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However, 90Hz still looks smoother than 60Hz, and presumably must be less of a battery drain.ĩ0Hz: unfashionable, but perhaps sensible? Xiaomi phones from a step up offer even more rapid 120Hz refresh rates. You get a mid-size 6.43-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate, although my phone was set to a 60Hz refresh out of the box. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11’s screen is much like last year’s Redmi Note 10’s, at least in terms of core tech. You get two SIM slots and a separate microSD card slot in the SIM tray too, which should please the budget power user crowd. It’s the standard place for finger pads in cheaper phones, but this one has solid ergonomics and is nippy. The fingerprint scanner lives in the power button on the side. And while the Note 11 Pro’s are more powerful still, delivering more bass, the Note 11’s do not sit too far behind.
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Speakers are a Redmi Note series strength. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11’s bottom speaker is significantly richer than the top one, but the pair still gets you a proper stereo effect and output strong enough to punch through a good amount of ambient sound. In the best stereo arrays the two speakers sound roughly as powerful as each other.
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There’s a driver on the phone’s bottom, another that seems to throw sound out of the top and a thin band above the screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11’s speakers are also above average. This lets the phone act as a universal remote with the help of the Mi Remote app. It has an IR blaster, which you probably won’t use but is neat nevertheless. There are some more notable parts to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 hardware, though. Like last year’s Note 10, Xiaomi wants to reel you in with OK pricing, so the design’s job is not to put you off in the process. At 8.1mm it’s not particularly thick, and the 179g weight is diligently moderate. This is a mid-size phone with a 6.43-inch screen, making its appeal a lot wider than that of Xiaomi’s chunkier 6.67-inch performance phones from last year. Xiaomi also makes Redmi Note 11s with lightly sparkly blue and purple/green metallic finishes, should the grey here seem just too dull for your tastes. This simply means there’s even less of a reason not to use the bundled silicone case. It feels smooth, perhaps a little cheap: clearly plastic, not glass. It’s just a slightly rounded sheet of plastic with a matt top later. As if to stress the point, Xiaomi sent me the most innocuous finish available, Graphite Grey. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 is an unassuming phone.
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Its relative lack of performance nibbles, rather than bites, but is something to bear in mind when older 4G big hitters like the Poco X3 Pro are intermittently available at a similar price. The Redmi Note 11 is not a pain to use but is slower to respond than the step-up Note 11 Pro 5G.
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It struggles to play games like Fortnite, and there is a slight but noticeable hit to the feel of Android in general. And the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 is not a great performer. It doesn’t have 5G, the camera array is not quite as strong as that of the 4G version of the Samsung Galaxy A22. Other than this, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 offers nothing too exciting. Great screen, solid speakers, low-maintenance battery: that is a good combo. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11’s battery life is great too, outlasting almost all of the best phones around. They are fairly loud and clear, not too far off the performance of Xiaomi’s phones from a level up. Its solid stereo speakers are also beneficial for video.

This is great for watching YouTube or Netflix in a darker room, letting the ultra-deep contrast of the tech shine.

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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 is a basic Android phone with one stand-out feature – a Full HD OLED screen. While not as beefy as Xiaomi’s higher-end designs, top volume is good. Stereo speakers Dual speaker arrays are always a benefit for gaming and video-watching, and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 is particularly good at the latter.You get bold colour, excellent contrast and great sharpness - a high-end look. 90Hz OLED screen The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 has one of the better displays available in a sub-£200 phone.A full charge took slightly longer than Xiaomi’s 61-minute claim in our tests, but not too far off. 33W fast charging This is one of the fastest-charging budget phones, taking you from flat to 57% charge in a half-hour.
