SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy M11 review: A 2020 entry M-series with a 5,000 mAh battery and an infinity-O display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2020·$160
Overall
42/100
Class rank
#97 of 118
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A big-battery entry M-series.

Galaxy M11 hit the M-series' battery sweet spot at the entry tier — 5,000 mAh and a punch-hole display for $160. Modest in spec but well-targeted at India's online market.

01Display

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2020 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, punch-hole
Size6.4 inches
Resolution1,560 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

Main13 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide5 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

44/100

44/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2020 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 450 (14 nm)
RAM3 GB
Storage32 GB · microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 78-point average for budget phones of 2020.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2020.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2020.

What works
  • Big 5,000 mAh battery at $160.
  • Punch-hole 6.4" display.
  • 15 W charging.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • HD+ resolution.
  • Snapdragon 450 slow.
  • Mono speaker.
  • 2 MP depth filler.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 118-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .