Redmi Note 11 series goes official globally

Redmi Note 11
(Image credit: Xiaomi)

The Redmi Note 11 series has made its global debut today with tweaked specifications as compared to the Chinese variants of the series. It consists of four devices - Redmi Note 11, Note 11S, Note 11 Pro 4G, and Note 11 Pro 5G. The Note 11 series is going to succeed the Note 10 series launched in the global market back in 2021. 

Starting with the design, all four smartphones feature a flat frame that makes them look quite similar to iPhones. The smartphones have a glass panel at the back with a camera island situated at the top left corner and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. At the front, the devices have a punch-hole cutout for the placement of the selfie snapper. 

Redmi Note 11 series pricing

The base variant of the series, Redmi Note 11S, is available at a starting price of $199 (Rs 14,900) for 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage variant. The 4GB RAM + 128GB variant is priced at $229 (Rs 17,200), and the 6GB RAM + 128GB is available at a price of $229 (Rs 17,200). As for the early bird offer, the three variant can be availed at lower prices - 4GB RAM variant at $159 (Rs 12,000), 4GB RAM + 128GB variant at $179(Rs 13,400), and the 6GB + 128GB at $199 (14,900).

Talking about Redmi Note 11S, its 6GB RAM + 64GB variant is priced at $249 (Rs 18,700), 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage is priced at Rs $279 (Rs 20,900). The high end variant of the device including 8GB RAM + 128GB onboard storage is available at a price of $229 (Rs 22,400). Under the early bird offer the 6GB + 64GB variant will be available at a price of $229 (Rs 17,200).

Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G, with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage is priced at $299 (Rs 22,400). The 6GB RAM + 128GB onboard storage variant will cost you around $329 (Rs 24,700) and 8GB RAM + 128GB is priced at $349 (26,300). Early birds can get the smartphone at $279 (Rs 20,900), $299(Rs 22,400) and $329 (Rs 24,700) for the three variants.

Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G's 6GB + 64GB variant is available at a price of $329 (Rs 24,700), 6GB + 128GB variant at $379 (Rs 26,300), and the 8GB + 128GB variant at $379 (28,400). All three variant if the device, can be purchased for lower prices under the early bird offer - 6GB + 64GB at $299 (Rs 22,400), 6GB + 128GB at $329 (Rs 24,700) and 8GB + 128GB at $349 (26,300).

Redmi Note 11, Note 11S specifications

Both the smartphones sport a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display coupled with a 90Hz refresh rate. Along with that, the smartphones are powered by a 5000mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging. Redmi Note 11 houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor, and the Note 11S comes with a MediaTek Helio G96 chipset.

In terms of optics, Redmi Note 11 comes with a quad rear camera setup, including a 50MP primary snapper, 8MP ultra wide-angle snapper, 2 MP macro snapper, and a 2MP portrait snapper. The rear camera setup of the Redmi Note 11S is similar to that of the Redmi Note 11 expect the 108MP primary sensor. At the front, Note 11 rocks a 13MP selfie shooter, and Note 11S includes a 16MP selfie shooter.

Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G, Note 11 Pro 5G specifications

Both the variants of the Redmi Note 11 Pro have similar configurations apart from the chipset and the camera setup. Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G is powered by a MediaTek Helio G96 processor, and the Note 11 Pro 5G houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor.

As for the camera setup, Note 11 Pro 4G sports a quad rear camera setup consisting of a 108MP primary shooter, 8MP ultra wide-angle shooter, 2MP portrait shooter, and a 2MP macro shooter. On the other hand, the 5G variant of the device flaunts a triple rear camera setup, including the same lenses with a missing portrait sensor.

Apart from that, both the smartphones feature a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display paired with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1200 nits of peak brightness. The smartphones have LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 internal storage. The storage of both devices is also expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card.

They operate on the MIUI 13 custom skin based on the Android 11 operating system. The smartphones draw power from a 5000mAh battery that supports 67W fast charging to fully fuel up the devices in less than an hour.

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Nishit Rudra Raghuwanshi
Gadgets & Appliances Analyst

A career journalist who spent three years playing around with smartphones, associated apps and home appliances. As a hobby, Rudra enjoys researching mobile games. When he's not busy in the world of gadgets, Rudra is busy with a paper and pen writing poems or engaging with his growing digital audience on the Hindi rap circuit.