Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Xiaomi Mi 10, Manufactured in June, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4780mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10
  • Lighter design: 208g vs 234g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10
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 6.81 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 386 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10
848 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz362 Hz
Response time2.8 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Ceramic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 10
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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))
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Xiaomi Mi 10
1217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Xiaomi Mi 10
3366
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14631217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39113366
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Xiaomi Mi 10
732707
CPU246800229483
GPU260294194403
Memory182528135248
UX233954173573
NanoReview Score923576732707
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Xiaomi Mi 10
4409
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °C42.8 °C
Stability91 %99 %
Graphics Test31 fps26 fps
Graphics Score52854409
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Xiaomi Mi 10
11410
Writing score1467214234
Web score110158296
Video editing75686565
Data manipulation95318803
NanoReview Score1225011410

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 31 GB 19 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4780 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Xiaomi Mi 10
20:47
Web Browsing06:28 h08:05 h
Video Playback11:22 h13:49 h
Games04:38 h05:13 h
Standby Mode90 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.7
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung GN2Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/1.121/1.33
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.1n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length12 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX350
Sensor size1/21/3.06
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom142n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B2100))
LTE category2422
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 Ultra
89.5 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10
83.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr June, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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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