Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 vs Pocophone F1
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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 Xiaomi Pocophone F1, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and came out 43 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
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Shows 29% longer battery life (35:57 vs 27:46 hours)
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (739 against 490 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
- The phone is 3-years and 7-months newer
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pocophone F1
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (406K versus 277K)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 520 and 380 points
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.18 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2246 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 18.7:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 82.13% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
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| RGB color space | 95.1% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 171 Hz | 2315 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 30.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1438:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) | 155.5 mm (6.12 inches) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2800 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 630 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 710 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243 GFLOPS | ~727 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 82253 | 103647 |
| GPU | 50275 | 155613 |
| Memory | 64670 | 59779 |
| UX | 78486 | 85314 |
| Total score | 277683 | 406307 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.5 °C | 38.7 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 441 | 1438 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6379 | 6260 |
| Video editing | 3849 | 5958 |
| Photo editing | 14079 | 17333 |
| Data manipulation | 5941 | 6393 |
| Writing score | 8219 | 9346 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128, 256 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 12) | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | MIUI 12 POCO |
| OS size | 18.7 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 18 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, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:57 hr | 09:56 hr |
| Watching video | 16:07 hr | 10:43 hr |
| Gaming | 07:01 hr | 04:05 hr |
| Standby | 119 hr | 99 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung JN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 20 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.14 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
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| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Omnivision OV02A10 (CMOS) |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E8 (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Pocophone F1 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 5184 x 3880 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 18 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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, HID, 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 |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | No |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 16 |
| 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 | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2022 | August 2018 |
| Release date | January 2022 | August 2018 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.537 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.582 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 is definitely a better buy.
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