Which model to buy in March 2023?
Do you want to pamper yourself with a Xiaomi branded smartphone but hesitate between 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.
Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Xiaomi 12T, and Xiaomi 12T Pro have islands installed in the upper left corner on the back. The Xiaomi 13 and more Xiaomi 13 Pro blocks are more imposing. The latter makes use of a ceramic back to offer greater impact resistance than glass.
Among our picks, the Xiaomi 13 Pro is the heaviest with 229 grams versus 205 grams for the Xiaomi 12T Pro and 202 grams for the Xiaomi 12T and Redmi Note 11 Pro while the Xiaomi 13 is the lightest. It is also thinner with a profile of 8 mm compared to 8.12 mm for the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, 8.4 mm for the Xiaomi 13 Pro and 8.6 mm for the Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12T Pro.
The latter two contain a 5,000mAh battery, as is the case in the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G. Xiaomi 13 Pro offers a capacity of 4820 mAh for its battery while Xiaomi 13 has a capacity of 4500 mAh. Xiaomi 12T, 12T Pro and 13 Pro smartphones support charging at 120W, very fast, much more than the 67W that the other two accept.
What is the coolest screen and what kind of connectivity?
The most interesting display on the Xiaomi 13 Pro with AMOLED panel (like the others) is installed at 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 at 6.36 inches but with a lower resolution, 1080 x 2400 pixels, like the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G which uses a 6.67 inch AMOLED panel. The screens of Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro are identical, 6.67 inches HDR10 + at 120 Hz with a definition of 1272 x 2712 pixels.
They are all 5G compatible and offer Wi-Fi 6. Both 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 control. The fingerprint reader is installed on the sleep button of the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G while it is below the screen of the others. Xiaomi 12T Pro, 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro can measure the user’s heart rate. The latter two are IP68 certified, and therefore completely waterproof and dustproof.
What offers the best performance and what are the configurations for the images?
If you want the most powerful mobile phone in our comparison, Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro have the fastest chipset at the moment, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 8 and 12 GB of RAM respectively. The Xiaomi 12T Pro then comes 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 far superior to the Snapdragon 695 processor of the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G.
Finally, for taking pictures, the Xiaomi 13 Pro promises very nice shots with a 50 + 50 + 50 MP configuration including a 1 inch module and a telephoto lens that allows optical zoom up to 3.2x. Xiaomi offers 13 groups of 50 + 12 + 10 megapixels that can be enlarged to 3.2x. The Xiaomi 12T Pro has a 200MP main sensor along with an 8MP sensor for ultra wide angle shots and a 2MP sensor for macro shots. Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Xiaomi 12T have the same configuration, 108 + 8 + 2 MP on the back. Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro are equipped with a 32MP selfie camera versus the 20MP on the front of the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro while the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G has a 16MP sensor on the front.