Do you want to treat yourself to a Xiaomi brand smartphone but are hesitating between the Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro, Xiaomi 12T, Xiaomi 12T Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G? Here are some comparison items to help you choose the one that’s really right for you.
The Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12T Pro have islands installed from the back in the upper left corner. The blocks of the Xiaomi 13 and even more those of the Xiaomi 13 Pro are more imposing. The latter benefits from a ceramic back to offer greater impact resistance than glass.
Among our picks, the Xiaomi 13 Pro is the heaviest at 229 grams versus 205 grams for the Xiaomi 12T Pro, 202 grams for the Xiaomi 12T and Redmi Note 11 Pro, while the Xiaomi 13 is the lightest. It is also the thinnest with an 8mm profile compared to 8.12mm for the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, 8.4mm for the Xiaomi 13 Pro and 8.6mm for the Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12T Pro.
The latter two have a battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh, like the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G. The Xiaomi 13 Pro offers a 4820mAh capacity for its battery, while the Xiaomi 13 has a 4500mAh capacity. The Xiaomi 12T, 12T Pro and 13 Pro smartphones support charging at 120 watts, so very fast, much more than the 67 watts accepted by the other two.
What is the most notable screen and connectivity?
The most interesting screen is installed on the Xiaomi 13 Pro with an AMOLED panel (like the others) curved to 6.73 inches and offers a resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels supporting HDR10 + and Dolby Vision formats with a maximum frequency of 120 Hz support. This is also the case for the Xiaomi 13 at 6.36 inches but with a lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, like the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G that uses a 6.67 inch AMOLED panel. The screens of the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro are identical, 6.67 inches HDR10+ at 120Hz with a resolution of 1272×2712 pixels.
All are 5G compatible and offer Wi-Fi 6. The Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro have the advantage of offering more efficient Wi-Fi 6E. The sound is stereo. They all have an infrared transmitter to make them a universal remote control. The fingerprint reader is installed on the sleep button of the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, while it is under the screen of others. The Xiaomi 12T Pro, 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro are capable of measuring the user’s heart rate. The latter two are IP68-certified, i.e. completely waterproof and dustproof.
Which offers the best performance and configurations for photos?
If you want the most powerful phone in our comparison, the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro currently have the fastest chipset, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 8 and 12 GB RAM respectively. The Xiaomi 12T Pro comes next with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and 8 or 12 GB of RAM depending on the configuration you choose. The Xiaomi 12T is equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra chipset, which is quite a step ahead of the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G’s Snapdragon 695 processor.
Finally, for photography, the Xiaomi 13 Pro promises very nice shots with its 50 + 50 + 50 megapixel configuration, including a 1-inch module and a telephoto lens that allows optical zooming up to 3.2x. The Xiaomi 13 offers a block of 50 + 12 + 10 megapixels capable of zooming to 3.2x. The Xiaomi 12T Pro has a 200-megapixel main sensor with an 8-megapixel sensor for ultra-wide-angle shots and a 2-megapixel sensor for macro shots. The Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Xiaomi 12T have the same configuration, 108 + 8 + 2 megapixels on the back. The Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro come with a 32-megapixel selfie camera versus 20-megapixel modules on the front of the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro, while the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G has a 16-megapixel sensor on the front .