Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, Manufactured in May, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730G. 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
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 234g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5260mAh vs 5000mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi Note 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 6.47 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 900 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 87.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
593 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz176 Hz
Response time2.8 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Ceramic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
87.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 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 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 825 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1823
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1463687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39111823
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
376385
CPU246800134288
GPU26029472184
Memory18252870690
UX23395499223
NanoReview Score923576376385
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
983
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °C43.6 °C
Stability91 %99 %
Graphics Test31 fps5 fps
Graphics Score5285983
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Xiaomi Mi Note 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
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 31 GB 19.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5260 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 30 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 (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
24:02
Web Browsing06:28 h09:03 h
Video Playback11:22 h13:54 h
Games04:38 h05:24 h
Standby Mode90 h125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 9248x6920 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: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.121/1.72
Pixel size1.4 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser 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 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/4
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Xiaomi Mi Note 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 Samsung S5K3P3
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.1
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 Note 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Xiaomi Mi Note 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, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host 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:2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B(25352655/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2412
5G SupportYesNo

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 Note 10 Lite
83 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr May, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 425
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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