Realme 11 Pro Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 11 Pro Plus Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 11 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 200g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 11 Pro Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 640 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
789 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
sRGB gamut97.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)439 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP52
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Green
- White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 11 Pro Plus
90.7 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme 11 Pro Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 MediaTek Helio G90T
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 550 MediaTek APU 2.0
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 256 144
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
949
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
2395
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)949602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23951684
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 11 Pro Plus
580283
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
CPU172588120779
GPU11579678652
Memory14958972733
UX14231096826
NanoReview Score580283368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 11 Pro Plus
2294
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1321
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 11 Pro Plus
13238
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Writing score193238202
Web score99176022
Video editing62725662
Data manipulation80687000
NanoReview Score132388104

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 17 GB 10.3 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 4.0 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 15 min) Yes (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 11 Pro Plus
23:18
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing09:12 h07:29 h
Video Playback13:26 h12:01 h
Games05:47 h05:02 h
Standby Mode116 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x 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 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Samsung S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.41/1.7
Pixel size0.75 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/41/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Video quality
Realme 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Overall camera score
Realme 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 Samsung S5K3T1
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.2 5
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
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
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 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 11 Pro Plus
80.5 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr October, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 400 220
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 11 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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