Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 780G, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
  • Lighter design: 159g vs 234g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4250mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
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 AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 91.4 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
843 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
sRGB gamut97.5 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz510 Hz
Response time3.6 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Ceramic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Yellow
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
85.3 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
- 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 Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 512 1024
GPU Frequency 490 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 752.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
999
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
2616
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9991463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26163911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
633483
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
CPU191999246800
GPU172063260294
Memory122336182528
UX147085233954
NanoReview Score633483923576
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
3126
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Max Surface Temp.42.2 °C43.1 °C
Stability79 %91 %
Graphics Test18 fps31 fps
Graphics Score31265285
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
9890
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Writing score1193314672
Web score765111015
Video editing62297568
Data manipulation84389531
NanoReview Score989012250

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 11 GB 31 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4250 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (67 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 4+ (58% in 30 min) Yes (90% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
18:12
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Web Browsing07:07 h06:28 h
Video Playback12:41 h11:22 h
Games04:34 h04:38 h
Standby Mode80 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.0
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Samsung GN2
Sensor size1/1.971/1.12
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/4.1
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor size1/41/2
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
118
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
101
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
111
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a142

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.4
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850 900 1800 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category2024
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
89.2 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 370 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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