Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi Mi 11 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Xiaomi Mi 11

72 out 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
VS
64 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Xiaomi Mi 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro, vs Xiaomi Mi 11, Manufactured in January, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 196g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi Mi 11
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
vs
Xiaomi Mi 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 700 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.8 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1097 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11
919 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP54 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
87.8 %
Xiaomi Mi 11
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi Mi 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/3 (Cortex-A715)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 657 Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 665.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1111
Xiaomi Mi 11
1426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
2560
Xiaomi Mi 11
3840
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11111426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25603840
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3304n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
753533
Xiaomi Mi 11
919237
CPU227081224221
GPU210531292912
Memory155451185743
UX160470216361
NanoReview Score753533919237
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
5029
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a30 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5029
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
12956
Writing scoren/a15023
Web scoren/a11478
Video editingn/a7618
Data manipulationn/a9700
NanoReview Scoren/a12956

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 27 GB n/a
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 55 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:01 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
32:47
Xiaomi Mi 11
17:51
Web Browsing13:26 h05:56 h
Video Playback18:52 h10:13 h
Games06:37 h04:26 h
Standby Mode163 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN9Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/1.571/1.33
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.761/3.06
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
127
Video quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
107
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
120
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
100
Video quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
133

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
DisplayPort No n/a
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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a24
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
88.1 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr December, 2020 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr January, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 750
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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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