Xiaomi Mi 11i vs Xiaomi Redmi R70: Which is better?

Screen size

Mi 11i6.7"

Redmi R706.9"+3.3%

Technology

Mi 11i

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Redmi R70

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Mi 11i

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Redmi R70

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Mi 11i

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Redmi R70

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

Mi 11i

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

Resolution

Mi 11i1080 × 2400 px+56%

Redmi R70720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

Mi 11i120 Hz

Redmi R70120 Hz

Peak brightness

Mi 11i1,300 nits+38%

Redmi R70800 nits

Pixel density

Mi 11i395 ppi+36%

Redmi R70254 ppi

CPU speed

Mi 11iOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)+23%

Redmi R70Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Mi 11i8.0 GB+50%

Redmi R704.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Mi 11i128 GB

Redmi R70128 GB

Main camera

Mi 11i108.0 MP+88%

Redmi R7013.0 MP

Front camera

Mi 11i20.0 MP+60%

Redmi R708.0 MP

Battery

Mi 11i4,520 mAh

Redmi R706,000 mAh+25%

Wired charging

Mi 11i33 W+55%

Redmi R7015 W

Weight

Mi 11i196 g+7.1%

Redmi R70210 g

Thickness

Mi 11i7.8 mm+5.1%

Redmi R708.2 mm

IP rating

Mi 11iIP53

Redmi R70—

Wi‑Fi

Mi 11iWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Redmi R70wifi 5

Bluetooth

Mi 11i5.2, A2DP, LE+3.8%

Redmi R705

USB

equal specs

Mi 11iUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R702.0

5G support

equal specs

Mi 11iYes

Redmi R70Yes

NFC

Mi 11iYes+100%

Redmi R70No

3.5mm jack

Mi 11iNo

Redmi R70Yes+100%

SD card

Mi 11iNo

Redmi R70Yes+100%

Stereo speakers

Mi 11iYes

Redmi R70—

5G bands

Mi 11i

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Redmi R70

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

Mi 11i

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Redmi R70

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

Mi 11i

2021, March 29

Redmi R70

2026, April 15

Status

Mi 11i

Available. Released 2021, May 31

Redmi R70

Available. Released 2026, April 15

Dimensions

Mi 11i

163.7 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm (6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)

Redmi R70

171.6 x 79.5 x 8.2 mm (6.76 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)

Weight

Mi 11i

196 g (6.91 oz)

Redmi R70

210 g (7.41 oz)

SIM

Mi 11i

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Redmi R70

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Mi 11i

IP53 dust protected and water resistant (vertical water sprays)

Redmi R70

Type

Mi 11i

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 900 nits (HBM), 1300 nits (peak)

Redmi R70

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)

Size

Mi 11i

6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~85.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Redmi R70

6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Mi 11i

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)

Redmi R70

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)

Protection

Mi 11i

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Redmi R70

Mi 11i

Android 11, MIUI 12

Redmi R70

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Chipset

Mi 11i

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Redmi R70

Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)

CPU

Mi 11i

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

Redmi R70

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mi 11i

Adreno 660

Redmi R70

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

Mi 11i

Redmi R70

microSDXC

Internal

Mi 11i

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Redmi R70

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Other

Mi 11i

UFS 3.1

Redmi R70

UFS 2.2

Triple

Mi 11i

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, AF

Redmi R70

Features

Mi 11i

Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama

Redmi R70

LED flash, HDR

Video

Mi 11i

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Redmi R70

1080p@30fps

Single

Mi 11i

Redmi R70

13 MP

Single

Mi 11i

20 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.4", 0.8µm

Redmi R70

8 MP

Features

Mi 11i

HDR

Redmi R70

HDR

Video

Mi 11i

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Redmi R70

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Mi 11i

Yes, with stereo speakers

Redmi R70

Yes

3.5mm jack

Mi 11i

Redmi R70

Yes

Other

Mi 11i

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Redmi R70

WLAN

Mi 11i

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Redmi R70

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

Mi 11i

5.2, A2DP, LE

Redmi R70

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Mi 11i

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Redmi R70

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Mi 11i

Yes (market/region dependent)

Redmi R70

Infrared port

Mi 11i

Yes

Redmi R70

Radio

Mi 11i

Redmi R70

USB

Mi 11i

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R70

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Mi 11i

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Redmi R70

Accelerometer, compass

Other

Mi 11i

Redmi R70

Virtual proximity sensing

Type

Mi 11i

Li-Po 4520 mAh

Redmi R70

6000 mAh

Charging

Mi 11i

33W wired, PD3.0, QC3, 100% in 52 min

Redmi R70

15W wired, PD 7.5W reverse wired

Colors

Mi 11i

Celestial Silver, Frosty White, Cosmic Black

Redmi R70

Black, Blue, Purple, White

Models

Mi 11i

M2012K11G

Redmi R70

SAR

Mi 11i

0.95 W/kg (head) 0.74 W/kg (body)

Redmi R70

SAR EU

Mi 11i

0.57 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body)

Redmi R70

Price

Mi 11i

About 230 EUR

Redmi R70

About 200 EUR

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