Xiaomi Redmi Note 11e Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11e - missed opportunities

The Chinese company Xiaomi promised the people of China to produce only 5G smartphones domestically. Of course, such a well-known and popular manufacturer keeps his word, but sometimes it's a pity that such devices remain inaccessible to Europe and the CIS. The hero of today's review is one of these instances.

The appearance of the novelty turned out to be memorable thanks to the unusual block of two cameras and the texture of the back panel, which is pleasant to the touch. It is also necessary to add a side fingerprint sensor to the pros, but the design of the front surface of the gadget causes rather negative emotions. Modest in its photo capabilities, the 5-megapixel selfie camera has a “drop” form factor, which was outdated a year or two ago. But the 6.58-inch IPS display has a few tricks up its sleeve. Their list is made up of a 90-Hz refresh rate, FullHD + resolution, and a decent margin of brightness for IPS technology, allow the screen to be given an excellent rating, taking into account the price tag requested for it.

The technical characteristics of the device are the Mediatek Dimensity 700 CPU, 4GB / 6GB of RAM and the Mali G57-MC2 graphics accelerator. To this day, this is one of the most optimal combinations in terms of performance and energy efficiency in budget Android smartphones, with which you don’t have to worry about jamming the MIUI shell (Android 12) or low responsiveness of browsers and instant messengers. The processor has support for 5G networks, and the power to run many resource-intensive games. However, in the same Genshin Impact, stuttering will occur even with minimal graphics settings. As for autonomy, its level is quite high thanks to a 5000mAh battery. It will take about an hour to charge, and the resulting battery capacity will last for a couple of days. We will also add 128GB of ROM to the list of advantages with a separate slot for microSD cards.

50 and 2-megapixel cameras should be taken as a tool for creating good daytime photos, other lighting conditions or simply increased dynamics of events will have a bad effect on the detail of the frame and introduce an abundance of blurring and noise. Videos in FullHD-resolution are recorded without stabilization, which is unlikely to cause delight. Also, to reduce the cost, the developer removed stereo speakers from the device, the peculiarities of paying for goods in the Celestial Empire using QR codes affected the absence of NFC. But the infrared port in the Android phone in question is out of place. Thus, we have a device that is more than relevant for the price category, limited in sales territories.