Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
50 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11, Manufactured in January, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680. 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 (3a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
  • Higher pixel density: 409ppi
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 211g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 84.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
736 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a171 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 11]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 159.87 mm (6.29 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 73.87 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 8.09 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
84.5 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 686
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 610
GPU Cores 256 128
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 284 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
558
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
1613
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1182558
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33571613
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
306813
CPU273000103394
GPU19208939217
Memory13507588291
UX15050975911
NanoReview Score750673306813
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
441
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.5 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a2 fps
Graphics Scoren/a441
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
7169
Writing scoren/a8451
Web scoren/a6774
Video editingn/a3902
Data manipulationn/a6045
NanoReview Scoren/a7169

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 18.7 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
24:01
Web Browsing08:09 h08:59 h
Video Playback16:21 h13:48 h
Games05:48 h05:50 h
Standby Mode120 h125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung JN1
Sensor size1/1.561/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.1
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.4 5
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
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a13
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
89 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr January, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr January, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 179
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 33 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3a) Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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