Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 vs Poco M5s
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on January 26, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco M5s, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G95 and came out 8 months after. 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5s
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (554K versus 427K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 60% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 663 and 415 points
- The phone is 8 months newer
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 83.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 91.8% |
| PWM | 171 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 2 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) | 160.46 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Gray, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Mediatek Helio G95 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | MediaTek APU |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G76 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 96 |
| GPU clock | 1114 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS | ~172.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 344 | - |
| Single-core score | 415 | 663 |
| Multi-core score | 1435 | 1739 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 178871 | 205810 |
| GPU | 27481 | 56231 |
| Memory | 109441 | 128119 |
| UX | 111636 | 164139 |
| Total score | 427429 | 554599 |
| Samples | [21 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 95% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 177 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 421 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7531 | 6290 |
| Video editing | 4072 | 6017 |
| Photo editing | 14785 | 17761 |
| Data manipulation | 6097 | 6984 |
| Writing score | 8535 | 9390 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-13 (Eron) | AnTuTu | 521704 |
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Rio Aditama) | AnTuTu | 429067 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (adverse) | AnTuTu | 448631 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Prox) | GeekBench CPU | 415 / 1435 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 (zyk) | AnTuTu | 431069 |
Xiaomi Poco M5s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-24 (alvyan) | AnTuTu | 545793 |
| 📘 2026-04-16 -> mvrckmrcd_ | AnTuTu | 571063 |
| 📘 2026-03-01 (maniii) | AnTuTu | 554599 |
| 📘 2026-01-26 (kulak22828) | AnTuTu | 534895 |
| 📘 2025-10-31 (Nik) | AnTuTu | 564836 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| 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 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 18.7 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:59 hr | 09:24 hr |
| Watching video | 13:48 hr | 14:15 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 05:40 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | OmniVision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02A10 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4208 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV13B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2022 | September 2022 |
| Release date | January 2022 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | $209 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 33 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M5s. But if the display and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11.
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