This Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G review covers the follow-up to one of 2021’s best phones, the Redmi Note 10 Pro. That was a classic budget phone, with strong cameras, a lovely screen, and a slick curved glass back. However, though it found a good place on our list of the best cheap phones and best Xiaomi phones, it was a 4G device, not a 5G one.
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 11 Pro gains 5G, but we are not yet at the point where 5G can be added without sacrifices at this price. This phone has significantly worse secondary cameras than the Note 10 Pro, making it feel like a less special Android than its predecessor. It also loses 4K video capture, with any camera, which is likely a limitation of the Snapdragon 695 chipset.
Let’s appreciate what we get with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G though. It has the same primary camera hardware as the Note 10 Pro, albeit with slightly different processing behaviors and less consistent results. Night images are decent at the price if you use the dedicated low-light mode, but general image quality is not as good as the Google Pixel 5a’s.
- Specifications: Will NOT work on VerizonThis Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G review covers the follow-up to one of 2021’s best phones, the Redmi Note 10 Pro. That was a classic budget phone, with strong cameras, a lovely screen, and a slick curved glass back. However, though it found a good place on our list of the best cheap phones and best Xiaomi phones, it was a 4G device, not a 5G one.
- AT&T/BOOST/CRICKET/METRO PCS or any CDMA Carrier. 5G + 4G VoLTE Worldwide Unlocked Dual Nano sim . FCC ID: 2AFZZ16SG
- Dual Nano Sim 5G:5G: n1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/66/77/78 4G: LTE FDD:1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/26/28/32/66 4G: LTE TDD:38/40/41 3G: WCDMA:1/2/4/5/8/19 SIM 1 + Hybrid (SIM or MicroSD) 2G: GSM: 850 900 1800 1900MHz
- 6.67″ FHD+ AMOLED DotDisplay Refresh rate: Up to 120Hz Contrast ratio: 4,500,000:1 Resolution: 2400 x 1080
- Snapdragon 695 CPU: Octa-core CPU, up to 2.2GHz GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 619 Bluetooth 5.1 Wi-Fi Protocol: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- GPS L1 | Glonass G1 | BDS B1 | Galileo E1 Dual speakers 3.5mm headphone jack Hi-Res Audio Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer | Electronic compass | IR blaster ｜Gyroscopecertification
- 108MP wide camera f/1.9 0.7μm, 9-in-1 binning into one large 2.1μm pixel 1/1.52” sensor size 8MP ultra-wide camera f/2.2 FOV 118° 2MP macro camera f/2.4 16MP front camera f/2.4
