We didn't exactly miss the weird cable snakes encountered in the Mate 30 Pro, but it seems the time has come to face a similar threat in the Mi 11.

These three coax cables running down to the daughterboard are threaded over and under each other, making them annoying to remove. In an ideal world, they'd simply float out of the way, like in this photo that we totally didn't stage.

Last bits before the battery: this small linear actuator vibration motor, and the daughterboard. PS, while there's no official IP rating for the Mi 11, we spot a decent amount of rubber gasketry around the speaker and charging port areas.

Both the USB-C charging port and the SIM card reader are soldered to the daughterboard. Thankfully it's easy enough to reach, and the part itself doesn't look too expensive (although ideally we’d still prefer separate components to make individual repairs easier).