The brand new Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has simply been launched in India, beginning at Rs. 20,999 with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. Different choices are 8GB RAM with 128GB storage for Rs. 22,999 and 8GB RAM with 256GB storage for Rs. 24,999. This marks a major change for a sequence we’re used to contemplating as providing nice worth for lower than Rs. 20,000. There’s additionally the Redmi Note 11 Pro, which is priced at Rs. 17,999 and rupees. 19,999 for 6GB or 8GB of RAM respectively. Each variants have 128 GB of storage.
Final 12 months, the one distinction between the Redmi Note 10 Pro and the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max (Evaluation) was a greater predominant rear digital camera. This time the brand new Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G have totally different processors, totally different community assist, and likewise barely totally different digital camera setups – however not in a means you may count on. Learn on for every little thing it is advisable know.
Xiaomi now has an intensive product portfolio in India, however every year’s refresh of the Redmi Note Pro sequence normally reminds us of how this firm began – with smartphones that supplied significantly better specs than we anticipated for the worth. The Redmi and Redmi Note sequence have helped solidify Xiaomi’s place in India, concentrating on a era of first-time and bold consumers respectively. Now, with costs rising throughout the business, we’ve entered a better finish of the market. Let’s examine if there’s nonetheless good worth available and if followers will nonetheless be capable of discover what they’re on the lookout for.
At first look, the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G appears fairly plain and easy. The physique is sort of rectangular with rounded corners and flat sides. The sculpted ‘Evol’ design from the earlier era has been changed by ‘Evol Pro’, however every little thing has been smoothed out to the purpose the place nothing actually stands out on this telephone. We had the same opinion on the just lately launched Redmi Note 11S (Evaluation). The entrance is all black, and the shiny silver ring across the built-in entrance digital camera is the one technique to inform which finish is up and which is down when this telephone is laid flat on any floor. Nevertheless, identical to with final 12 months’s fashions, I discover it very distracting.
Flip this telephone over and you will see the place the design model is available in. My Mirage Blue unit has an intriguing sample of diagonal traces that appear like waves on the floor of a swimming pool if you tilt this telephone beneath the sunshine. I really discovered it a bit tough to focus my eyes on the sample, which is one way or the other utilized beneath the extraordinarily reflective again panel. It actually stands out, and in my transient time with this telephone, I used to be pleasantly shocked to see that the again would not decide up smudges simply. The opposite two choices are Phantom White and Stealth Black, which each have stable and frosted textures.
The digital camera module within the high left nook protrudes a bit, in a two-stage design that makes the primary 108-megapixel digital camera notably outstanding. The facility button on the suitable has an in-display fingerprint sensor despite the fact that it is fairly small, and the quantity buttons are simply above it. There are grilles for the earpiece speaker on the highest, in addition to a 3.5mm audio jack and the Xiaomi-branded infrared emitter. On the backside, you may discover the primary speaker, USB Sort-C port, and dual-SIM hybrid tray.
Mirage Blue end has a singular sample and catches gentle just like the floor of water
Weighing 202g, the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ is a bit heavier than common. It’s additionally not essentially the most comfy to carry and use with one hand, because of its flat, sq. design. The physique is alleged to have a splash-resistant nano-coating and the SIM tray has a rubber seal to assist stop water ingress. A protecting movie comes glued to the entrance.
Inside, Xiaomi opted for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC which is comparatively highly effective and helps seven 5G bands. You get 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB or 256GB of UFS2.2 storage, which suggests you most likely will not want so as to add a microSD card and sacrifice a second SIM card. You get a 5,000mAh battery and 67W quick charging, with the required charger and cable within the field. Xiaomi guarantees a “full day’s charge” in quarter-hour.
The 6.67-inch Tremendous AMOLED panel has Full HD+ decision (1080×2400 pixels) and a most refresh fee of 120Hz. Xiaomi used Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for the show. Xiaomi claims a most brightness of 1200nit however there isn’t a point out of HDR. You get stereo audio system, Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi ac, GPS, and the same old sensors.
On the again, there is a 108-megapixel main digital camera with a Samsung HM2 sensor and f/1.9 aperture and 6P lens, matching the specs of the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. This telephone additionally has an 8-megapixel f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle digital camera and a 2-megapixel macro digital camera. The entrance digital camera has a decision of 16 megapixels and an f/2.45 aperture.
Apparently, the marginally extra reasonably priced Redmi Note 11 Pro makes use of MediaTek’s G96 SoC and, because the title suggests, would not assist 5G. It’s a daring transfer for Xiaomi on this phase, particularly as 5G networks could lastly be out there to finish customers in India later this 12 months. The cheaper sibling has the identical show, battery and charging specs – it even has the identical dimensions and weight. Though it has the identical entrance and rear cameras because the Redmi Note 11 Pro+, it really has a further 2-megapixel depth sensor. It’s fairly unusual and we won’t wait to check the portrait picture capabilities of each telephones. The Redmi Note 11 Pro+ can also be out there with as much as 256GB of storage whereas the Pro caps out at 128GB. As an alternative of the Mirage Blue end, there is a Star Blue possibility with an easier gradient end.
It appears that the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G is extra upgradable than its virtually equivalent sibling, however when it comes to worth for cash, some folks may nonetheless favor to spend much less after which improve a couple of years later. Xiaomi has teamed up with HDFC to supply a cashback of Rs. 1,000 to cardholders, and a brand new Redmi loyalty program permits those that personal an older Redmi mannequin to assert a redemption bonus. Nevertheless, Xiaomi additionally advises that as a consequence of present international geopolitical and provide chain points, the marketed costs are introductory and topic to alter.
Keep tuned to Devices 360 for a full Redmi Note 10 Pro+ evaluation, coming very quickly. We’ll cowl its efficiency, digital camera high quality, show, sound, battery life, charging pace, software program, ease of use and extra that can assist you take a purchase order choice.