Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, Manufactured in August, 2019with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 196g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 495ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 4250mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
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 AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 92.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
792 nits
sRGB gamut100 %95.4 %
PWM (Flicker)373 Hz250 Hz
Response time3.4 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 162.3 mm (6.39 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 77.2 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
92.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Yes
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 512 432
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 770 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 651.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
2544
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1022963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29692544
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
667934
CPU202078169143
GPU137716208710
Memory106890148420
UX137837141661
NanoReview Score584521667934
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
3377
Max Surface Temp.36.5 °C38.8 °C
Stability98 %97 %
Graphics Test14 fps20 fps
Graphics Score24733377
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
9038
Writing score1194510979
Web score74777212
Video editing59305811
Data manipulation85916704
NanoReview Score99769038

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 14.8 GB 31.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 4250 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
19:33
Web Browsing07:37 h06:30 h
Video Playback13:17 h11:51 h
Games04:48 h04:44 h
Standby Mode100 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.971/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3P9
Sensor size1/41/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
126
Video quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
98
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
117

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.6
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.65
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
103
Video quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
93

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B/B20/B150/B2048)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
85.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr August, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 25 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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