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Xiaomi Mi 11 vs 11 Lite 5G NE

60 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
VS
52 out of 100
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Xiaomi Mi 11
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on December 28, 2020, against the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 8 months after. 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
  • 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1102K versus 791K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 28% higher pixel density (515 vs 402 PPI)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (55W versus 33W)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (918 against 793 nits)
  • Thinner bezels – 6.1% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (20:31 vs 17:51 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Weighs 38 grams less
  • The phone is 8 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 11 and 11 Lite 5G NE 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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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
26.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
37.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 515 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 900 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4% 85.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 373 Hz
Response time - 3.4 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Mi 11
6.81″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
11 Lite 5G NE
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 11 +16%
918 nits
11 Lite 5G NE
793 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) 160.5 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 6.8 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Waterproof No IP53
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 11 +7%
91.4%
11 Lite 5G NE
85.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 768 512
GPU clock 840 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 11 +68%
1705
11 Lite 5G NE
1012
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 11 +56%
4383
11 Lite 5G NE
2801
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 11 +165%
6113
11 Lite 5G NE
2311
Compute Score (GPU) 6113 2311
Single-core score 1705 1012
Multi-core score 4383 2801
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 11 +39%
1102627
11 Lite 5G NE
791030
CPU 394288 322951
GPU 190657 100623
Memory 214745 153686
UX 302937 213770
Total score 1102627 791030
Samples [8 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Mi 11 +111%
476
11 Lite 5G NE
226
Stability 88% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 476 226
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 11 +74%
1194
11 Lite 5G NE
688
Stability 89% 99%
Graphics test 7 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 1194 688
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 11 +21%
13255
11 Lite 5G NE
10994
Web score 12575 8806
Video editing 7614 6423
Photo editing 28730 22314
Data manipulation 9914 8898
Writing score 14770 13001
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (tosaino)AnTuTu 12806833
📘 2026-04-17 -> tosainoCPU Throttle88%
📘 2026-04-13 -> tosainoAnTuTu 11792686
📘 2026-03-18 (Vynx)AnTuTu 11738260
📘 2026-03-07 (Shornmino)AnTuTu 11791030
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size - 14.8 GB
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4600 mAh 4250 mAh
Max charge power 55 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 1:04 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:56 hr 07:37 hr
Watching video 10:13 hr 13:17 hr
Gaming 04:26 hr 04:48 hr
Standby 99 hr 100 hr
General battery life
Mi 11
17:51 hr
11 Lite 5G NE +15%
20:31 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9204 9248 x 6936
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung Bright S5KHMX Samsung GW3
Sensor size 1/1.33" (≈ 0.75 inch) 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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
Focal length - 50 mm
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
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5380 x 3620 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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
Photo 100 -
Video 133 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, 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, QZSS, 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 No Yes
LTE Cat* 24 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 11
n/a
11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced December 2020 September 2021
Release date January 2021 October 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $750 $320
Successor - Xiaomi 17 -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- 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 is definitely a better buy.

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