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Xiaomi is one of the most popular smartphone makers on the planet, but do you really need one of its flagship phones?
As impressive as the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro are, they’re also very expensive. You might not even need all their premium features, so it’s worth considering some of the Chinese company’s cheaper phones.
And while the Xiaomi 13T Pro is significantly more affordable, you wouldn’t know it from most of the specifications. The MediaTak Dimensity 9200+ chipset used here is powerful enough to rival the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and there are no real weaknesses from a hardware perspective.
But after using the Xiaomi 13T Pro as my main phone for a week, a few familiar shortcomings came to the fore. Here’s my full review.
DESIGN
The 13T Pro looks a lot like the more expensive 13 Pro that came before it. While that’d normally be a good thing, I still can’t get on board with the way it looks. To be clear, this is only a comment on the Black version I tested – it’s not likely to be as bad on Meadow Green or Alpine Blue models.
But the ceramic back here is incredibly reflective, to the extent that it could easily be used as a mirror. I don’t know about you, but I’d prefer not to be staring at myself every time I look at the back of my phone.
It’s also very prone to picking up fingerprint smudges and other dirt, both of which are much
