Fiio M11
According to FiiO, it’s been 2 years in the making, and boy does it seem to have paid off.
To some extent the M11 is very much based on the X5iii in terms of design, but with a bunch of more modern specs and design elements.
First up is that gorgeous 720p display which has an aspect ratio of 18:9. It practically takes up the entire front of the device.
Under the hood sits a hexacore Samsung Exynos 7872 SoC alongside 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. The operating system is a customized version of Android 7.0, which does seem a bit strange as we are now well into 2019 and as such would’ve expected to see at least Android 8.0 Oreo.
The sonic hardware has also seen a refresh as FiiO opted to use dual AK4493EQ DAC chips. It’s important to note, however, that the dual DAC setup isn’t reserved just for the balanced outputs. No sir, both DACs are used for single-ended connections too!
Just like the AM3E module, the M11 offers users a complete choice of using a 3.5mm, 2.5mm, or 4.4mm connection.
And, for those who prefer to lug around a gigantic music library, the M11 features dual microSD card slots.
Well, so far the M11 looks like it could be both an amazing stand-alone music player, as well as a truly excellent source device which includes the ability to both transmit and receive LDAC Bluetooth signals. Although receiving an LDAC stream will only be realised in a future firmware update.
We do also get dual-band WiFi, so that covers you for both 2.4GHz as well as 5GHz.
As far as power consumption is concerned, the M11 offers up to 13 hours of continuous music playback and up to 50 days’ of standby-time thanks to a 3800mAh battery.
Again, the estimated release date for the M11 is towards the end of may and has been given an MSRP of $450
According to FiiO, it’s been 2 years in the making, and boy does it seem to have paid off.
To some extent the M11 is very much based on the X5iii in terms of design, but with a bunch of more modern specs and design elements.
First up is that gorgeous 720p display which has an aspect ratio of 18:9. It practically takes up the entire front of the device.
Under the hood sits a hexacore Samsung Exynos 7872 SoC alongside 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. The operating system is a customized version of Android 7.0, which does seem a bit strange as we are now well into 2019 and as such would’ve expected to see at least Android 8.0 Oreo.
The sonic hardware has also seen a refresh as FiiO opted to use dual AK4493EQ DAC chips. It’s important to note, however, that the dual DAC setup isn’t reserved just for the balanced outputs. No sir, both DACs are used for single-ended connections too!
Just like the AM3E module, the M11 offers users a complete choice of using a 3.5mm, 2.5mm, or 4.4mm connection.
And, for those who prefer to lug around a gigantic music library, the M11 features dual microSD card slots.
Well, so far the M11 looks like it could be both an amazing stand-alone music player, as well as a truly excellent source device which includes the ability to both transmit and receive LDAC Bluetooth signals. Although receiving an LDAC stream will only be realised in a future firmware update.
We do also get dual-band WiFi, so that covers you for both 2.4GHz as well as 5GHz.
As far as power consumption is concerned, the M11 offers up to 13 hours of continuous music playback and up to 50 days’ of standby-time thanks to a 3800mAh battery.
Again, the estimated release date for the M11 is towards the end of may and has been given an MSRP of $450
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