Three new Xiaomi phones are here with super-fast charging and low prices
Companions to the Xiaomi Mi 11
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Just one day after theiPhone 13launch, Xiaomi has shown the world its new collection of smartphones, with the debut of the Xiaomi 11T series - though that’s not all that showed up at the unveiling event.
The Xiaomi 11T and 11T Pro are two new members of theXiaomi Mi 11line - note the lack of the ‘Mi’ in the newer phones, as the company opted to drop this label - which sit below the Mi 11 but above theXiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G. There’s also another take on that budget phone in the form of the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (New Edition), which has barely any changes from the original.
Alongside those phones there’s theXiaomi Pad 5, an Android tablet that rivals thenew iPad (2021)which you canread more about here, an NFC andAmazonAlexa-toting version of theXiaomi Mi Band 6, and a new smart projector.
The Xiaomi 11T series are the star devices of this launch though, and the two mid-rangeAndroid phonescould end up on quite a few Christmas lists orBlack Friday phone dealbaskets.
What you need to know about the Xiaomi 11T
Just so you know, we’ve actually already tested the top-end phone of the new line, and you can check out ourXiaomi 11T Pro reviewto see how it fares.
The two new phones both have 6.67-inch FHD+ screens with 120Hz refresh rates. Unlike the one on the Mi 11, these displays are flat. The phone bodies are fairly standard for a smartphone, with a volume rocker, USB-C port and slim camera bump, but we found the side-mounted fingerprint sensor on the Pro was wonderfully responsive.
Both phones have a 108MP main camera joined by an 8MP ultra-wide snapper and a 5MP telemacro shooter. The last of those is the same as the Mi 11’s, and we found that one of the best macro phone cameras on the market, as it was fantastic for taking close-up snaps of small subjects. We also found on the 11T Pro that selfies looked great.
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The Xiaomi 11T has a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset, which is pretty powerful - though the Snapdragon 888 on the Pro provides more processing power, an overheating issue means it might actually be worse in some use cases.
That’s the first of three differences between the phones. The second is in charging speed, as while both devices have 5,000mAh batteries, the Pro gets a whopping 120W fast charging. That powers the device to full in under 17 minutes, and is a really useful feature, even though the standard phone’s 67W powering still beats most of the competition.
Finally, the phones are priced slightly differently. The standard model starts at £499 (about $690, AU$940) while the Pro starts at £599 (roughly $830, AU$1,130), both for 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and we’re waiting on pricing for other regions.
We’re waiting to test the Xiaomi 11T before we decide on which phone is better, or where either sits in the company’s hierarchy, but judging by our time with the Pro, both will be solid Android devices with prices to rival theSamsung Galaxy S21 FEandOnePlus 9Tif they show up in your region.
Tom Bedford was deputy phones editor on TechRadar until late 2022, having worked his way up from staff writer. Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He is based in London, UK and now works for the entertainment site What To Watch.
He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working on TechRadar, he freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, and also spent many years working as a mixologist.
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