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Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

66 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
VS
69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. 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 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 205g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
vs
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 900 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 86.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP54
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
91.4 %
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
86.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 MediaTek APU 655
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
1461
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
3910
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
2922
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14611015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39102922
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2511
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
904462
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
694652
CPU242692209874
GPU263225169384
Memory174582137390
UX223963178004
NanoReview Score904462694652
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
5153
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Stability90 %n/a
Graphics Test30 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5153n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
12141
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Writing score15135n/a
Web score11250n/a
Video editing7600n/a
Data manipulation8595n/a
NanoReview Score12141n/a

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Nothing OS 3.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.121/1.57
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length16 mm15 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.41/4.0
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
118
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
132
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
124
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview64n/a
Zoom117n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.5
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.4 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category24n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 249
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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