Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S vs Note 10S
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S (with MediaTek Helio G96) that was released on January 26, 2022, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 and came out 11 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 11S
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- The phone is 11 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
- Shows 8% longer battery life (24:11 vs 22:21 hours)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Reverse charging feature
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 | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 180 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 91.6% |
| PWM | 401 Hz | 250 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) | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 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 |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | MediaTek Helio G95 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | MediaTek APU |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G76 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 96 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS | ~172.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1232 | 2061 |
| Single-core score | 674 | 672 |
| Multi-core score | 1793 | 1908 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 188582 | 208935 |
| GPU | 61316 | 58271 |
| Memory | 91415 | 104438 |
| UX | 143434 | 158691 |
| Total score | 484747 | 530335 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 131 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 325 | 422 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6569 | 5630 |
| Video editing | 5178 | 5967 |
| Photo editing | 17106 | 16797 |
| Data manipulation | 7294 | 6830 |
| Writing score | 9640 | 8704 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-02 (Nam) | AnTuTu 11 | 608161 |
| 📘 2024-03-12 (Shiga06) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1232 |
| 📘 2024-03-12 (Shiga06) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 674 / 1793 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-10 (Nurbakhyt) | AnTuTu 12 | 590155 |
| 📘 2026-08-20 (rejaulakash) | AnTuTu 11 | 545523 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Rey Firmansyah) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 665 / 1754 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (Stoic-saint) | AnTuTu 11 | 502377 |
| 📘 2026-06-21 (Vadim250905) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 650 / 1574 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 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 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 22 GB | 18 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 | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:02 hr | 1:09 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:11 hr | 09:10 hr |
| Watching video | 12:55 hr | 13:06 hr |
| Gaming | 05:31 hr | 05:29 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 129 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 9216 x 6912 |
| 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 | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 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 - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | OmniVision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | 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 |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 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 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 - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| 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 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2022 | March 2021 |
| Release date | January 2022 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $190 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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 display and camera are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S. But if the gaming and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S.
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