Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 in review

We have extensively tested the latest part of the Xiaomi Redmi Note family. That’s all you need to know about the Redmi Note 11 before you buy it.

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note family has been the reference for the cheapest mid-range on the market for several years, based on fair, attractive and above all affordable teléfonos inteligentes.

With the New Redmi Note 11The company has made a decision no risk. The new part of the Redmi Note family brings a a slight redesign and slightly improved specifications and some other welcome changes from the previous generation.

We tried those Xiaomi Redmi Note 11. It’s not a state-of-the-art móvil – nor is it meant to be – but it’s one of those cheap all-terrain phones that’s helped Xiaomi dominate the Spanish market for almost four years.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11, opinion and score

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 price and where to buy

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 perro be bought in Spain from the February 24thAt a price of €199.99 in its simplest version, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

There are also two other versions, one with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, for 229.99 euros; and another from 6 gigas de memoria with 128 GB storage, for 259.99 euros.

The availability depends on the respective version. Each of the models cánido be purchased in different retailers Agents and operators of the country:

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage: available from Amazon, PC components, Media Markt, mi.com/en
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage: Available at MediaMarkt, El Corte Inglés, FNAC, Phone House, Carrefour, Amazon, PC Elementos and at mi.com/en and Xiaomi stores
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage: available in Orange, Telefónica, Vodafone, Yoigo, El Corte Inglés and in mi.com/en and Xiaomi stores

When selecting, you cánido choose between three different colors: graphite grey, sunset blue and star blue.

The camera of the Redmi Note 11 does not introduce too many changes compared to the previous generation / Photo: Christian Collado

Where is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 located?

Xiaomi has decided to make the Redmi Note 11 the reference model of this new generation of terminals. Not being the strongest, the biggest, or the model with the best cameras; in fact it is nothing of the sort. But because The brand knows how close the 200 euro segment isand he knows that this model has everything it takes to be a great jewel at the sales level of its Redmi Note 11 family.

it’s over the most humble model of the Redmi Note 11 family. It doesn’t include 5G connectivity like the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and doesn’t come with a 108MP camera like the other models in the family. However, it inherits some of the key features of the higher models, such as: AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90 Hertzthe 5000miliamperio-hora battery with fast charging or the new generation processor made in 6 nanometer format.

Its closest competitor today is the new one Field 9iavailable at a very afín price to this Redmi Note 11. Both models share the same Qualcomm platform and have very afín camera systems on paper.

Their batteries have the same capacity and share the same charging power of up to 33W. The biggest difference beyond the screen, live in programa: Realme UI 2.0 in the case of the 9i and MIUI 13 in the Redmi Note 11.

Technical data sheet

design and presentation

The Redmi Note 11 is based on the Aesthetics of the Redmi Note 10 started last year and is responsible for refinement due to changes subtle but welcome.

We continue to face a a device made entirely of plastic, with a matte finish on the back and the edges that surround the case. The main novel this year is the edges are beveled make them practically the same.

While subtle, the change looks like a more modern device with a more sober look. In addition, thanks to his Thickness of only 8 millimeters and a weight of 179 gramsResult comfortable and pleasant to hold.

On one side of the device is the Fingerprint reader disguised in the power button. It is already a classic solution in Xiaomi mobiles that does not stop convincing us for one thing Efficiency, speed and comfort.

The back of the phone keeps the aesthetic fácil, with a camera module not too conspicuous in the upper left corner, with a portrait orientation and protruding a few millimeters from the body of the phone. It is worth noting that unlike the versions professional of the Redmi Note 11 family, the base model There is a slight bulge on the sides its back to improve the ergonomics of the product.

The face of the Redmi Note 11 is an AMOLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate / Image: Christian Collado

Its front is occupied by one of the big news this generation: a AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 6.43 inches, Full HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of up to 90 Hertz.

It’s a dashboard To the rightprobably one of the best that perro be found in a phone of this price on the level of maximum color rendering and brightness. In addition, the device has the function sunlight modeallowing you to further increase maximum brightness up to 1000 nits and modify color rendering allows better visualization of the screen in direct sunlight.

The only negative I would like to mention is that color fallo noticeable when viewing the screen from certain angles, especially when viewing a light background.

He is 90 Hertz They feel particularly good on this screen, offering an unwanted plus fluidity that we didn’t get to enjoy on the Redmi Note 10.

hardware and performance

The Snapdragon 680 processor is responsible for bringing to life the latest member of the Redmi Note series, built in a format of 6 nanometers and with 8 hearts with architecture that perro run at a maximum of 2.4 GHz. The graphics area is responsible for the Adreno 610 GPU already knownused by the Snapdragon 665, which was already equipped with the Redmi Note 8 at the time.

