Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review easily outshines the rest of the note 11 lineup

 the redmi note 11 pro plus 5g is the successor to one of the most popular mid-range smartphones of last year but does it follow in the note 10 pro's footsteps as one of the best mid-rangers of the season this is our review of the redmi note 11 pro plus 5g.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Design and build

xiaomi really needs to do something  about their confusing naming situation  this is not the redmi note 11 pro plus 5g that's available in india despite  identical names we have that one  reviewed already instead this phone is  known as the xiaomi 11i hypercharge in  the indian market  with that out of the way let's move on  to the full review if the note 11 pro plus looks have you feeling like you're  seeing double well that's no surprise  outwardly the phone has an identical  design to the redmi note 11 pro and the note 11 pro 5g like them it has a flat glass back a  flat plastic frame with a matte finish  and gorilla glass 5 on the front it's  rated for ip53 dust and splash resistant  so it's not completely naked to the  elements either  it also has a massive camera island that  makes the phone wobble when used on a  flat surface  the bundled case should help with that  though our note 11 pro plus has the forest  green paint job and in person it is  minimalistic yet captivating with many  layers of dark green paint while the  matte back doesn't provide any extra  grip over the other colorways it's not  as prone to smudges  the phone also comes in a subtle  graphite gray and a more glittery star  blue color  on the top of the phone you'll find an  ir blaster and a headphone jack  on the right hand side of the device are  some comfortable volume keys and a  snappy fingerprint reader that doubles  as a power button  

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review 6.67'' Super AMOLED, 1080p, 120Hz refresh rate

the 6.6-inch super AMOLED panel has a  full HD resolution and supports a 120hz  refresh rate and a 360hz touch sampling rate while you can set the refresh rate to  60hz the default option is set to 120.  it'll revert to 60hz only in certain  situations like when watching videos or  taking a picture  the screen has excellent brightness for  its class and got a max of 760 nits in  auto mode  color accuracy was great in the standard  mode while the default vivid setting was  accurate aside from bluish whites and greys this screen has widevine l1 DRM support  and is hdr10 certified so unlike on many  other redmi note phones here you can  stream NetFlix and amazon shows with the  maximum possible 1080p hdr10 quality  

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Speakers and sound quality test

the note 11 pro plus has stereo speakers  tuned by JBL with support for Dolby Atmos on its top and bottom  the setup earned a very good mark on our  loudness test and the audio quality  itself was excellent  they sound deep and clean and have rich  presentation across the board 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Battery endurance and charging (120W) speed

the redmi has a 4 500 milliamp-hour  battery which is smaller than the other  phones in its lineup but it still scored  a great endurance reading of 106 hours  on our tests  it comes with a 120-watt power adapter  that's heavier than the phone but boy  does it deliver  with the boost charge mode on it got  from zero to 100 in 16 minutes you can  also take the mode off so it's easier on  the battery but even so you're getting a  wicked fast zero to 100 in 22 minutes  

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review MediaTek Dimensity 920 5G

the note 11 pro plus has the MediaTek demensity 920 5g chipset and either 6 or  8 gigs of ram  in part thanks to the chipset the phone  supports dual 5g wi-fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2  NFC and tri-band GPS  the pro plus had excellent performance  for the mid-range segment and offered a  good gaming experience with no  overheating anywhere  even with prolonged tests the phone got  only slightly warm in a couple of spots

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Android 11, MIUI 12.5

the note 11 pro plus comes with android  11 with miui 12.5 on top  this is a little disappointing  considering all its siblings are  launching with miui 13 but Xiaomi has  said that an update will be coming very  soon in practice though many of miui  13's features are behind the scenes so  there isn't much of a difference between  the devices with and without the update  overall it's a fast but customizable UI  with a lot of proprietary apps if you  want to learn more about the note's  upcoming miui 13 update check out our  in-depth video on the topic  and 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Camera specs

that massive camera bump on the back  you'll find a 108-megapixel main camera  with phase detection autofocus an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera and a 2-megapixel macro cam 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Daylight photo quality

during the day the  pro plus took excellent photos that had  plenty of detail no visible noise good  contrast and a balanced dynamic range  and the colors are realistic shots  weren't over-processed like on the other redmi note 11 pro phones either if you  zoom in you'll get a basic digital zoom  that has been upscaled while they're  certainly usable for social media they  have poor levels of detail if you pixel  peep  the ultrawide's performance is  outstanding for the class photos have  above-average levels of detail for an  ultrawide the dynamic range is  exceptional and colors are lively  the automatic distortion correction does  a great job of straightening corners too  the macro camera is a fixed focus one  and if you get a feel of words focal  ranges you'll get sharp shots with good  detail excellent colors some noise and  alright dynamic range  portraits were a mixed bag the subject  separation and blur looked nice and we  found colors to be accurate however  subjects had poor levels of detail  perhaps due to aggressive noise  reduction  the 16 megapixel selfie camera 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Selfies

on the other hand, captured great photos with  high contrast lively colours and good  dynamic range  this is the only phone in its lineup to  have auto night mode and it's enabled by  default surprisingly though it didn't  trigger most of the time 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Low-light photo quality

so there was a  contrast between default low light shots  and the ones where we manually turned  night mode on  still these regular shots had nice colours good exposure low noise and  acceptable levels of detail  while night mode is rather conservative  it still improves exposure resulting in  a wider dynamic range with restored  highlights and better-developed shadows  and slightly better colour saturation  details were on par with the default  images  if you zoom in at night though avoid  night mode and stick to the default  shooting mode else you're gonna lose a  lot of detail  the ultra-white also has auto night mode  but it didn't seem to do much while colours are saturated shots are dark and  noisy  if you force night mode on though you'll  see drastically better photos they're  brighter are cleaned of noise retain  their detail and have better dynamic  range  unlike the default shots these are very  much usable

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Video quality 

this is the only redmi note 11 phone to support 4k video capture  with its main camera the footage was  great we saw a lot of detail balance  sharpening and low noise everything else  was superb too  at night it still looks good and though  it's a bit noisy the colours and exposure  are nice  the ultrawide can capture full HD videos  the colours and dynamic range are  excellent the resolved detail though  could have been better and was hurt by  the electronic stabilization  overall though it's a better result than  average for the class  quite frankly 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G full review Conclusion

the redmi note 11 pro plus 5g easily outshines the rest of the note 11 lineup and is the best redmi smartphone  of 2022 so far  so much so that it's not even part of  this lineup in India or it's just called  Xiaomi 11 eye hypercharge  while it certainly stands its ground as  an excellent mid-ranger the galaxy a52s  and the realme 9 pro plus might give it  a run for its money if you're after a  more premium camera setup  still is it one of the best mid-rangers  of the season  definitely it's stylish has an excellent  screen excellent fast charging good  battery life good photo and video  quality and even good performance I mean what more could you want  thanks for watching everyone stay safe  and I'll see you guys next time you