Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 vs Apple iPhone 11
60
out of 100
VS
64
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 678) that was released on March 4, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 18 months before. 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
- Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Shows 9% longer battery life (38:02 vs 34:46 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.33 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 25% higher pixel density (406 vs 326 PPI)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 340K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Xiaomi
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A13 Bionic
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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 | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 406 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.5% | 79% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 89.1% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 4 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 11 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 612 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 192 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 845 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~324.4 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 131607 | 188856 |
| GPU | 55215 | 305641 |
| Memory | 63813 | 136959 |
| UX | 87186 | 177223 |
| Total score | 340607 | 808922 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.9 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 481 | 7532 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5803 | - |
| Video editing | 5309 | - |
| Photo editing | 14513 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6413 | - |
| Writing score | 9099 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | - |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:14 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:07 hr | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | 17:32 hr | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:57 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 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 |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| 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) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC02M1 (CMOS) |
- |
| 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 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4290 x 2800 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | - |
| Sensor type | PureCel | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | September 2019 |
| Release date | March 2021 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.59 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.96 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 11 . But if the display and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 .
