The Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 5G has attracted a lot of attention for its price and what it offers underneath. Is it good value or not; we can’t say since we did not get our hands on it. What we have though is its affordable iteration, the 4G only Redmi Note 11 Pro. Starting at Rs. 17,999, the Redmi Note 11 Pro looks largely unchanged from its predecessor but attains a lower starting price. It has some upgrades, and some downgrades, which is unheard of in the Redmi Note Pro lineup.
With the sub- ₹20,000 smartphone space filling up with great alternatives from Realme, Motorola and Samsung, is the Redmi Note 11 Pro a step in the right direction for Xiaomi? Can it surpass the benchmark set by the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max? Let us find out together.
We had reviewed the Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge earlier this year and that was originally the Redmi Note 11 Pro in China. The Indian variant borrows the same design, but looks a tad slimmer and sleeker.
The flat sides look refreshing but the finish on the plastic surface doesn’t feel as premium as it did on the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. The rear still has a glass panel, and my Phantom White variant gets a matte white texture. The front is protected by a Gorilla Glass 5 layer, which should be helpful during accidental drops. Xiaomi still pre-applies the screen protector, which is a nice touch. On the whole, the Redmi Note 11 Pro is among the best built smartphones I have seen in the sub- ₹20,000 space.
And by the way, you get the 67W charger and a plastic case in the box — something Redmi’s rivals have started to omit in favour of cost-cutting.
Not much has changed on this front. Compared to its predecessor, you still get the same 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. While it doesn’t
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