Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on January 26, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 8895 and came out 4 years and 6 months 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
- Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3300 mAh
- Shows 58% longer battery life (24:01 vs 15:11 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (741 against 541 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 9
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
- The phone is 4 years and 6 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 28% higher pixel density (522 vs 409 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 10W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 2960 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 18.5:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | - |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | - |
| PWM | 171 Hz | 257 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 4 cores at 1.69 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.314 GHz: Exynos M2 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G71 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 240 |
| GPU clock | 1114 MHz | 546 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS | ~262.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 344 | - |
| Single-core score | 415 | 422 |
| Multi-core score | 1435 | 1530 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 178871 | 177646 |
| GPU | 27481 | 79075 |
| Memory | 109441 | 97656 |
| UX | 111636 | 83086 |
| Total score | 427429 | 437463 |
| Samples | [21 tests] | [5 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7531 | - |
| Video editing | 4072 | - |
| Photo editing | 14785 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6097 | - |
| Writing score | 8535 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Croze) | AnTuTu 12 | 490622 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (ZION) | AnTuTu 12 | 514393 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Simran) | AnTuTu 12 | 478141 |
| 📘 2026-09-13 (Eron) | AnTuTu 11 | 521704 |
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Rio Aditama) | AnTuTu 11 | 429067 |
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-01 -> Giahuy | AnTuTu 11 | 327221 |
| 📘 2026-02-22 (Javohir Uzbekistan) | AnTuTu 11 | 460222 |
| 📘 2026-01-02 (Minecrafter123) | AnTuTu 11 | 435852 |
| 📘 2025-12-12 -> Otchem1488 | AnTuTu 11 | 478141 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (SigmaHorosh123) | AnTuTu 11 | 437463 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1794 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 7.1.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI |
| OS size | 18.7 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:59 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Watching video | 13:48 hr | 09:50 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 04:03 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 74 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | Samsung |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02A10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1440p at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2022 | August 2017 |
| Release date | January 2022 | September 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | $930 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.173 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11. But if the camera, gaming, connectivity, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
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