Nothing Phone (1) vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (1) Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (1)
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4250mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 193.5g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (1) and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (1)
662 nits
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
sRGB gamut95.9 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz373 Hz
Response time2 ms3.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (1)
85.9 %
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (1) and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 512 512
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (1)
1047
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (1)
2955
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10471022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29552969
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (1)
641971
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
CPU209288202078
GPU155344137716
Memory129125106890
UX148214137837
NanoReview Score641971584521
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.5 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2473
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (1)
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Writing scoren/a11945
Web scoren/a7477
Video editingn/a5930
Data manipulationn/a8591
NanoReview Scoren/a9976

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 16 GB 14.8 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4250 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:31 h 1:04 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (1)
23:08
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Web Browsing09:10 h07:37 h
Video Playback13:32 h13:17 h
Games05:14 h04:48 h
Standby Mode115 h100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung GW3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.97
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (1)
121
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Video quality
Nothing Phone (1)
112
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (1)
114
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom78n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.13 1/3.4
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE 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
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B6/​B8/​B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (1)
84.3 dB
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July, 2022 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 320
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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