Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 11 and Honor 500 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Honor 500

64 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
VS
89 out 100
Honor 500
Xiaomi Mi 11
Honor 500

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Manufactured in January, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Honor 500, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 198g
Reasons to choose Honor 500
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 and Honor 500
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
vs
Honor 500

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 900 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11
919 nits
Honor 500
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11
91.4 %
Honor 500
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 and Honor 500 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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))		 - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 825
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11
1426
Honor 500
2185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11
3840
Honor 500
6974
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14262185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38406974
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11
919237
Honor 500
2344395
CPU224221670547
GPU292912781383
Memory185743353250
UX216361539215
NanoReview Score9192372344395
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11
5029
Honor 500
n/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test30 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5029n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11
12956
Honor 500
n/a
Writing score15023n/a
Web score11478n/a
Video editing7618n/a
Data manipulation9700n/a
NanoReview Score12956n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 55 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:50 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11
17:51
Honor 500
n/a
Web Browsing05:56 hn/a
Video Playback10:13 hn/a
Games04:26 hn/a
Standby Mode99 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSamsung Bright S5KHMXSamsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.331/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size0.8 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
127
Honor 500
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
107
Honor 500
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11
120
Honor 500
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
100
Honor 500
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
133
Honor 500
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
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
- 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 *Non/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)n/a
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 Flagship
Announced December, 2020 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2021 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 750 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 380
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 500 the clear winner in this comparison.

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