Redmi Note 11 smartphone test
The name is a maze for people with little money
Source: Goboo
2022-02-17
If there is a hit product among phones, it is the Redmi Note series belonging to Xiaomi's sphere of interest. 4 different devices were released here, of which the tested product is called the Redmi Note 11, i.e. this is the basic mobile within the series. This is a device for people with little money, which, in addition to the price/value ratio, tries to highlight the new advantages of the phone. They charge HUF 11 for the Note 57 as part of an early bird sale and with the help of a EUR 000 coupon available on the site, between February 20 17:13 and February 00 19:13. In addition, Goboo sends the mobile with free shipping and pays the VAT afterwards.
FROM infrared, the aforementioned Type-C, jack, fingerprint reader, stereo speaker, and if you eject the SIM tray, then one three-digit profile – 2 micro SIMs and an SD card – revealed. In this way, the increase in the background storage is solved, which is an important aspect for such cheap mobiles and puts the more expensive models in a "bracket".
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Source: Order China
From the eye, you can see the DotDisplay type display - the selfie camera is cut into the upper part of the panel - the 1080×2400 pixel display is already 90 Hz AMOLED, with 1000 nit brightness,
which is quite rough in this category. Is the age of IPS panels slowly coming to an end? Xiaomi is pushing technology with all its might, and I totally understand that. The picture is sharp, the colors are very beautiful, you can't get involved in this. There is a relatively nice camera island on the back of the phone, which I could say doesn't stick out of the silicone case, but I don't know because it's an "engineering sample" and I didn't get it. I do, however 4 cameras were added here with a flash, which are an integral part of the design, and I will talk about its capabilities a little later. I will turn to the essence, the use, let's see if the picture comes together.
Redmi Note 11 - Technical review
In the workshop of Xiaomi the madness has broken out again, there are 9 different Redmi Notes in the Eleven series, which covers those that are only for the Chinese market, without NFC, with different hardware, etc., they all have different article numbers. Fortunately, in our country "only" 4 different models are coming, and there are also hardware overlaps that In this article I already wrote it. But you can still get lost in the details, so let's quickly clarify what is in the Redmi Note 11.
The central core is a Snapdragon 680 4G,
the point is clear from this. It does not know the 5G service and compared to the Snapdragon 678, not so much progress has been made, this "heart" beat the In Redmi Note 10 too. That is, actually the same central core, only on 6 square meters and not on 11, which is good for consumption, but that's about it. Expressed in Antutu points, this means that the current central core did 229, while the previous one did 000, this is practically an irrelevant difference. GFX Benchen showed 41 and 47 FPS, so the Note 11's SoC is almost in no way better than its predecessor.
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Source: Order China
On the other hand, the hard drive was much faster, producing 880 Mbps read and 507 Mbps write speeds on Androbench.
which specifically puts the telo in a different category, and this is also felt in the speed of the system, but e.g. in the case of games, the situation is not so rosy. He takes the smaller names with ease, it doesn't start to suffer a lot even with the bigger ones, but that doesn't make it a gamer phone, even though its sound isn't bad thanks to the stereo speakers, and it's harder to cover up while playing. The fast run 4 or 6 GB of RAM supports to which 64 or 128 GB storage can be associated. Of course, the 6/128 model is the best, but the 4/64 model can also be taken with a micro SD, mainly because of the lower price.
What is a clear step forward is the operating system, the phone is already a It comes with MIUI 13, for which Android 11 provides the basis. The software is quick and fast, there are a bunch of pre-installed apps - Netflix, Office Android stuff, a bunch of games - that might come in handy for someone, I especially hate those, but I wouldn't begrudge those who like it. The news On this link you can take a look, I don't think there is anything earth-shattering among them, but they were packaged in very fashionable names, for example, the system became faster - thanks to the fragmentation-eliminating "liquid storage” technology and RAM usage optimizing “Atomized Memory", but we will see if it will be this fast in 1-2 years. You can also add a sidebar, which I couldn't find on the phone, but I think it will already be included in the versions that hit the shelves.
