Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
50
out of 100
VS
58
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on January 26, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, which is powered by Exynos 2100 and came out 1 year before. 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 Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
- Shows 7% longer battery life (22:17 vs 20:53 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1017K versus 593K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (888 against 746 nits)
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 1300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.9% | 88.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 90.2% | 98.9% |
| PWM | 521 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Black, Silver, Gold, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.81 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~765.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 6699 |
| Single-core score | 894 | 1259 |
| Multi-core score | 2030 | 3255 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 244614 | 380634 |
| GPU | 52776 | 187261 |
| Memory | 117908 | 186352 |
| UX | 177739 | 263526 |
| Total score | 593037 | 1017773 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 358 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8210 | - |
| Video editing | 4089 | - |
| Photo editing | 17969 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7924 | - |
| Writing score | 11067 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-08 (Prodexos1) | AnTuTu | 593037 |
| 📘 2025-11-22 (Volodymyr) | AnTuTu | 610290 |
| 📘 2025-11-06 (Said) | AnTuTu | 538229 |
| 📘 2025-09-27 -> Midoriiyyyaaaa | AnTuTu | 582398 |
| 📘 2024-04-04 (dannym420) | GeekBench CPU | 894 / 2030 |
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-01 (Md. Iqbal Talukder) | AnTuTu | 1014567 |
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Júnior) | AnTuTu | 1049711 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Arcytechsure) | AnTuTu | 1125806 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Aziz Jr) | GeekBench GPU | 6699 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Aziz Jr) | GeekBench CPU | 1124 / 3273 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 27.2 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (74% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:57 hr | 07:28 hr |
| Watching video | 12:43 hr | 13:15 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 05:04 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 105 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 64 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 28 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV12A10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 60 |
| Zoom | - | 114 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3872 x 2592 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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* | 18 | 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2022 | January 2021 |
| Release date | February 2022 | February 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.54 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.33 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus is definitely a better buy.
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