Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE review: A 158-gram AMOLED 5G phone — Xiaomi's slim "fashion" mid.
A featherweight, when phones were getting heavier.
11 Lite 5G NE went the other way — 158 g, 6.8 mm, Pantone colours, jack, IR — when rivals were chasing big batteries and giant cameras. The 4,250 mAh cell and modest 33 W charging were the trade. As a fashion-mid for one-handed users, nothing of its era beat the feel.
01Display
78/10078/100 puts it above the 76-point average for mid-range phones of 2021.
02Camera
68/10068/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2021.
03Performance
66/10066/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2021.
04Battery
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2021 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2021 — 7 points above the cohort average.
06Value
72/10072/100 puts it above the 70-point average for mid-range phones of 2021.
- 158 g and 6.8 mm — among the lightest 5G phones ever.
- 90 Hz AMOLED with Dolby Vision.
- jack + IR blaster.
- Five Pantone colourways.
- 4,250 mAh is small.
- 33 W charging, 64 MP single-OIS-less main.
- 5 MP macro filler.
- Support ended.
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 105-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .