Xiaomi's Redmi unveiled the Redmi Note 11SE in May in China, which is powered by the Dimensity 700 SoC, sports a 90Hz LCD, and features a 48MP primary camera. Today, the company announced a new Redmi Note 11SE in India with a different design and specs. The new Redmi Note 11SE is powered by the Helio G95 chip, runs Android 11-based MIUI 12.5 out of the box (meh), and comes in three memory configurations - 6GB/64GB, 6GB/128GB, and 8GB/128GB. The smartphone's built around a 6.43" FullHD+ 60Hz AMOLED screen and packs a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W charging support.
For photography, you get a 13MP selfie
camera on the front, with the quad camera setup on the rear comprising 64MP
primary, 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor units. The rest of the
new Redmi Note 11SE's highlights include a USB-C port, a side-mounted
fingerprint scanner, and an IR blaster. The smartphone is IP53 rated and comes
with a 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, and Hi-Res Audio certification.
It also has an NFC chip onboard.
If all this sounds familiar, that's
because the new Redmi Note 11SE is just a rebadged Redmi Note 10S launched in
India last May with NFC. Funnily enough, the company has even reused the
graphics and marketing material from the Redmi Note 10S' product page.
It's unclear what was Xiaomi's rationale
behind re-launching a year-old smartphone in India since the Redmi Note 10S is
still being sold through its official website and the Note 11SE will also be
sold through online channels. Then again, we are used to the Xiaomi group's
love for rebranding smartphones and confusing naming conventions, so no
surprises here.
Anyway, the new Redmi Note 11SE will go on
sale in India starting August 31 through Mi.com and Flipkart with four color
options - Thunder Purple, Cosmic White, Shadow Black, and Bifrost Blue.
The 11 SE comes in Bifrost Blue, Cosmic White, Space Black
and Thunder Purple colors and it starts at INR 14,999 ($190), but Flipkart is
selling it for INR 13,499 (US$ 170) to early adopters. It will be made available
on August 31 on Xiaomi's official web store and Flipkart.
Unfortunately, though, the newer Redmi Note 11 SE ships
without the 33W charger in the box so you'd have to buy one separately and
pricing is the same as last year's for the Redmi Note 10S.
