OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,823, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G scores 1,742, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB offers 6.43 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB features a AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G offers 64 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB delivers 15h 38m, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB equally at 7.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB has a rating of 4.1.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G

₹14,999

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 128GB

₹10,899

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

30 Apr, 2022

21 Feb, 2022

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 695	MediaTek Helio G96	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2412 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging	33W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Good design~Decent performance&#xA0
~Clean UI

Great display
Nice design
Decent performance

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Cameras are not the best~Mobile gamers should look elsewhere~Lacks stereo speakers

Low light photography could be improved
No Android 12

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5

(305,895 ratings)

4.1/5

(9,835 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	302,056 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	15h 38m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 30, 2022

(Official)

Feb 21, 2022

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

MediaTek Helio G96

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660

Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

12 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

302,056

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

24.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.1 %

24.1 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

409 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.41 %

84.64 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

164.3 mm

159.8 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.6 mm

73.8 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

195 grams

179 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP53

N/A

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.726 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.52" sensor size S5KHM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

12000 x 9000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 58 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 38m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 2m 39s

1h 4m 53s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.186 W/kg Body: 0.709 W/kg

Head: 0.857 W/kg Body: 0.856 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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