FiiO pulled a rabbit out of the hat with its award-winning M11 Pro Music Player last year. The company has now officially announced the improved version, the M11 Plus Digital Music Player with upgraded specs and features. From upgraded CPU to the recent Android 10 OS, the M11 Plus fixes almost all the limitations of its predecessor.
As mentioned, FiiO has upgraded the CPU unit from Exynos 7872 to Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 660 processor offering a faster, better, fluid user interface. Unlike the M11 Pro, which comes pre-loaded with Android 7.0, the M11 Plus boasts the newer Android 10 operating system. The M11 Plus brings 4GB of RAM(3GB on the M11 Pro) while the internal storage is the same 64 GB as on the M11 Pro. A decent 5.5” bezel-less display with an 18:9 ratio should offer you a rich visual experience.
The company has made changes in terms of appearances including the innovative physical volume buttons rather than the shell on the M11 Pro. While the DAC and AMP part is kept the same as the FiiO M11 Pro. Coming to the DAC setup, it is equipped with a dual DAC setup featuring two AK4497EQ DAC chips paired to the THX AA-78 amplification module. For the unversed, the AK4497EQ DAC chips are currently out of production that makes the quantity of M11 Plus very limited.
In case if you’re wondering about the options available, the M11 Plus comes in two variants, the Aluminum Alloy edition, and Stainless Steel Edition. They’re priced well with the tag being as low as 749$ and 899.99$ respectively. The device features three headphone output ports(3.5mm+2.5mm+4.4mm) same as the M11 Pro model.
M11 Plus Features
- Limited AK4497EQ High-Performance Dual DAC Chipset.
- 6th Gen Honeycomb Design(Two different variants available, Stainless Steel and Aluminum Alloy).
- Neutrally Pure THX-AAA 78*2 Headphone Amplifier.
- Lightning-Fast Performance With Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 CPU.
- 5.5” crisp Bezel-less 18:9 Touchscreen Display.
- New-Gen Interactive Intelligent Volume System.
- New & Advanced Android 10 OS.
- Global MQA 8X Decoding Support.
- New Digital Audio Purification System(DAPS) with Self-Developed 4th Gen FPGA+NDK femtosecond crystal oscillators.
- High-Res Two-Way Bluetooth Support.
By every aspect, FiiO seems to have been able to recreate the magic of its M11 Series with the new M11 Plus as well. Apart from the above-listed improvements, the M11 Plus also supports the Apple Music service which was however not supported by its predecessor. With a bunch of improvements and the price, being almost similar to the previous version, the M11 Plus is likely going to be an award-winner for 2021. Till then you may book yours today from FiiO Store now.
