Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 vs Samsung Galaxy A30s
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on January 26, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A30s, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 7904 and came out 30 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 11
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- 64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (306K versus 186K)
- 53% higher pixel density (409 vs 268 PPI)
- Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (737 against 491 nits)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
- The phone is 2-years and 6-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 268 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 85.2% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
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| RGB color space | 95.1% | 98% |
| PWM | 171 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 1110 MHz | 770 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~284 GFLOPS | ~49.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 97505 | 64608 |
| GPU | 48707 | 19413 |
| Memory | 83985 | 49245 |
| UX | 75443 | 52949 |
| Total score | 306049 | 186677 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.5 °C | 34.7 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 441 | 407 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6500 | - |
| Video editing | 3864 | - |
| Photo editing | 14112 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5951 | - |
| Writing score | 8320 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 3, 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1933 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 32, 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 18.7 GB | 10.9 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:57 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:07 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:01 hr | - |
| Standby | 119 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 25 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 5288 x 3968 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (25 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 25 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 0.9 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Samsung S5K2X5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - 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/2.8 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Omnivision OV02A10 (CMOS) |
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| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC * | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 13 | 10 |
| 5G support | No | - |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2022 | August 2019 |
| Release date | January 2022 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.54 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | - |
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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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 is definitely a better buy.