Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global) vs Honor 8X
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global) (with MediaTek Helio G96 ) that was released on January 26, 2022, against the Honor 8X, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710 and came out 41 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1250 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3750 mAh
- 64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (324K versus 197K)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (750 against 471 nits)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (29:48 vs 27:23 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Supports 67W fast charging
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- The phone is 3-years and 5-months newer
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Honor 8X
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Weighs 27 grams less
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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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 430 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86% | 84% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
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| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 39.6 ms |
| Contrast | - | 880:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) | 160.4 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | HiSilicon Kirin 710 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G57 MC2 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~225 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 86506 | 70901 |
| GPU | 81004 | 33222 |
| Memory | 61644 | 33714 |
| UX | 92791 | 57642 |
| Total score | 324379 | 197251 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 38.7 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1099 | 564 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5740 | 6306 |
| Video editing | 5045 | 5422 |
| Photo editing | 17131 | 14266 |
| Data manipulation | 7150 | 5583 |
| Writing score | 8837 | 8835 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 4, 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 400 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | EMUI 9 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3750 mAh |
| Charge power | 67 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 2:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:40 hr | 09:18 hr |
| Watching video | 11:24 hr | 09:45 hr |
| Gaming | 05:13 hr | 03:38 hr |
| Standby | 124 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 5160 x 3872 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (20 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.14 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
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| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Omnivision OV12A10 (CMOS) |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Omnivision OV02B1B (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | - | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2022 | September 2018 |
| Release date | February 2022 | October 2018 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.81 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.02 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 Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global) is definitely a better buy.
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