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Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite vs Mi 11

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
VS
60 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 11

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G) that was released on March 23, 2021, against the Xiaomi Mi 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G and came out 3 months before. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (19:06 vs 17:51 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
  • Weighs 39 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1102K versus 526K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 28% higher pixel density (515 vs 402 PPI)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (55W versus 33W)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (918 against 825 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite and Mi 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Mi 11 Lite
53*
Mi 11
61
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Mi 11 Lite
47*
Mi 11
60
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
57.3
(Average)
Value Index
26.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.81 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 900 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 91.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 95.4% -
PWM 373 Hz -
Response time 2.6 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Mi 11
6.81″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Mi 11 Lite
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 11 Lite
825 nits
Mi 11 +11%
918 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 164.3 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Pink White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 11 Lite
85.3%
Mi 11 +7%
91.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite and Xiaomi Mi 11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max clock 2300 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 8 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 688 Hexagon 780
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 660
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 800 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite and Xiaomi Mi 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 11 Lite
721
Mi 11 +136%
1705
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 11 Lite
1875
Mi 11 +134%
4383
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Mi 11
6113
Compute Score (GPU) - 6113
Single-core score 721 1705
Multi-core score 1875 4383
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 11 Lite
526647
Mi 11 +109%
1102627
CPU 221926 394288
GPU 52657 190657
Memory 99819 214745
UX 152245 302937
Total score 526647 1102627
Samples [5 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Mi 11
476
Stability - 88%
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Graphics score - 476
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 11 Lite
335
Mi 11 +256%
1194
Stability 99% 89%
Graphics test 2 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 335 1194
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 11 Lite
8890
Mi 11 +49%
13255
Web score 8156 12575
Video editing 6079 7614
Photo editing 15414 28730
Data manipulation 7408 9914
Writing score 10006 14770
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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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Xiaomi Mi 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-10 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
📘 2026-09-09 (Aladdin)AnTuTu 121326171
📘 2026-06-21 (Abil)AnTuTu 111230004
📘 2026-05-07 (Goku)AnTuTu 111098795
📘 2026-03-01 (John Paul)AnTuTu 111069806
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM MIUI 14 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Capacity 4250 mAh 4600 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 55 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:08 hr 0:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:36 hr 05:56 hr
Watching video 11:27 hr 10:13 hr
Gaming 04:29 hr 04:26 hr
Standby 101 hr 99 hr
General battery life
Mi 11 Lite +7%
19:06 hr
Mi 11
17:51 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6936 12032 x 9204
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung GW3 Samsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor - Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 - Samsung S5K5E9
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
Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Mi 11
127
Video quality
Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Mi 11
107
Generic main camera score
Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Mi 11
120
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 5380 x 3620
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.3
Focal length 25 mm 27 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Mi 11 Lite
n/a
Mi 11
112
Photo - 100
Video - 133

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, 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, QZSS, 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 No
LTE Cat* 15 24
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 11 Lite
86.7 dB
Mi 11
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2021 December 2020
Release date April 2021 January 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $750
Successor - - Xiaomi 17
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- 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 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
178 (44.7%)
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Total votes: 398

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