https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdI1tsnlRoI
- Screen HDR10 Amoled has an insane 2600 nits!
- The screen is FLAT (Thank you Xiaome) 👍
- Cameras are amazing (Video slowmotion at 720p 960fps) 😋
- IP68 dust/water resistant
- 120 Watt Charger
- Mediatek Dimensity 9200+ (Claimed to beat Snapdragon 8 Gen 2)
- 4 generations up to Android 17 Android upgrades and 5 year security support
Obviously It has all the expected sensors and features.
The corners that were cut to get the price down are pretty few IMO:
- Gorilla Glass 5 instead of Victus.
- Plastic instead of Alu edge.
- No Wireless charging
Here (Denmark) the Xiaome 13T Pro is cheaper than One Plus 11, and it beats it in every aspect. It’s almost (but not quite) as good as the Samsung S23 Ultra. To me this seems by far the best option in the price range.
The non pro is $100 cheaper, and you get a slightly less powerful SOC, 67 Watt charger instead of 120, less RAM/Storage, although there are ranges for both.
Edit PS 09. Oct. 2023
Just ordered the pro version with 12 GB Ram and 512 MB storage for € 669,- including tax or USD 565,- excluding tax.
I was waiting for our Solar panels to go online, and that was finally finished today.
I originally planned to buy the One Plus 11, but the curved screen and opposing power/volume buttons turned me away from that.
I’m extremely excited as my current phone is a very cheap older budget phone (Moto G9 power). It has served me surprisingly well, considering it was sub $200 including tax.
One thing I enjoy is buying cheap xiaomi smart home products and completely cutting them off from the internet.
Maybe I’m paranoid, but from a security and privacy perspective I can’t imagine buying a phone from them.
They have unlocked bootloaders unlike many manufacturers. I’m running a 11x on lineageOS and it works great.
If somebody would only male a ROM for them where you could maintain secure boot, that’d be a serious phone.
Absolutely NOTHING paranoid about not trusting China tech with eyes and ears on your house. Thats been proven too many times at this point.
Theres something slightly insulating about a US or other country having China build things to their spec as other companies have eyes on what’s being done, but a 100% China product, and the fact the Govt is involved with “private” companies… No way. Your move is correct.