Redmi announced the huge list of Redmi Note 11 series devices last month for the global market. The device includes Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11S, Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G & Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G. Later the company launched Redmi Note 11 & Redmi Note 11S in India. We also got a report about Xiaomi’s plans to bring Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G & Redmi Note 11 Pro+ soon to India.
Now the same source has spotted the 5G variant of the Redmi Note 11S in works. The source has spotted the device with model K16B on the IMEI listing with codename opal. The model name is almost similar to the recently launched POCO M4 Pro 5G & Redmi Note 11 5G (China) which comes with model number K16A.
This confirms that the upcoming Redmi Note 11S 5G turns out to be the rebranded POCO M4 Pro 5G or Redmi Note 11 5G Chinese variant. Apart from the model number nothing much about the device is revealed. With this, we can confirm that Redmi Note 11S 5G will be using MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC after all.
Display:
The Redmi Note 11S 5G’s display is slightly larger, measuring 6.6″ diagonally (up from 6.5″), with a 1080p+ resolution (20:9) and a 90Hz refresh rate. The sampling rate for touch has been increased to 240Hz (up from 180Hz). The display is still protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and now has a normal brightness of 450 nits (up from 400 nits).
Camera:
The camera panel on the back was restored to its full width (no hump – only the region containing the lenses and flash was raised). The main camera switched to a 50MP sensor (up from 48MP 1/2.0”), but the notable change here is the addition of an 8MP ultrawide camera with 119º FoV, which will offer extra flexibility when shooting with the M4 Pro. In addition, the selfie camera’s resolution has been increased to 16 MP.
Processor:
These aren’t camera phones, though, these are instead affordable 5G phones with great battery life. The Dimensity 810 chipset, a 6nm version of the Dimensity 700 (7nm) that powered the M3 Pro, provides a 5G connection.
Connectivity:
The phone’s second element of the mission statement is that it has a 5,000 mAh battery, which is the same as the previous iteration. Charge speed has been improved with the bundled 33W adapter (up from 18W). Allowing for a 0-100 percent charge in 59 minutes. A quick top-up of ten minutes is enough to watch approximately two and a half hours of video.
Stereo speakers are included with the new Redmi Note 11S 5G. The 3.5 mm headphone connector, as well as the microSD expansion slot, are still present. Sadly, the device features a fingerprint reader is built into the Power key. It also gets NFC support.
