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Two-minute review  Xiaomi has confused even us with the sheer number of mid-priced smartphones it’s released over the past 12 to 18 months. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite , the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro , and the Xiaomi Poco F3 all lurk around the $400 / £300 price point.  The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G might represent a small jump up in price, but it could be the classiest mid-ranger of the lot. Well, it was for six months, until the Mi 11 Lite 5G NE came out. This device has a better chipset, comes in a new color, and has a few more camera modes - and that's it.  Jump to... Price and release date Design Display Camera Camera samples Specs and performance Software Battery life Should I buy it? As an affordable alternative to the flagship Xiaomi Mi 11 (and the luxury yacht that is the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra ), the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite is meant to reflect the line’s bold 2021 design refresh, as well as gesture at some of its technical advancements, but...

Two-minute review  Xiaomi has confused even us with the sheer number of mid-priced smartphones it’s released over the past 12 to 18 months. The Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite , the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro , and the Xiaomi Poco F3 all lurk around the $400 / £300 price point.  The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G might represent a small jump up in price, but it could be the classiest mid-ranger of the lot. At least until the next one comes along.  Jump to... Price and release date Design Display Camera Camera samples Specs and performance Software Battery life Should I buy it? As an affordable alternative to the flagship Xiaomi Mi 11 (and the luxury yacht that is the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra ), the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite is meant to reflect the line’s bold 2021 design refresh, as well as gesture at some of its technical advancements, but for a far more pocket-friendly price tag. It manages to do just that with a sleek design that’s as skinny as it is light. It mig...

Two-minute review Following hot on the heels of the Sony Xperia 1 III , Sony’s best smartphone in years, comes the Sony Xperia 5 III. It’s ostensibly the same phone in a smaller and significantly cheaper package. It boasts a similar elongated design that prioritizes landscape media content above all else, benefits from the exact same top-level performance, and contains virtually the same flexible triple–12MP camera system. Jump to… Price and release date Design Display Cameras Performance Battery Should you buy the Sony Xperia 5 III? However, there are a number of areas where the Xperia 5 III doesn’t quite match up to its big brother. The design isn’t quite as sharp, the haptics are of lesser quality, there’s no wireless charging, and its display doesn’t even hit QHD let alone 4K levels of sharpness. None of which is particularly problematic in light of the Xperia 1 III’s sky high price tag. But the Sony Xperia 5 III also seems quite expensive in its own way. For aroun...