I got it from eBay used from a display model "like new" for €120.. Incredible phone! Very fast! I have unlocked it and installed Lineage OS, it runs Llama 3.2 3b locally in read time, it doesn't lag at all! Although I have generally been disappointed with Android, it has amazing hardware!

In 2 years it got stuck a lot at first until it crashed and was replaced 2 times. Waste of money and hassle while many of my files were lost after 2 replacements.

Purchased for 378 euros, shortly after its release in the Greek market.

I switched from Samsung Galaxy S7 (4 years of use), which I gave to my mother, and from Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T (1 year of use), which was incredibly laggy as the 3GB RAM was not enough for applications beyond Gmail and Messenger, and I needed something more powerful for my daily life.

On the Mi 11 Lite (5G), after exactly 7 months of daily use, the home button/fingerprint sensor located on the right side of the device broke. Now it performs the screen on/off function only 1 out of 5 times, while the recognition has completely stopped working. For protection, I have a Spigen case that I got from day one for maximum protection and a Spigen tempered glass for screen protection.

It's a pity since it is considered a mini flagship of Xiaomi at the time I am writing this review... I didn't expect something like this. I believe and want to believe that it is a defective sensor and I just happened to get a faulty one.

Unfortunately, the warranty is only 1 year, and that is the reason I am deducting a second star from my review. I expected 2 years, as all other manufacturers have that for products sold within the EU.

I will take it for warranty at the store where I purchased it and will return with a more detailed review of the product at the first opportunity.

Edit 15/11/2021: I took it to an authorized service of the store from which I bought it (not to Xiaomi's official service, InfoQuest) and I am waiting for updates. (1 day without a phone)

Edit 18/11/2021: 4 days later, I contacted them and they confirmed that there was indeed an issue with the button. They are waiting for an order from abroad to replace it next week. (5 days without a phone)

Edit 24/11/2021: They informed me that ultimately no replacement part for the phone was found and that I would have to either get a refund or a replacement. (10 days without a phone)

As soon as I have the new device in my hands, I will continue with a more comprehensive review that will also include its positives, which are quite a few.

Update 11/11/2022: It barely managed to complete a year and broke for good this time! When I plugged it in to charge (turned off), it seemed to charge at an extremely slow rate and overheated. I left it to see how long it would take to reach 100%, but it never did and never turned on. At 73% battery, I tried to turn it on and it entered an endless boot loop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z50EwDgG870&t=331s&ab_channel=TOPFONE4U). The screen lit up with the Xiaomi logo, showed that it was charging, and then restarted from the beginning until it completely discharged. After a day of testing, the phone does not turn on at all, either plugged in or not, completely non-responsive and clinically dead (I hope). This is the second device I am sending for warranty and I hope no one else buys it and ends up like me... so much hassle for so many days without a phone. I ordered the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G with borrowed money so I wouldn't be without a phone for 10+ days again. I will follow up as I get updates from the store and the service that currently has my device.

Ultimately, a complaint was made through the Consumer Ombudsman (https://www.synigoroskatanaloti.gr/el) as they were not returning my money, and after 20 calendar days, they informed me to come and collect my money back.

Final conclusion: As long as it lasted, it was good, but a thousand times better to get a lower-end Xiaomi, e.g., Redmi Note 10/10 Pro or even better (!) 11/11 Pro/11 Pro+ and have it last 4 years rather than this mess with an initial price of 400 euros... enough already. Personally, I filed a complaint (http://www.synigoroskatanaloti.gr/stk_links.html) with the consumer advocate because they wouldn't give me my money back, and a month later when I got it, I switched to an iPhone 13 5G and found peace.