Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global) vs Poco X3 Pro
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 Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and came out 10 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)
- Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (750 against 535 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The phone is 10-months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- 75% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (567K versus 324K)
- Shows 7% longer battery life (31:56 vs 29:48 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 860
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 742 and 512 points
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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 | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86% | 84.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
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| RGB color space | - | 95.1% |
| PWM | - | 2404 Hz |
| Response time | - | 37.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | 995:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2960 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G57 MC2 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 675 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~1037 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 86506 | 147657 |
| GPU | 81004 | 207179 |
| Memory | 61644 | 100644 |
| UX | 92791 | 111058 |
| Total score | 324379 | 567579 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 44.1 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1099 | 3456 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5740 | 8066 |
| Video editing | 5045 | 6258 |
| Photo editing | 17131 | 21732 |
| Data manipulation | 7150 | 8689 |
| Writing score | 8837 | 12293 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 18 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5160 mAh |
| Charge power | 67 W | 33 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) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:40 hr | 11:51 hr |
| Watching video | 11:24 hr | 10:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:13 hr | 05:14 hr |
| Standby | 124 hr | 119 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 119° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 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) |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - 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) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Omnivision OV12A10 (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Omnivision OV02B1B (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 5480 x 3648 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 |
- Dual Band - 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 | 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 | 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* | 13 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 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 | March 2021 |
| Release date | February 2022 | April 2021 |
| 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
If the performance, software, battery life, and camera are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro. But if the display, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global).
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