I have had this mobile phone since April 2022 in Forest Green color, which is very beautiful. The times I have it without the case that comes with the phone, I put a protective glass on it because small children at home and on the street handle it in a dangerous way, and you never know if it will fall down! It loses signal (like all mobile phones) with a case, but there is no other option!
I mainly use it for social media and street photography (with clear sky, otherwise I call them artistic), for family or vacation photos I have a premium compact camera that covers me well and rarely misses a shot, unlike the camera on the phone that takes average to good photos in difficult conditions with low lighting (cloudy or indoors). As for video, I can say that I am satisfied. I haven't been able to find a version of the Google (Pixel) camera that works flawlessly for the device, and the ones I have tried produce similar results to those of Xiaomi.
On the first day I used the phone, it froze and I couldn't make or receive any calls, but it was fixed after a few restarts. Also, because I have a dual SIM on another device, I encountered the following issue: I put the Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 5G on airplane mode, used my old phone (LG V30) for a few hours or 10 minutes, but when I turned off the LG or put it on airplane mode, the Redmi had trouble reconnecting to the Cosmote network even though it showed signal, it couldn't function. This happened in the first few days, but it doesn't happen anymore, probably due to a software update!
For calls and social media, everything is fine. In my SMS messages, I have encountered situations where the message I wrote wasn't sent to someone because, as I understand it, they were trying to chat (like iMessage), and after some time, when I thought they had received it, I would receive a notification saying it wasn't sent and to send it as a regular SMS. Also, something that I haven't used much is scheduled SMS, but it doesn't affect me since I never send SMS messages.
The screen is very good, the sound is loud and good, the Bluetooth connections work fine, and the infrared is very useful in situations where you can't find the TV remote control and need to lower the volume or turn it off, not only for the TV but also for other devices like air conditioners! A positive aspect for me is that it has a memory card slot (I mainly load it with TV shows that I don't have time to watch on the TV and watch them from time to time), so you can have a lot of music, store photos, etc. It also has a radio, which is somewhat useless for me, but it's good to have! With all these features, it reminds me of my very old Galaxy Note 3 before Samsung started removing things!
The charging is very fast, so you don't have to worry about forgetting to charge it overnight because it goes from 0 to 90-100% in 15 to 20 minutes! With moderate use, it definitely lasts a day, but whenever I dared not to charge it and went out with 35% battery, it needs to be charged by noon! Once it drops to 20%, it's good to be near a power outlet because it will quickly go to 10%, which means that without activating any battery-saving mode, it will immediately shut down and go to 5%, 3%, 1% rapidly! Some other devices may give you an extra hour of usage at 5% (the LG V30 did this well), this one does not!!!
I really like its square design, it reminds me of the iPhone 12/13, some may prefer more rounded mobiles, but it's a matter of taste! The UI, in my opinion, is easy to get used to and has plenty of options, again, a matter of taste! For someone who doesn't like it at all but wants the device, another launcher may be useful to them!
I bought it when it first came out, it came with wireless headphones as a gift, and I think it's worth a price of 400+ euros, it could have been a maximum of 350 euros, but in my opinion, it's a device that you can keep for 2+ years without missing anything!!!