The new Redmi Note 11 series was unveiled earlier this week and is already on a limited sale (early bird deal, $20-$30 off). do you get one? Will you get one once the phone is widely available? Which one? Here’s what we wanted to know this week.

The Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G fills a 5G-shaped hole in the Note series. There was the Note 10 5G last year, but that was more of a mid-ranger than a Pro.Anyway, the Note 11 Pro 5G is mostly the same The key difference compared to its 4G-only sibling is the Snapdragon 695 chipset.

Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G

Compared to last year’s Pro, the 11-series entry offers a brighter display and charges almost twice as fast – the 67W charger (included in the box) takes 15 minutes to charge 0-50%.

Redmi Note 11 Pro

One thing that has changed since the 10-series is pricing. The Redmi Note 10 Pro (Max) starts at $280 (6/64GB), rising to $330 (8/128GB) for the higher-spec model. The 4G version of the 11 Pro starts at $300 (6/64GB) and goes up to $350 (8/128GB). If you want the 5G version, add $30 on top of these prices.

Pricing Information: Redmi Note 11 Pro • Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G

Not ideal considering the Helio G96 chipset in the Redmi Note 11 Pro (4G) is no faster than the Snapdragon 732G it is intended to replace (the GPU is its main weakness). We don’t have benchmarks for the Snapdragon 695 yet, and while we’re happy to test its power efficiency, we’ve noticed a downgrade — the chip doesn’t support 4K recording, while the 732G (and the Note 10 Pro it does) support processing at 30 fps 4K.

Redmi Note 11S

Let’s continue with the vanilla series. Its upgrades to the Note 10 model include a higher refresh rate (90 Hz, but still) and new cameras – including the same 108 MP sensor (ISOCELL HM2) as the Pro phone. With 9-in-1 binning, it has a larger effective pixel size for low-light shooting and natively supports up to 3x zoom.

Redmi Note 11

Surprisingly, prices have come down, at least in the case of the Redmi Note 11, starting at $180 for the 4/64GB unit (if you missed the early bird deal) and $230 for the 6/128GB unit. Redmi Note 10 starts at $200 (6/64GB).

Pricing Information: Redmi Note 11 • Redmi Note 11S

As for the Redmi Note 11S, camera upgrades don’t come cheap — starting at $250 (6/64GB) and going up to $300 (8/128GB), that’s $20 more than the Note 10S on all storage options.

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