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Wow! Xiaomi to re-launch the Redmi Note 10S as Redmi Note 11 SE in India

Xiaomi will now re-launch the Redmi Note 10S as the Redmi Note 11 SE in India. Here is everything you need to know about it.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Aug 24 2022, 17:19 IST
Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G Short Review: Still the best in its class by a BIG margin
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1/7 Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G starts at a price of Rs. 17,999 for its base variant with 6GB/128GB variant. The phone comes in Phantom White, Star Blue, and Stealth Black. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)
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2/7 Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G starts at a price of Rs. 17,999 for its base variant with 6GB/128GB variant. The phone comes in Phantom White, Star Blue, and Stealth Black. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)
Redmi Note 11 SE
3/7 With its 6.67-inch 120Hz FHD+ AMOLED display, the Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G offers the best display package in its segment. It looks bright and colourful, and is a joy to watch content on. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)
Redmi Note 11 SE
4/7 The Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G relies on the MediaTek Helio G96 chipset. Not the fastest chip in its segment but it offers ample performance for regular smartphone tasks and even some casual gaming. Everyday usage is as smooth as it has been on a Redmi Note Pro every year. (Amritanshu / HT Tech)
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5/7 The camera performance is decent on the Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G. The 108MP main camera does a good enough job in most lighting scenarios but the rest of the cameras are sub-par. The 2MP macro camera cannot match the brilliance of the 5MP macro camera on the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. The 16MP selfie camera is good at its job though.  (Amritanshu / HT Tech)
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6/7 The MIUI 13 experience comes on Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G but it is still based on Android 11. The pre-loaded apps are fewer than ever and we did not see any system ads, despite enabling Personalised Ads. The interface is well designed and runs smoothly with beautiful animations.  (Amritanshu / HT Tech)
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7/7 The Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G still retains its 5000mAh battery from before but gets a new 67W wired charging solution. The phone easily lasts an an entire day and then some with moderate usage. The 67W charger does a 10-100 percent full charge in around 40 minutes.  (Amritanshu / HT Tech)
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Redmi Note 10S to re-launch in India as the Redmi Note 11 SE. (Redmi)

Nobody knows rebranding as good as Xiaomi – one phone becomes a Redmi in China and then launches as a Xiaomi phone in India, or a Poco phone. However, Xiaomi India is now going to do the bare minimum to launch a “new” smartphone in a few days' time. Do you remember the Redmi Note 10S from 2021? Xiaomi India is now going to re-launch the same phone in India as the Redmi Note 11 SE. The only “new” thing in the Redmi Note 11 SE is the name itself – the rest of the specifications and feature set seems to remain exactly the same.

The price of the Redmi Note 11 SE is yet to be revealed but Xiaomi has revealed all the specifications ahead of the launch (that's because this phone was already on sale). The Note 11 SE will go on sale from August 31 and we expect the phone to cost between Redmi Note 11 and Redmi Note 11S. The phone will be available in the same four colours as the Redmi Note 10S, including the glittery purple variant that was announced later. At least the company considered changing the names of the colour variants, since the website also appears to be nicked from that of the Redmi Note 10S.

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Redmi Note 11 SE features at a glance

It is not that the Redmi Note 10S was a bad phone by any means – in fact, it is likely to have a better build quality than the Redmi Note 11 and Redmi Note 11S models that launched earlier this year. However, for a phone that's pitched as a “new” model, a company like Xiaomi should have spent some efforts in redesigning the phone's back, just how Poco does it with its phones.

The surprising part is that Xiaomi will ship the phone with its old MIUI 12. 5 interface out of the box, not the newer MIUI 13. That could also mean that Xiaomi may ship with the older Android 11 instead of the outgoing Android 12 update. And in usual Xiaomi fashion, they would promise one OS update, which would still put it on a dated version of Android.

The rest of the specifications don't match up to the existing Redmi Note 11 models, and certainly not the phones from Realme and Motorola. There's a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display at 60Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek Helio G95 chip, a 5000mAh battery with a 33W charger on the box, and a 64MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP camera setup on the back.

Given the desperate attempts of the company to cut development costs, we won't be surprised to see the Note 10 Pro">Redmi Note 10 Pro rebadged as a Redmi Note 11 Pro SE variant. Seriously Xiaomi, at least update the phone to the newest version of your own OS!

 

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First Published Date: 24 Aug, 17:19 IST
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