Xiaomi Mi 11 it is undoubtedly one of the best smartphones of 2021, at least until today. The quality of the components is undoubted as is the capacity in terms of performance. We find the best of the processors under the body and also on the photographic side the device defends itself well. We have a rear compartment which does not exaggerate in the quantity of sensors, but which includes a108 megapixe opticsl among the largest on the market. But the front camera how will it behave? Bad, second DxOMark.
The front camera (or selfie camera) of Xiaomi Mi 11 seems to have made a disaster: for DxOMark, in the same price range there is better
Before seeing what reserves DxOMark has on Xiaomi Mi 11 and its front camera, let's remember that the rear photographic sector was already reviewed by industry experts. If you missed the evaluation, we recommend that you read it. That said, let's get back to the front camera. As you have certainly guessed, the quality of the selfie camera has left a bit of a bad taste in the mouth to DxOMark reviewers. The reasons are different.
Specifically, in scenes in backlight Xiaomi Mi 11 suffers from big problems of underexposure while in “normal” scenes the problem is the opposite: exposure, rather than underexposure, is the problem. As for the colors, the evaluation team has ruled that the dynamic range is rather limited and unnatural color rendering. In the estimate of the depth, where a selfie camera should excel, many artifacts are noted e poco gradient in the blur. In short, a bokeh poco natural.
However a applause goes to the video shooting with the Xiaomi Mi 11 selfie camera. In particular the white balance is very accurate in the shooting and the noise is not seen at all. In general, it is only in the shooting of videos that the smartphone is able to make the most of its front camera. You save, as far as the shots are concerned, only in group photo situations and therefore from afar.
