Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 vs Mi 11 Lite
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 678) that was released on March 4, 2021, against the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
- Shows 28% longer battery life (38:02 vs 29:46 hours)
- Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4250 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (410K versus 340K)
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (832 against 689 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 732G
- Weighs 21.8 grams less
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 728 and 654 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 406 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.5% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 89.1% | 95.4% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 373 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 2.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Lithography process | 11 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 612 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 845 MHz | 810 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~324.4 GFLOPS | ~422.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 131607 | 128013 |
| GPU | 55215 | 96983 |
| Memory | 63813 | 75545 |
| UX | 87186 | 107200 |
| Total score | 340607 | 410175 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.9 °C | 40.5 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 481 | 1110 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5803 | 6428 |
| Video editing | 5309 | 5830 |
| Photo editing | 14513 | 15378 |
| Data manipulation | 6413 | 7313 |
| Writing score | 9099 | 9375 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4, 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4250 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:14 hr | 1:08 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:07 hr | 08:56 hr |
| Watching video | 17:32 hr | 12:25 hr |
| Gaming | 05:57 hr | 05:02 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 119° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.97", Samsung GW3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.14 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC02M1 (CMOS) |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4290 x 2800 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | PureCel | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.06" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC * | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | March 2021 |
| Release date | March 2021 | April 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.59 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.96 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 . But if the display, gaming, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite .