Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G vs 13 Lite
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G) that was released on March 29, 2021, against the Xiaomi 13 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 11 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Stereo speakers
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1051 and 865 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Lite
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 8% longer battery life (19:44 vs 18:12 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (859K versus 782K)
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (934 against 842 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 97.8% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.23 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 159 g (5.61 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Yellow | Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 490 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~752.6 GFLOPS | ~680.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2612 | 2384 |
| Single-core score | 1051 | 865 |
| Multi-core score | 2971 | 2423 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 304111 | 108282 |
| GPU | 99905 | 342590 |
| Memory | 148356 | 171953 |
| UX | 230417 | 236691 |
| Total score | 782789 | 859516 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 289 | 265 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 81% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 834 | 826 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8401 | - |
| Video editing | 6615 | - |
| Photo editing | 20935 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8713 | - |
| Writing score | 12064 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-08 (TimXker) | AnTuTu 11 | 776265 |
| 📘 2025-12-29 (Kompyutershik) | AnTuTu 11 | 828838 |
| 📘 2025-11-25 (Morpheus) | AnTuTu 11 | 782789 |
| 📘 2024-06-19 (no) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 965 / 2177 |
| 📘 2024-03-02 (oneyx) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2612 |
Xiaomi 13 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-04 (Amooarman) | AnTuTu 11 | 867019 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Ashnikko) | AnTuTu 11 | 859516 |
| 📘 2025-12-30 -> Kanat_arsen_1 | AnTuTu 11 | 829085 |
| 📘 2025-10-23 (Zalkar) | AnTuTu 11 | 804954 |
| 📘 2023-09-05 (unreal3579) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2384 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 11 GB | 33.1 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4250 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (58% in 30 min) | Yes (83% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:07 hr | 07:35 hr |
| Watching video | 12:41 hr | 12:35 hr |
| Gaming | 04:34 hr | 05:01 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GW3 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX376 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3D2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | February 2023 |
| Release date | April 2021 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $370 | $499 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 13 Lite | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, gaming, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13 Lite. But if the camera and performance are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G.
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