The dual-cell 5000mAh battery gets its energy from an included 120-watt wired charging block that Xiaomi claims reaches 100% in 17 minutes. The Xiaomi 11T Pro is the fastest-charging phone I’ve tested. Xiaomi’s addition of an optical zoom is welcome, but its presence isn’t enough to really lift the camera on the 11T Pro over the Mi 11, and the “Pro” name definitely hasn’t been added to highlight any camera improvements. In practice, these all require very specific situations to shine, and most work best with another person in the shot. These provide cinematic looks like a super-zoom-in-style shot, a lowlight tracking mode, and a “time freeze” where an object is frozen while everything else continues to move. The phone shoots 8K video at 30 frames per second (fps), and there are all the same A.I. The 5MP Super Macro mode is more useful than most due to an autofocus feature, and photos are more attractive and easier to take than on phones with a basic 2MP fixed-focus macro camera. The differences between them can sometimes be huge - see the photos of the roof structure in the examples below for evidence - and it doesn’t make me trust the camera much. The 2x digital zoom shows good detail as it doesn’t get too close, and the main camera can take balanced photos that emphasize natural tones, but because the camera is inconsistent, I often took two or three photos from slightly different angles in the hope one would come out well. It takes some great photos, and then some bad ones with oddly muted colors or poor white balance. How has this affected the photo experience? It’s all rather similar to the Mi 11. The Mi 11 had a higher megapixel wide-angle camera. The main camera has 108-megapixels and is joined by an 8MP wide-angle and a 5MP telemacro camera. While not terrible, there’s not much about the screen that makes me think of the 11T Pro as a “Pro” phone, a trend that continues throughout my review. I also found the auto-brightness to be a little oversensitive, dimming the screen when I didn’t want it to. This is also evident in areas of the operating system. In Twitter, for example, there is far slower scrolling speed, and the app has a slightly muddy feel to it. While the smoothness of 120Hz is always evident when it’s active, it does have an odd tendency to slow scrolling down in some apps and the menu. The screen does not have an adaptive refresh rate, so it’s either set at 60Hz or 120Hz. At best, it’s perhaps a little more natural-looking, but when viewed side by side, your eyes default to the Mi 11. It’s less vibrant, has a cooler tone, worse contrast levels, and is generally less visually exciting to look at. This is a downgrade from the higher-resolution screen on the Mi 11, and it really shows. ScreenĬovered in Gorilla Glass Victus, the 11T Pro’s screen is a 6.67-inch AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1000 nits peak brightness, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+ certification, and a 2400 x 1080-pixel resolution. There’s no IP rating either, which puts it behind most of its competitors and at greater risk from damage. The 20:9 aspect ratio screen, chunky body, and weight of more than 200 grams doesn’t make it especially pocketable or feel very modern. There’s nothing wrong with the 11T Pro’s look, but there’s nothing particularly stylish about it ,either. However, what does it say about the rest of the phone’s design when it’s the power key I like best? It says it’s a bit dull and forgettable. I have never needed to fall back on any other unlock method while using the 11T Pro. Since the last phone I used was the Nokia XR20, with its practically hidden fingerprint sensor, it’s nice that the 11T Pro’s sensor is easy to locate and ultra-responsive. It stands proud of the chassis on the right-hand side, but still incorporates the fingerprint sensor. My favorite design element is the power key because it’s very easy to use. What does it say about the rest of the phone’s design when it’s the power key I like best? It’s seen here in the Meteorite Gray color, but there are also white and blue versions. It does provide enough grip to keep it safe in your hands. The rear panel has a glossy finish and an attractive brushed metal look, but it gets smudgy and sounds quite hollow. The curved glass over the screen on the Mi 11 may not have had a functional element, but it did give it some character, as did the multistep camera module on the back. However, this Pro version doesn’t look as modern as the basic, older Mi 11. The addition of the “T” to the name indicates this isn’t a full sequel to the Mi 11, but a refresh, just like OnePlus once did with its own T models. The Xiaomi 11T Pro weighs 204 grams, measures 8.8mm thick, and has a flat screen and a rear panel that looks like glass covering metal, but feels and sounds more like plastic.
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