Today, Realme announced the 11 series with three models – here we will focus on the vanilla and Pro, the Pro+ will be covered in a separate article. These mid-rangers have bold, distinctive designs and are currently separated by only CNY 100 (set to grow to CNY 200 after the pre-order warps up).
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Realme 11 Unveiled
Among the trio, the Realme 11 is smaller and not quite as capable as the Pro, but it’s only slightly cheaper than the Pro.
The design still features the large camera island with a decorative circle and the Summer Orange option does feature vegan leather. The Star Trail Black drops the leather and goes for a brushed texture instead.
The standard phone has a 6.43” AMOLED – it’s flat, though the glass above it has strongly beveled edges. It has FHD+ resolution, but runs at only 90Hz refresh and 180Hz touch sampling rates (the latter can be boosted to 1,000Hz). It’s also an 8-bit panel with a 1,000 nits peak brightness.
The Realme 11 is powered by the Dimensity 6020, which is technically fairly new, but it is really a rebranded Dimensity 810 (an older 7nm chip). That said, Realme was fairly generous with the RAM with 8GB and 12GB options and you can get 128GB or 256GB storage (UFS 2.2). Unlike its sibling, this model also has a microSD slot, so adding more storage is easy. Out of the box, you get Android 13 with Realme UI 4.0.
The size of the camera island is no less impressive than on the Pro, the camera inside does go down a notch. It has a 64MP sensor (OV64B40) with an f/1.79 aperture and 25mm focal length. Crucially, there is no OIS. Also, video recording is capped at 1080p @ 30fps. This camera is joined by a 2MP depth sensor, on the front the selfie camera has an 8MP sensor.
The battery maintains the 5,000mAh capacity, despite the small dimensions of the phone. Charging power is halved at 33W, so a 0-50% charge takes 29 minutes. Note that the vanilla phone has a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Realme 11 Specifications
Display: 6.43-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ 20:9 Super AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 1000Hz instant touch sampling rate, up to 1000 nits peak brightness
Processor: Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 6020 7nm processor (Dual 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + Hexa 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
RAM/Storage: 8GB / 12GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB (UFS 2.2) storage, expandable memory with microSD
OS: Android 13 with realme UI 4.0
SIM: Dual SIM
Main Camera: Dual
- 64MP with f/1.79 aperture
- 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash
Selfie Camera: 8MP with f/2.05 aperture
Fingerprint sensor: Yes, In-display
Multimedia: 3.5mm audio jack
Dimensions:159.8×72.9×7.98mm (Orange) / 7.93mm (Black)
Weight: 183g (Orange) / 182g (Black)
Network/Connectivity: 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh with 33W fast charging
Realme 11 Price and Availability
The Realme 11 with 8/256GB configuration is priced CNY 1,600 ($230/€210/₹19,000) and there is a 12/256GB option for CNY 1,800. You can reserve a unit today, sales start on June 1.
