Do you want to treat yourself to a Xiaomi brand smartphone but hesitate between the Xiaomi 13, the Xiaomi 13 Pro, the Xiaomi 12T, the Xiaomi 12T Pro and the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G? Here are some comparative elements to help you choose the one that is really for you.
The Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12T Pro have islands installed in the upper left corner, from behind. The blocks of the Xiaomi 13 and even more that of the Xiaomi 13 Pro are more imposing. The latter benefits from a ceramic back to offer greater impact resistance than glass.
Among our selection, it is the Xiaomi 13 Pro which is the heaviest with 229 grams against 205 grams for the Xiaomi 12T Pro, 202 grams for the Xiaomi 12T and the Redmi Note 11 Pro while it is the Xiaomi 13 the most light. 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, as for the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G. The Xiaomi 13 Pro offers a capacity of 4820 mAh for its battery while the Xiaomi 13 has a capacity of 4500 mAh. 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 remarkable screen and what connectivity?
The most interesting screen is installed on the Xiaomi 13 Pro with an AMOLED panel (like the others) on 6.73 inches curved offering a definition of 1440×3200 pixels supporting HDR10 + and Dolby Vision formats with a maximum frequency of 120 Hz. This is also the case for the Xiaomi 13 on 6.36 inches but with a lower definition, of 1080×2400 pixels, like the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G which uses a 6.67 inch AMOLED panel. The screens of the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro are identical, 6.67 inches HDR10+ at 120 Hz with a definition 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 it a universal remote. 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, therefore completely waterproof and dustproof.
Which offers the best performance and what configurations for photos?
If you want the most powerful mobile in our comparison, the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro have the fastest chipset at the moment, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 8 and 12 GB of 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 chosen. The Xiaomi 12T is equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra chipset, which is quite far ahead of the Snapdragon 695 processor of the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G.
Finally, to take photos, the Xiaomi 13 Pro promises very beautiful shots with its 50 + 50 + 50 megapixel configuration including a 1-inch module and a telephoto lens allowing optical zooming up to 3.2x. The Xiaomi 13 offers a block of 50 + 12 + 10 megapixels that can zoom to 3.2x. The Xiaomi 12T Pro sports 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 are equipped with a 32-megapixel selfie camera against 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 .