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Announcement. Redmi Note 11S 5G is almost a twin of one of the inexpensive Pocos (+ AliExpress price)

Xiaomi today introduced severalfor the global smartphone market. And even more confused her already not too trivial smartphone line. Well, let's try to slowly unravel. Let's start with the Redmi Note 11S 5G.

1. Redmi Note 11S 5G has nothing to do with its namesake Redmi Note 11S 4G. Different screen, different cameras. That iron is different - and so it is clear. Except the batteries are the same.

2.Most of all, in terms of characteristics, Redmi Note 11S 5G is similar to another global smartphone Poco M4 Pro 5G announced at the end of last year. (And also on its “twins” “Chinese” Redmi Note 11 5G and “Indian” Redmi Note 11T 5G). The only difference is in the secondary chambers. The newcomer has a modest macro camera. And the resolution of the front camera fell, from 16 to 13 MP. I don't see any other fundamental differences. Well, yes, Poco has a slightly different appearance - an alternative design of the island with cameras. But is it really that important?

A brief digression into the characteristics.

Chipset - MediaTek Dimensity 810. We are waiting for about three hundred and fifty thousand points in AnTuTu. RAM 4 or 6 GB, permanent - 64 or 128 GB, there is support for memory cards.

6.6 ″ IPS-screen with a small hole for the front camera. The resolution is high, 1080 × 2400 (399 ppi). The refresh rate is slightly increased - 90 Hz.

The battery is excellent, 5000 mAh. Moreover, charging is fast enough - 33 W (a little more than an hour to charge the device from zero to one hundred percent).

The set of cameras is pretty simple.The front camera has a resolution of 13 MP. Rear trio 50 + 8 + 2 MP (main camera, wide-angle, macro). What kind of sensor is used in the main camera is not known for certain. But, most likely, our good old friend Samsung ISOCELL JN1, the simplest and cheapest of the fifty-megapixel cameras.

There are stereo speakers.There is an NFC module (although they say that it will not be available in all countries) dual-band Wi-Fi, a fingerprint scanner on the side. All the LTE bands you and I need are supported.

About prices. The official news says that the recommended retail dollar prices will be $249 (₽23,300), $279 (₽26,100) and $299 (₽28,000) for the 4+64, 4+128, and 6+128 GB versions, respectively.

On AliExpress prices start at $209 (₽22800), butyou need to have time to get a coupon (so far they are available). The start of sales is scheduled for April 6th. Let's hope that by that time the dollar exchange rate on AliExpress will not differ so radically from the Central Bank exchange rate. Now the difference is just insane.

Another question - is it worth the bother? The almost exact twin of the Poco M4 Pro 5G can now be bought for just $179 (₽19,500) without any coupons.

Key Features of Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G:

ScreenS-IPS, 6.6″, 1080×2400, 399 ppi, 105 cm², 90 Hz, 240 Hz sensor polling rate, touch, capacitive, multi-touch
IronMediaTek Dimensity 810
2.4 GHz, 2 x Cortex-A76, 6 x Cortex-A55, Mali-G57 MC2
MemoryRAM 4-6GB, ROM 64-128GB, Micro-SD up to 1TB, LPDDR4X, UFS2.2
Mobile Internet5G
LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networks 5G Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,66,77,78
LTE Bands 1-5,7,8,12,13,17,20,26,28,32,38,40,41,66
UMTS Bands 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 4 (1700), 5 (850), 8 (900)
GSM Bands 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
Battery Li-Pol, 5000 mAh, fast charge 33.00 W
Dimensions163.56 x 75.78 x 8.75 mm
Weight 195 g
Rear Camera: Triple, Flash, Auto Focus

- 50 MP, f/1.8, 1080p@60fps

- 8 MP, wide-angle, f / 2.2, 119 °

- 2 MP, macro, f / 2.4
front camera: 13 MP, f / 2.4, no flash, no autofocus
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OS Android 11, MIUI 13
Sensors Accelerometer, Compass, Zoom, Light, Fingerprint (side), NFC
USBType-C v2.0, USB-OTG

George Kiselyov