Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, Manufactured in July, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 765G. 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 4160mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 234g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10 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
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 6.57 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 85.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
607 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz241 Hz
Response time2.8 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Ceramic Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
85.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 1 + 6)
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))
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 1/2.2 (Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon 696
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 620
GPU Cores 1024 384
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
820
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
2025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1463820
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39112025
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
454863
CPU246800146064
GPU260294100468
Memory18252893251
UX233954115080
NanoReview Score923576454863
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
1673
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °C43.7 °C
Stability91 %99 %
Graphics Test31 fps10 fps
Graphics Score52851673
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Writing score14672n/a
Web score11015n/a
Video editing7568n/a
Data manipulation9531n/a
NanoReview Score12250n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 31 GB 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4160 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (30% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
21:33
Web Browsing06:28 h08:51 h
Video Playback11:22 h14:42 h
Games04:38 h05:53 h
Standby Mode90 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Omnivision OV48B
Sensor size1/1.121/2.0
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX586Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size1/21/4.0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom142n/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.5
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 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 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
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
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2420
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr July, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 315
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- 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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