I have already mentioned the visible ports and connectors, but let's see what is hidden under the "machine roof". NFC, for example, is not, but this could simply be a feature of the development model - in China, not NFC but QR code reading is cool -, In Europe, typically models with a chip already arrive, and this was confirmed by Goboo in connection with the Redmi Note 11. WiFi is dual ac standard, as the BT 5.0 also belongs to the newer standards, while satellite systems manage the GPS, GLONASS, BDS and GALILEO networks as well.
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Source: Order China
As for the camera capabilities, the phone was sprinkled with sensors, although the Redmi Note 10 already had 5 lenses. The lineup of the Redmi Note 11 is as follows, of which the main camera is the With Poco M4 Pro:
- 50 MP main camera
- 8 MP ultra-wide unit with a 118-degree viewing angle
- 2 MP macro camera
- 2 MP sensor responsible for depth of field
- 13 MP selfie camera
This is one looks like a compact whole, but since this is a lower-mid range model, you shouldn't expect so much from it. The interface is exactly the same as before, there is a pro, macro and portrait mode, and the night and 50 MP image-making modes have been hidden under the "more" menu item, but for example, they could also scan documents with it. The main camera brings the expected level, I think the colors and sharpness are perfectly fine, and the ultra is good because you have a 0,6x "negative zoom", so you don't have to dance so far away from the objects. THE 2 megapixel macro still makes no sense in my opinion, but overall it's not a bad pack for that price. The night images fall into the acceptable category, the overall effect is quite temperate, they wash exponentially better in low light, but approx. all lower-middle phones are like this.
It can make videos in 720 and 1080p, 60 FPS is not possible in either mode, and there is no stabilization.
which I think is cute. I still understand why you don't know the 4K resolution, but if the image is full of tremors, it will certainly not be usable material, but e.g. the backlight also causes significant problems for him. I've said everything you need to know about this topic, luckily, that's not usually why consumers buy the devices in this category.
Summary
Is it possible to develop a mobile phone in such a way that it actually fine-tunes elements of previous models? The answer is that it's a matter of perspective. This is a low-mid range phone, so due to the rising dollar exchange rate and inflation, even keeping the price low is a positive. And the display is much better, as I expected, and you push this day and night, that is, in addition to the cameras and operating time - which has also increased - you can call this a "top priority". Another question is that all other elements may already be familiar from the Redmi Note 10, which has been improved with a more economical SoC and the main camera of the M4 Pro. There are also other questions, e.g. that will all mailed versions have NFC, according to Goboo it is in the ones they send out.
We assume ideal condition, everything works, and the phone fits under HUF 70 - which is approx. the price of the Poco M000 Pro 4/4 model - then it's a good buy. We already know how 11 for the Note 57 FtDue to the conversion rates of the webshops, the prices may differ for different currencies (e.g. if you set the webshop to HUF, the prices are usually higher than if you set it to USD). The prices indicated in the article are informative and in all cases are HUF equivalents of the price displayed on the webshop's interface in USD (or in EUR, if there is no USD option) (according to the interbank exchange rate valid at the time of writing the article).they ask for as part of the early bird sale and with the help of a 20 EUR coupon available on the site, a in the period between February 17 13:00 and February 19 13:00. This seems pretty cheap for a very compact pack, in addition, Goboo sends the mobile with free shipping and pays the VAT afterwards. An additional bonus is that the Goboo will draw free Mi Band 4s among those who order variant 128/6.
Pro
- Fast-paced system
- Excellent assembly
- AMOLED display
- A sea of port and sensor
- 33 W fast charging
- It was surprisingly cheap
- Very fast backup
Kontra
- A lot of the hardware actually comes from the predecessor model, just restyled
- Some models don't have NFC, the one I had didn't have it either, but the one they send will already have it
- The video capabilities are weak, there is no image stabilization
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