Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite and Xiaomi Mi 11 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 11

51 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
VS
64 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G, 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 Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
  • Lighter design: 157g vs 196g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 4250mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
vs
Xiaomi Mi 11

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 No
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 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
824 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11
919 nits
sRGB gamut95.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)373 Hzn/a
Response time2.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite]

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) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
85.3 %
Xiaomi Mi 11
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite and Xiaomi Mi 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))		 - 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 8 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 688 Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 810 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
721
Xiaomi Mi 11
1426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
1875
Xiaomi Mi 11
3840
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7211426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18753840
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
407741
Xiaomi Mi 11
919237
CPU128013224221
GPU96983292912
Memory75545185743
UX107200216361
NanoReview Score407741919237
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
1110
Xiaomi Mi 11
5029
Max Surface Temp.40.5 °Cn/a
Stability99 %91 %
Graphics Test6 fps30 fps
Graphics Score11105029
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite], [Xiaomi Mi 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
8199
Xiaomi Mi 11
12956
Writing score1007315023
Web score647511478
Video editing57107618
Data manipulation68289700
NanoReview Score819912956

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4250 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 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 (57% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:08 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
19:06
Xiaomi Mi 11
17:51
Web Browsing06:36 h05:56 h
Video Playback11:27 h10:13 h
Games04:29 h04:26 h
Standby Mode101 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 12032x9204 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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 119 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/1.971/1.33
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/41/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
127
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
107
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
120
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.3
Focal length 25 mm 27 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.4
Pixel size 1 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
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
100
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11
133

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5.1 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 BandsG5M 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/3WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category1524
5G SupportNoYes

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
86.7 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr December, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr January, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 750
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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