Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs OnePlus 11
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 29, 2021, against the OnePlus 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 21 months 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 Mi 11 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 67W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (946 against 772 nits)
- Reverse charging feature
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 11
- 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1490K versus 870K)
- Shows 31% longer battery life (32:53 vs 25:03 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1-year and 9-months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1736 and 1467 points
- Weighs 29 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.81 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 515 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 89.7% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 510 Hz | 361 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.53 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 234 g (8.25 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Ceramic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 244189 | 359059 |
| GPU | 273667 | 600633 |
| Memory | 160572 | 257511 |
| UX | 189381 | 266574 |
| Total score | 870802 | 1490204 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43.1 °C | 48.1 °C |
| Stability | 91% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 75 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5297 | 12679 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10878 | - |
| Video editing | 7592 | - |
| Photo editing | 28536 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9717 | - |
| Writing score | 14678 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | OxygenOS 13 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 37 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (67 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (90% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 8 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:00 hr | 11:04 hr |
| Watching video | 12:44 hr | 16:41 hr |
| Gaming | 04:23 hr | 06:02 hr |
| Standby | 79 hr | 97 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 128° | 115° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 32 MP + 48 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/1.12", Samsung GN2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX890 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/4.1 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 32 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 48 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.74", Sony IMX709 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX581 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of OnePlus 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| 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, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 24 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | January 2023 |
| Release date | April 2021 | January 2023 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 11:
- The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 11 is definitely a better buy.