Xiaomi 11T vs Google Pixel 7
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 11T (with MediaTek Dimensity 1200) that was released on September 15, 2021, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 13 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 11T
- Shows 21% longer battery life (35:12 vs 29:08 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 20W)
- Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 645 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4355 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (976 against 803 nits)
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP9 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 576 | 672 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~979.2 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 178693 | 242485 |
| GPU | 277927 | 219273 |
| Memory | 142755 | 151362 |
| UX | 169123 | 185590 |
| Total score | 772254 | 802280 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 81% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4520 | 6523 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6966 | 7598 |
| Video editing | 5715 | 6234 |
| Photo editing | 25532 | 18318 |
| Data manipulation | 10154 | 10230 |
| Writing score | 14166 | 15569 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 13 |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 26 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4355 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:40 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 19:20 hr | 16:16 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 05:26 hr |
| Standby | 111 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 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 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | - | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2021 | October 2022 |
| Release date | October 2021 | October 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.55 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.95 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 7 . But if the battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 11T .