging is done through the use of a USB type C port. Therefore, it is perfectly updated to be able to use the cables that are included in the vast majority of current smartphones. No glitches when including microSD.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G performs quite well
We have to indicate that at first it has exceeded the expectations we had for this phone taking into account the aforementioned hardware. Its behavior is more than correct and this is also influenced by the integrated software that prevents a large number of applications in the background that drain the battery unnecessarily.
Of course, you can reach the end of the day without having to resort to the plug in the event that it is not used excessively demanding. Therefore, it complies perfectly and it must be taken into account that the amperage that the battery has is not excessively high. Therefore, a very good job has been done in choosing the components and working with them in combination with Android.
Does your screen abuse consumption?
Not especially if you don’t have the brightness above three-quarters of its power. Otherwise, an increase in energy needs is noticed and therefore benefits are lowered. But the truth is that having the phone configured in this way is precisely common, since the normal thing is to resort to automatic management, and in this case we have obtained quite good results.
Thus, for example, you will get times that are in a range that goes from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. consuming videos with Full HD resolution. Very good results that, surprisingly, do not vary excessively when varying between the use of 60 or 90 Hz, which is the maximum allowed by the panel integrated in the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G. The truth is that they are good results that are perfectly replicated when what is used are games , although it must be borne in mind that an average of 8% must be subtracted in this case from the aforementioned time.
How the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G behaves with 5G
The truth is that we had not tested the Qualcomm processor that is integrated into the terminal to date. And, the truth is that we quite liked the behavior in general in terms of autonomy. Obviously there is a reduction in use time, but it is not critical at all, since we are talking about a subtraction of only 5% . Here, the good 5 nanometer manufacturing technology is noted.
In addition, and this we want to make it quite clear, we have not detected these problems in relation to temperatures , which is really positive. Otherwise, apart from the poor user experience, the battery drain would have increased quite considerably. The truth is that everything is going quite well.
Charging the battery of this phone
The first thing we have to say is that the power of the fast charge that the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G allows is very good (without being the best on the market, something logical due to its price). This reaches 33 W , a very interesting figure and that is accompanied by a charger that allows its use completely and, in addition, the cable provided is compatible with 3A, thus ensuring that the processes are stable and reliable.
The operation is as expected for the aforementioned characteristics, thus in charging processes of about 30 minutes an average of 56% recharging of the battery is achieved. It is possible to reach 59% in some cases, but to achieve this you must have the phone idle and not use it at all. Be careful, something that is especially problematic, here the heat makes an appearance in the case of using somewhat complex applications, but referring to the images it uses.
Before proceeding to the conclusions, we believe it is important to mention that to reach 100% of the 4,250 mAh battery charge, you will always have to wait a little more than an hour, since as usual the charging speed is reduced when reaching high percentages so as not to significantly affect the useful life of the component. Proper operation here.
Conclusion
Without being the most surprising phone on the market in the autonomy section, this Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G (it must also be said that everything indicates that it does not intend precisely this), if we have to say that it has left us a good taste in our mouths. general lines, since more than decent times are obtained with a battery that does not have a particularly large load. Therefore, the energy management is quite good. Well with the use of the screen and the advanced 5G connectivity, it does not disappoint in fast recharging either, so we are talking about a device that does not fail in autonomy, something that should be kept in mind when evaluating your purchase.