What is virtual RAM in Xiaomi 11i?

Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge have been launched in India. The more premium Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge comes with 120W fast charging support. 

What is virtual RAM in Xiaomi 11i?

Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge comes with 120W charging support.

By Manas Tiwari: Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge with Dimensity 920 SOC and 120W charging launched, price starts at Rs 24,999Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge have been launched in India. These are the first set of smartphones from Xiaomi for 2022. The line-up succeeds last year’s Mi 10i. Both the smartphones come with exactly the same features and specifications, apart from battery and charging capacity. The Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge is the more premium of two smartphones and supports 120W fast charging while Xiaomi 11i restricts it to 67W.

Xiaomi 11i seems like a re-branded version of the Redmi Note 11 Pro while HyperCharge is essentially Redmi Note 11 Pro+. The Redmi Note 11 series was launched in China late November. Both the phones pack MediaTek’s Dimensity 920 SoC and support 5G connectivity. Here is a look at price, features and other details of Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge.

Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge; Price in India

Xiaomi 11i price in India starts at Rs 24,999 for 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant costs Rs 26,999. Xiaomi is giving Rs 1500 off as part of a New Year offer and customers can also get the phone with Rs 2,000 discount using SBI cards.

Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge price in India starts at Rs 26,999 for 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant costs Rs 28,999. The offers are also applicable for Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge.

Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge: Features and specifications

Both Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge feature 6.67-inch AMOLED displays with 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, 1200 nits peak brightness and 4,500,000:1 contrast ratio. The phone should support DCI-P3 color gamut and is likely to have a centered punch-hole. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5,

The smartphone packs MediaTek Dimensity 920 SoC which will be paired with LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 2.2 storage. Xiaomi has also equipped the phone with up to 3GB virtual RAM. The phones support 5G bands. Both the phones are IP53 rated and feature glass back. They have dual speakers and Dolby Atmos support.

The cameras are equipped with triple rear camera setup on the phone including a main 108-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle sensor and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. The phone is likely to have a 16-megapixel selfie shooter.

Xiaomi 11i packs a 5160mAh battery which supports 67W fast charging. The charger will come inside the box. Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge packs a 4500mAh battery and supports 120W charging. Again, the customers will get the charger inside the box itself.

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Jan 6, 2022

The RAM Extension function is one of the current features introduced by Xiaomi in recent times. It first arrived in the Mi 10 Ultra before a wider release to the Xiaomi phones that support the function. However, most Xiaomi phones that support the RAM Extension function are on the Chinese branch of MIUI. It’s only a few global models – Redmi 10 and POCO F3 that support the function. Hopefully, Xiaomi will enable the Memory Extension function for more phones in the coming weeks / Months.

What is virtual RAM in Xiaomi 11i?

Meanwhile, the Memory Extension function essentially converts part of the device storage to a virtual RAM. Initially, it was limited to 1GB, but the company now allows up to 3GB of virtual RAM. It’s unclear whether that will improve the device’s performance, but it has been said to help during intensive gaming. And while the function has arrived for some phones, you need to enable it under settings for it to work. Luckily, enabling the RAM Extension function in MIUI 12.5 is simple, and below is how to go about it.

Unfortunately, only selected Xiaomi phones, mostly in China, have received the function. You can check our RAM Extension portal for phones that support the function. Nevertheless, you can follow the procedure below and see if the feature is available on your device.

  • Step 1. Head over to Settings
  • Step 2. Scroll Down to ‘Additional Settings”
  • Step 3. Below you will see “Memory Extension”
  • Step 4. Enable the toggle, and you’re done.

That’s how to enable the Memory Extension function on MIUI 12.5. If you don’t see the “Memory Extension” under additional settings, it means your device hasn’t got the feature yet. You will have to wait for Xiaomi to enable it in future updates. And once the toggle for Memory Extension is on, the system will automatically allocate virtual RAM when needed.

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What is virtual RAM in Xiaomi 11i?

What is virtual RAM in Xiaomi?

Virtual RAM is one of the latest features Android phone manufacturers have come up with. RAM being an integral part of any device, its capacity may fall short when heavy or high processing tasks are concerned.

Is virtual RAM good for gaming?

But the difference in performance between a 6GB RAM phone and an 8GB RAM phone, for example, is not that huge. Also, Virtual RAM does not help gaming performance. Because, as we said, it is there to provide aid for multitasking and cutting the workload of the existing RAM.

Does virtual RAM increase performance in phone?

Smartphones with a virtual RAM feature can make use of internal storage to significantly increase the system memory and boost performance. The virtual RAM or extended RAM feature on Android devices helps to increase the onboard system memory using a software-based solution.

Is virtual RAM as fast as RAM?

It's worth noting that the feature does not bump up the physical RAM present on the device. So, even if you toggle the Virtual RAM feature, the amount of physical RAM will remain the same.