This is one of the latest Snapdragon 600 series processors that cánido be dispensed with integrated 5G módem, which already gives us an indication of what features Xiaomi has skimped on when building its new device. Instead, the missing chip should deliver later highest possible energy efficiencywith balanced performance.

And there is the truth He gets… partly. Indeed, looking at the results achieved with the combination of its 5000 miliamperio-hora battery with the processor, this perro be confirmed, It’s an efficient chipcapable of extending the autonomy of the device up to two days without too many problems, reaching between seven and eight hours of screen.

MIUI 13 is the version running in the Redmi Note 11, based on Android 11 / Image: Christian Collado

It’s good too loading speed that he succeeds in reaching his gratitude 33W charger includedThe entire battery cánido be charged in around 60 minutes.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about its performance. Although there are not too many problems with everyday tasks, the Redmi Note 11 suffers when you have to deal with other situations, incl Save aplicaciones to storage for later access, or run heavy games. Whether it’s due to a lack of programa optimization or the fácil fact of using a processor that’s not up to the task, the reality is the hang up No requests or the jersey more familiar to the usuario interfaz than we would like on this mobile phone.

Must contain the 4GB of RAM in the simplest version, a lot that is not enough in mid-2022 and that does not even heal the “Memory Extension” function that perro expand the available memory by almost 1 GB.

The 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage perro quickly run out

There is no doubt that the One of the main ballasts of this model is a processorbecause other devices at a afín price as the SMALL X3 Pro — the 6gigas de memoria version with 64GB storage costs the same as the more expensive Redmi Note 11 — they offer a much better experience in almost every way, simply by packing a high-end chip.

programa

The Redmi Note 11 is one of the first teléfonos inteligentes from the brand to reach the Spanish market MIUI 13 inside. However, it is a variant Still based on Android 11. It’s not very promising to see that a handset launched in mid-2022 still doesn’t have the latest version of the operating system.

Otherwise, MIUI 13 is based on Android 12 It doesn’t offer a very different experience from what we got in MIUI 12 and MIUI 12.5. Several usuario interfaz elements have been redesigned and the overall operation of the system has been improved. However, many of the new features of MIUI 13 announced by Xiaomi are missing, including some displayed during the phone’s global presentationlike new Sidebar for quick access to applications.

Otherwise, MIUI is still MIUI, for better or for worse. Xiaomi’s programa stands out for its fast, smooth operation, consistent aesthetics and a wealth of featuresl, some more useful than others. However, it also stands out from other custom series with less positive aspects, such as y también.g What else bloatware comes from the factory, including applications and games. Luckily, all of this programa perro be easily uninstalled.

Likewise, the programa continues to take into account its already classic restrictive memory management systemthat ends up being more than help Usuario experience deteriorates by randomly closing background applications to save a few megabytes. In this sense recommended Disable MIUI “Battery Saver”. in the application settings for any major aplicaciones you’d rather prevent MIUI from doing their thing.

We have to add one more thing updated policy a bit confusing. Today it is not clear When will this device get the update to Android 12, nor will it be further updated after this release. Xiaomi also has no clear plan regarding security updates it means.

There are four cameras on the back of the Redmi Note 11 / Image: Christian Collado

cameras

Yes four cameras behind from Note 11 Xiaomi Redmi, led by a Samsung JN1 sensor with 50 megapixel resolutionand an adjoining room of 8 megapixels in conjunction with an ultra wide-angle lens.

The other two sensors act as cameras “Macro” and depth sensor for portraits.

In general, the experience with the camera very improvable. The main sensor allows Take good photos when the light is right, with an excellent level of detail and good dynamic range – although it tends to burn out the shadows badly -. But due to processor incapacity or poorly optimized processing programa, the results suffer from a certain lack of consistencybe possible together two very different photos in terms of exposure and white cómputoalthough they were shot in the same scene and under almost identical parameters.

Photo gallery with Xiaomi Redmi Note 11

The camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens, as is usual with devices in this price range, sins by one relatively low level of detail, especially when trying to take photos in low-light scenes. In that respect it is worth mentioning Night mode is not available on the ultra-wide camera, but only supports the main sensor.

In the field of view we also find one To resign Since probability Record vídeos with 4K resolutiona feature that was available in the Redmi Note 10. The ability to record Full HD vídeo at 60 FPS is also not offered: vídeo recording is limited to a maximum of 1080P and 30 FPS.

the camera for autofotos It emplees the same 8-megapixel sensor that the company has been using for several years. It’s not a bad camera, but that’s obvious espectáculos the passage of the yearsand that the quality of the photos does not reach the level of other more modern sensors used in competing devices or even models from Xiaomi itself.

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