Should You Upgrade From the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G?

How the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

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Your phone

REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G

Announced Oct 2021 · 5 years old

5.6
Security updates
Ended around 2024
OS upgrades
Ended around 2023

Our take

Time to upgrade

Security updates ended around 2024 Newer phones are about 2.9× faster The best upgrade scores 3.1 points higher on performance and 2.4 on battery

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.

Same family

REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G

7.3Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 1.5× faster
  • Camera score: 5.7 → 6.4
  • Display score: 7.1 → 8.2
  • Battery: 4,500 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Better water resistance

What you’d give up

  • No 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • No microSD card slot

Best mid-range upgrade

TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G

7.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 1.3× faster
  • Camera score: 5.7 → 7.2
  • Display score: 7.1 → 8.8
  • Battery: 4,500 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No microSD card slot

Step up: upper mid-range

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

8.2Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.9× faster
  • Camera score: 5.7 → 7.8
  • Display score: 7.1 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,500 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • No microSD card slot
  • No IR blaster
  • No charger in the box

Best camera

OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G

8.1Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.7× faster
  • Camera score: 5.7 → 8.3
  • Display score: 7.1 → 8.5
  • Battery: 4,500 → 6,000 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • No microSD card slot
  • No charger in the box

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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones

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REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G upgrade FAQ

Is the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G still supported?

REDMI promises 3 years of security updates for the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G, counted from its announcement in October 2021, so they should have ended around 2024. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2023.

What is the best upgrade from the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 5.6 for the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G. The newest model of the same family is the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.

How much faster is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro than the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 2.9 times as fast as the REDMI Note 11 Pro+ 5G. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,220.

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