Samsung Galaxy A33 5G Vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11, What’s the Difference?

KOMPAS.com – In this March 2022, the market smartphone Indonesia has many new mobile phone models. Two of them are Samsung Galaxy A33 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11.

In Indonesia, the two phones carry a number of specifications that are fairly similar, especially in terms of the screen, battery, and camera. Both are also equipped with water and dust resistance certifications.

Although there are several similar specifications, when viewed in terms of price, the Galaxy A33 5G and Redmi Note 11 are priced quite differently.

In Indonesia, the Galaxy A33 5G is sold starting at IDR 4.7 million. Meanwhile, the Redmi Note 11 is sold starting at IDR 2.5 million.

This is because both of these phones have their respective advantages. For more details, here’s a comparison between the Galaxy A33 5G and the Redmi Note 11 in Indonesia.

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Front screen and camera

In terms of screens, the compact Galaxy A33 5G and Redmi Note 11 have a 6.4-inch screen.

Both screens also support Full HD Plus resolution (1,080 x 2,400 pixels), refresh rate 90 Hz, day touch sampling rate 180 Hz.

The difference between the two lies in the type of panels and protective glass used.

With a higher price, the Galaxy A33 5G screen is also more capable. This phone uses a Super AMOLED panel that has been coated with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protective glass.

While the Redmi Note 11 uses an AMOLED panel covered with an older protective glass, namely Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

For needs selfieThe Galaxy A33 5G and Redmi Note 11 are both equipped with a 13 MP front camera.

What makes it different, the front camera of the Galaxy A33 5G is immersed in a water drop-shaped notch (waterdrop). While the Redmi Note 11 selfie camera is buried in a small hole (punch hole).

mi.com Xiaomi Redmi Note 11.-Rear camera

The Galaxy A33 5G and Redmi Note 11 are also compactly equipped with four rear cameras with the same type of lens, namely the main camera (wide), camera ultrawide, macro camera and camera depth sensor.

For the main camera, the resolution of the Redmi Note 11 camera of 50 MP is slightly superior to the resolution of the main camera of the Galaxy A33 5G which is 48 MP.

However, the resolution of the Galaxy A33 macro camera is larger, which is 5 MP. The Redmi Note 11 macro camera only has a resolution of 2 MP.

The rest, the Galaxy A33 5G and Redmi Note 11 are both equipped with an 8 MP ultrawide camera and a 2 MP depth sensor camera.

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Hardware and software

Galaxy A33 5G itself is powered by chipset The latest Exynos 1280 has an eight-core processor (CPU) configuration (octa core) maximum speed of 2.4 GHz.

Chipset which was built with 5nm fabrication already supports 5G network connectivity.

Meanwhile, Redmi Note 11 is still using chipset 4G, i.e. Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 (6nm). Although it does not yet support 5G networks, chipset This Redmi Note 11 also has an octa-core CPU with a maximum speed of 2.4 GHz chipset on the Galaxy A33.

The memory configuration offered by these two phones is also different. The Galaxy A33 5G comes with more memory options, namely 6/128 GB, 8/128 GB, 8/256 GB.

While the memory options for the Redmi Note 11 are 4GB/128GB and 6GB/128GB.

Battery and IP rating

Another similarity also lies in the battery capacity of the two phones. Samsung A33 The compact 5G and Redmi Note 11 are equipped with a 5,000 mAh battery with fast charging features (fast charging).

However, the fast charging feature of the Galaxy A33 is only stuck at 25 watts, slower than the feature fast charging Redmi Note 11 whose speed is up to 33 watts.

In the sector softwareGalaxy A33 is slightly superior because it runs the latest Android 12 operating system (OS), which is coated with the OneUI 4.1 interface (UI).

While the Redmi Note 11 is still running Android 11 OS which is coated with the latest UI typical of Xiaomi, MIUI 13.

Both phones are equipped with water and dust resistance features with different IP ratings.

Samsung has also pinned water and dust resistance on the Galaxy A33 with IP67 certification. This means, this smartphone can survive in fresh water to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes.

While the waterproof and dust support Redmi Note 11 has IP53 certification. That is, this phone is only resistant to water splashes that fall from up to an angle of 60 degrees.

KOMPAS.com/Lely Maulida The price of the Samsung Galaxy A33 in Indonesia starts at IDR 4.7 million.-Ports and card slots

Redmi Note 11 is considered to have port more complete. Starting from USB type-C, fingerprint integrated in the power button (side-mounted), plug jack audio 3.5mm.

There are also three card slots, which allows users to use two nano SIMs as well as a microSD card up to 1 TB simultaneously.

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While the Galaxy A33 5G is no longer equipped with jack 3.5mm. The card slot on this phone is also a dual SIM-hybrid type. This means that users can use two nano SIMs, or one nano SIM plus a microSD card up to 1 TB.

The rest, the Galaxy A33 5G is also equipped with USB Type-C and fingerprint integrated in the power button (side-mounted).

So, which one is superior between the Samsung A33 5G or the Redmi Note 11? The answer, of course, comes back to user preferences.

But as a consideration before buying, there’s nothing wrong with listening to the complete specifications and prices of the Galaxy A33 5G and Redmi Note 11 in Indonesia, through the specifications table below.

Specification table

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