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Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G vs Mi 11 Lite

51 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
VS
47 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite

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 Mi 11 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
  • 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (782K versus 526K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 780G
  • 46% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1051 and 721 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Mi 11 Lite crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
77.8
(Good)
Value Index
57.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mi 11 Lite 5G
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Mi 11 Lite

Display

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 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 85.3%
Display features - Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.5% 95.4%
PWM 367 Hz 373 Hz
Response time 3.6 ms 2.6 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 11 Lite 5G +2%
842 nits
Mi 11 Lite
825 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 160.5 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) 6.8 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Green, Yellow Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Hexagon 688
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 618
GPU shading units 512 256
GPU clock 490 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS ~752.6 GFLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 11 Lite 5G +46%
1051
Mi 11 Lite
721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 11 Lite 5G +58%
2971
Mi 11 Lite
1875
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2612 -
Single-core score 1051 721
Multi-core score 2971 1875
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 11 Lite 5G +49%
782789
Mi 11 Lite
526647
CPU 304111 221926
GPU 99905 52657
Memory 148356 99819
UX 230417 152245
Total score 782789 526647
Samples [3 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 80% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 289 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 11 Lite 5G +149%
834
Mi 11 Lite
335
Stability 81% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 834 335
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 11 Lite 5G +15%
10231
Mi 11 Lite
8890
Web score 8401 8156
Video editing 6615 6079
Photo editing 20935 15414
Data manipulation 8713 7408
Writing score 12064 10006
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-08 (TimXker)AnTuTu 11776265
📘 2025-12-29 (Kompyutershik)AnTuTu 11828838
📘 2025-11-25 (Morpheus)AnTuTu 11782789
📘 2024-06-19 (no)Geekbench 6 CPU965 / 2177
📘 2024-03-02 (oneyx)Geekbench 6 GPU2612
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-12-03 (Yuu)AnTuTu 11526647
📘 2025-12-03 (Yuu)AnTuTu 11531974
📘 2025-10-25 (MarkG10)AnTuTu 11529639
📘 2025-10-21 (Sephaa)AnTuTu 11507602
📘 2025-10-03 (MaCc)AnTuTu 11469426
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 14
OS size 11 GB -

Battery

Capacity 4250 mAh 4250 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 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 (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 1:08 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:07 hr 06:36 hr
Watching video 12:41 hr 11:27 hr
Gaming 04:34 hr 04:29 hr
Standby 80 hr 101 hr
General battery life
Mi 11 Lite 5G
18:12 hr
Mi 11 Lite +5%
19:06 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6936 9248 x 6936
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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung GW3 Samsung GW3
Sensor size 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 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 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 27 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 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 No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
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 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, HID, 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
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 20 15
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 11 Lite 5G +3%
89.2 dB
Mi 11 Lite
86.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2021 March 2021
Release date April 2021 April 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $370 $300
Successor - Xiaomi 13 Lite -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 808

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kokilgss September 29, 2023 at 12:48 AM
Don't believe in Shaoun. he's a liar. just wants to show off ostentatious purchases.
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Shaoun June 1, 2021 at 12:40 PM
Mi 11 lite 5G rocks. Getting almost 100% better performance And 2 nm smaller chip Only for 75 buks that's great
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