Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite vs 11 Lite 5G NE
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.39-inch Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 710) that was released on September 16, 2019, against the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 25 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
- Shows 14% longer battery life (34:08 vs 30:03 hours)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (522K versus 262K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (802 against 628 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 778G
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 2-years and 1-month newer
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.39 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 430 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.8% | 100% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 373 Hz |
| Response time | 3.4 ms | 3.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 156.8 mm (6.17 inches) | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 158 g (5.57 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75) |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 616 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 73981 | 154301 |
| GPU | 64644 | 160509 |
| Memory | 48733 | 80839 |
| UX | 74495 | 124931 |
| Total score | 262604 | 522702 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43.2 °C | 36.5 °C |
| Stability | 96% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 549 | 2474 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5666 | 6861 |
| Video editing | 5605 | 6067 |
| Photo editing | 12808 | 21199 |
| Data manipulation | 6012 | 8304 |
| Writing score | 7607 | 11821 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 14.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4030 mAh | 4250 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 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 3.0 (50% in 35 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 1:04 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:57 hr | 09:40 hr |
| Watching video | 13:19 hr | 15:23 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 04:46 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 119° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.97" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 5184 x 3888 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL Plus CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2019 | September 2021 |
| Release date | September 2019 | October 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 1.42 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | - |
| 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 11 Lite 5G NE is definitely a better buy.
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