Fairphone 3 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fairphone 3 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Fairphone 3 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 163.65 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has greater height than Fairphone 3.
Width 71.8 mm 76.19 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has greater width than Fairphone 3.
Depth 9.83 mm 8.34 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G is narrower than Fairphone 3.
Weight 189 g 204 g Fairphone 3 is lighter than Fairphone 3.
Body Colour Dark translucent Graphite grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.388 W/kg (head) 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.956 W/kg (body), 1.995 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has larger screen size than Fairphone 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 427 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 18:9 -
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 4500000:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Sunlight mode
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 360 Hz
Display Features - Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 MediaTek Dimensity 920 5G
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 ARM Mali-G68 MC4
MEMORY Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has more RAM than Fairphone 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has more internal memory than Fairphone 3.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.52" Fairphone 3 has better camera sensor size than Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Camera Modes - Slow motion mode, night mode, Long exposure mode, AI Skycaping
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), digital image stabilisation Dual Native ISO, 2.1μm 9-in-1 Super Pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Fairphone 3 has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 3.
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4500 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3.
Fast Charging Technology - Xiaomi HyperCharge technology Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) 15 min Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has shorter charging time than Fairphone 3.
Standby Time 300 hours -
Talk Time 1200 minutes 1560 minutes Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Fairphone 3.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Talk: up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 140 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 11
User Interface - MIUI 12.5
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 26 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+ FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AIFF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), WMA v10, WMA v9, WMA Lossless 9, WMA 10 Pro, ALAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis -
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 -
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials JBL Audio, LiquidCool Technology 2.0, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, super-linear dual speakers, MTW (Multiple Tab Winding) technology, Dual charge pumps
OTHERS Fairphone 3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
Included Accessories Bumper, mini screwdriver SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 120W charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Certified Safe Fast-Charge System, SGS Eye Care Display Certification
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