Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 186g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 524ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
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 Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.43 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 409 ppi 524 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 700 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
741 nits
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
796 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)401 Hz214 Hz
Response time2 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.87 mm (6.29 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 73.87 mm (2.91 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Gray
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
84.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G96 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Max Frequency 2050 MHz 3020 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU Yes
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Cores 128 704
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 243 GFLOPS 1126 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
693
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
1152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
1612
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
3140
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6931152
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16123140
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
381469
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
742810
CPU123372210294
GPU70302235407
Memory89831128971
UX97964168138
NanoReview Score381469742810
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
1171
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
4298
Max Surface Temp.39.5 °C48.1 °C
Stability99 %53 %
Graphics Test7 fps25 fps
Graphics Score11714298
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
8195
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
11179
Writing score947813668
Web score64248813
Video editing51315865
Data manipulation71348637
NanoReview Score819511179

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 22 GB 23.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 84 min)
Full Charge Time 1:02 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
22:21
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
18:43
Web Browsing08:11 h07:39 h
Video Playback12:55 h12:04 h
Games05:31 h04:46 h
Standby Mode117 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Samsung S5K2LD
Sensor size1/1.521/1.76
Pixel size0.7 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a29 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K2LA
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size1.14 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
129
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 2592x3872 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX375
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.2
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)
LTE category1322
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
85.5 dB
Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus
85 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2022 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2022 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 249 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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