Xiaomi Redmi Note 11s - Smartphone 128GB, 6GB RAM, Dual Sim, Twilight Blue

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695 clearly is not a perfect fit for this phone, even if its raw CPU and GPU power are perfectly okay. The Redmi Note 11S offers enough grunt to handle basic apps and games well. Certain apps in MIUI 13, such as GetApps, can be spammy.Videos looked good on the phone's display but the stereo sound wasn't well balanced as the bottom speaker sounded a lot clearer than the earpiece.Battery life was thankfully pretty good. The 5,000mAh battery easily offeredan entire day's worth of runtime, even with heavy use.The 108-megapixel camera is this phone's main selling point. It can capture good photos if you're shooting at the native resolution during the day, but otherwise it's strictly average, as are the rest of the sensors. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S is part of the expanding Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 series which includes the Pro 5G, Pro+, 11, 11T 5G, 11 4G, 11i, 11i IN, 11 Pro 4G, 11E Pro, 11S 5G, 11T Pro+ and 11SE models.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G runs Android 11 and has Xiaomi’s MIUI 13 interface. It is, for the most part, pretty inoffensive.

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Additionally, the Redmi Note 11 Pro has a great battery life. I was easily able to use it for a full day of moderate to heavy use without having to charge it thanks to the 5,000mAh battery. The phone has a 67W fast charging capability, so when I did need to charge it, it was fully charged in just under an hour.

Shooting at the full 108-megapixel resolution under good light on the Redmi Note 11S results in much better image quality ISP power needs to be matched with well-designed software processing to get the best results. But even in perfectly lit scenes the Note 11 Pro seems to show noticeably greater noise and lesser mid-tone contrast and edge enhancement than the old Note 10 Pro. Second, the Redmi Note 11 Pro's camera setup is genuinely impressive. A 108-megapixel main sensor, an ultra-wide lens, a macro lens, and a depth sensor are all included in its quad-camera setup. The camera produces stunning images in both bright and dim lighting, and the different lenses allow for versatility in taking a variety of pictures. You might also want to try the AI mode. This is an auto scene recognition mode on the surface, but applies some pretty serious changes to tone mapping and color. Images look less natural, but the added punch can be useful for scenes like sunsets. Our recommended setting is “AI off” and HDR set to “HDR Auto”. But also be mindful you may get better results through switching the HDR mode — some experimentation is required with this one. The phone can capture good daylight images, a cut above some at the price. It also has a notably fairly effective night mode that dramatically improves low-light images —it’s a proper computational mode, where some at the price have a limited effect.

Redmi Note 11S specifications and software

Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, IR blaster The power button on the side is also a fingerprint scanner. It has been fast and reliable in our testing: no complaints here. The Redmi Note 11S offers enough grunt to handle basic apps and games well. Certain apps in MIUI 13, such as GetApps, can be spammy. There's a capacitive fingerprint sensor in the power button, which worked well in my experience. Thanks to the AMOLED panel, you can take advantage of a sort of always-on display feature. This could have been more useful, but it only stays active for 10 seconds at a time — so it isn't actually ‘always on'.