Why does Redmi Note 11T 5G exist?

It’s only been five months since the Redmi Note 10T, and its successor is already here.

Gadgets 360 senior reviewer Aditya Shenoy and deputy reviews editor Roydon Cerejo join host Akhil Arora to talk about the Redmi Note 11T 5G.

We discuss why Redmi — along with its parent Xiaomi and the likes of Realme — refresh their phones so soon, how different models of different phones overlap one another, and hence why there isn’t much to set them apart.

Read: Redmi Note 11T 5G review

But the Note 11T is also hobbled due to other factors. With chip shortages and supply chain constraints driving the price of components up, Redmi has had to compromise on features here.

For one, we’re going from a 120Hz AMOLED to 90Hz LED display. And while the Note 10T could record 4K video, the Note 11T can’t. And it only has dual cameras at the back, which can be enough but they aren’t here.

Is this what happens when manufacturers go all out on a new-age 5G chipset?

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Chapters

• Intro (00:00)


• 10T to 11T in months (00:18)


• T for technology?! (02:46)


• Overlaps, compromises (04:36)


• Refreshing too soon (08:22)


• Dual cameras (12:36)


• Older is better? (18:29)


• 5G cutbacks (20:25)


• It’s all marketing (26:17)


• MIUI 12.5 (27:21)


• Outro (28:15)

Photo credits: Aditya Shenoy/Gadgets 360