Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Xiaomi 11T
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on December 28, 2020, against the Xiaomi 11T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 30% higher pixel density (515 vs 395 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Optical image stabilization
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (878K versus 772K)
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (931 against 803 nits)
- Thinner bezels – 6.3% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
- 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1440 and 1084 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11T
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Shows 38% longer battery life (35:12 vs 25:31 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4600 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 55W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The phone is 8-months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.81 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 515 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 85.1% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 576 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS | ~979.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 246540 | 178693 |
| GPU | 272062 | 277927 |
| Memory | 162285 | 142755 |
| UX | 191481 | 169123 |
| Total score | 878675 | 772254 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 40 °C |
| Stability | 91% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5037 | 4520 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11329 | 6966 |
| Video editing | 7611 | 5715 |
| Photo editing | 28453 | 25532 |
| Data manipulation | 9842 | 10154 |
| Writing score | 14880 | 14166 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 55 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (86% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:45 hr | 10:40 hr |
| Watching video | 10:58 hr | 19:20 hr |
| Gaming | 03:56 hr | 05:07 hr |
| Standby | 98 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung Bright S5KHMX (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Omnivision OV13B10 (PureCel) |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/3.06" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 24 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2020 | September 2021 |
| Release date | January 2021 | October 2021 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.55 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.95 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Mi 11 . But if the battery life, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 11T .