Xiaomi 11T Pro long term review. Although there are dissatisfactions related to the battery, I am satisfied overall

　This is a long-term review of the Xiaomi 11T Pro, which has been active as a favorite machine for about 8 months.

　The successor Xiaomi 12T Pro has already been sold, and I'm sorry !! But another writer reviewed the Xiaomi 11T Pro a year ago, but the price range is nearly double that of the 12T Pro, and it's still official Since it is sold on various sales channels such as sites, we judge that there is still demand, and will review it from another perspective unique to long-term use.

overview

　The Xiaomi 11T Pro is a smartphone with a high cost performance that can be obtained at a list price of $430, or over $358 at the time of sale, while adopting Snapdragon 888, 100 million pixel camera, 120Hz full HD + organic EL, etc.　However, it is also a model with a strong habit that has quite a lot of " can't you do this? "　I will write down the inconvenient points that I felt while using it, and the unique functions that impressed me on the contrary.

Android Auto doesn't work properly

　Android Auto allows you to use Google Maps, Spotify, etc. by connecting to your car. Recent cars have navigation and full-seg viewing functions as options, and when using maps, the number of Toyota cars that are equipped with "display audio" that connects with the aforementioned Android Auto or Apple Carplay as standard is increasing, but the Xiaomi 11T That connection didn't work with the Pro.

　First of all, in Japan, Android Auto is limited to connection via USB only, and does not support wireless connection provided overseas. This is because the use of the 5 GHz band outdoors was prohibited until recently. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications lifted the ban on the use of the 5.2 GHz band in automobiles in September of this year, and it seems likely that it will become available in the future.

　Therefore, at present, a USB connection is essential, but with the Xiaomi 11T Pro, connection and charging are frequently interrupted and cannot be used properly . Similar voices can also be found on price.com.

　Some people said that they could connect using a cable that was cheap and didn't support quick charging, so I did some trial and error. I tried several types of cables on hand, but it didn't work, and I found that I could stabilize it a little by inserting a voltage checker, but this time I stopped because the cable seemed to wrap around the shift lever.

After all, selecting and purchasing a cable was troublesome, so I bought a " wireless Android Auto adapter " 　from Amazon . Other than the durability of the included USB cable, I am satisfied, and since the original image quality is not very high, I do not feel any particular delay or poor transfer quality.

Worrying display around the battery

　Another point of concern is the battery. The Xiaomi 11T Pro supports 120W charging and has a relatively large capacity battery of 5000mAh, but it boasts a literally overwhelming charging speed of 17 minutes to full charge.

　However, on the Internet, from an early stage, there was a report that " When the remaining battery level reaches around 20%, it begins to decrease rapidly ." As far as I know, everyone who owns it (n=3) has experienced this symptom. The severity of the symptoms varies, and in severe cases, vertical drops from the 40% level.　On the other hand, in this state, the remaining battery level is 100% for an abnormally long time, and it can be said that the remaining battery level is simply not displayed well.

　Although it is a personal rule of thumb, I have the impression that this symptom gradually occurs when charging more than 100% with quick charging, that is, the remaining battery level display becomes erratic.

• Even if the display shows 20-40% remaining battery, the actual battery is almost empty.
• Even if it appears to reach 100%, it can be charged further

　As a result, if you end the charging with exactly 100% display, it will actually be charged to less than 100%. Also, even if it is displayed as 100%, it does not actually go that far, so the apparent charging speed will also improve.

　The personal best charging speed is 10% in 1 minute and fully charged. Here, a super God machine that easily surpasses the Xiaomi 12T Pro of God Juden , which is full in 10 minutes while charging 120W, has been born. I almost cried because I thought it had broken within half a year after I bought it.

　As a guess, the best way to avoid this situation is to simply avoid overcharging . Also, to calibrate the already insane display, it seems that you can turn off the power and leave it for about 2-3 hours and then charge it overnight at 5W.

　However, doing the above only alleviates the problem somewhat, and in my case it still drops from 20% quickly. The battery life of the Xiaomi 11T Pro itself is not bad, so it's not much of a problem in the first place.

　According to a friend of a Xiaomi 11T unmarked user, such a phenomenon has not occurred in particular. The Xiaomi 11T does not split the battery cells and the charging speed stops at 67W, while the Xiaomi 11T Pro splits the battery cells and allows up to 120W charging. This difference may also play a role.

　In other words, the Xiaomi 13 Pro and the Xiaomi 12T Pro introduced in Japan seem to achieve 120W charging with a single cell , looking at internal photos and teardown reviews , so it is possible that similar problems are less likely to occur.

　By the way, the 120W charger that comes with the Xiaomi 11T Pro supports USB PD while the charger side has a Type-A structure, and can charge other smartphones and laptops that support USB Type-C power supply at high speed.

　The cable is a little thick, but the charger is a normal size, and if you were to buy a similar product, it would cost $36. This one is so convenient that I always carry it as a USB PD PPS compatible charger. However, there seemed to be compatibility issues such as not being able to charge with some devices on hand, so be careful.

UI and unique features are peculiar

　The most important thing to pay attention to when purchasing Xiaomi products is the UI and unique functions. The company's MIUI is far from the so-called bare Android used by manufacturers such as Sony, Sharp, and Motorola, and the UI is somewhat iPhone-like.　Starting with dual apps and second space , it has a lot of features that Android doesn't have.　I will pick up some good parts and bad parts and introduce them.

Per-app volume control, allow multiple audio sources to play

　You can adjust the volume for each app. It can be set by "Sound Assistant" from "Sounds and Vibration" in Settings. It is effective in scenes such as "listening to the radio and music while playing games" and "watching videos while playing games".

　Normally, the stock Android will stop when playing new audio or video, but this unit can play multiple audio sources. For example, you can listen to music on Spotify while watching YouTube distribution .

Per-app Wi-Fi/mobile data communication permission settings

　Also, "When I was watching YouTube at home, I had a bad Wi-Fi grip and consumed the remaining carrier communication ..." I think it's a "some story" depending on the person, Wi-Fi/mobile data communication permission settings for each app can also prevent that from happening.

　You can set it from each app information page or from "Data usage" in the genuine "Security" app. If it is a mistranslation or if "restrict" is checked, you can communicate using that method. In the image below, the Twitter app cannot communicate at all.

　In addition, it is possible to individually change the availability of communication between the first SIM and the second SIM. You can also use it like "When you purchase unlimited toppings on povo, you can watch YouTube, but you can not use it during communication with the main plan".

　To give a rather unserious usage, it is also possible to "play an offline game without advertisements that plays advertisements every time". Watch ads or pay for good games.

excellent floating window

　The floating window itself is also a smartphone of another manufacturer, but I feel that MIUI's same function is excellent. The Xiaomi 11T Pro supports floating windows for a single app, but what I find particularly useful is minimizing the floating windows.

　First of all, there is a bar at the top of the floating window to move the location, but if you move it to the four corners of the screen, the display size of the window will be very small and it will not accept operations. However, the app is active even in this state, so you don't have to open it every time you don't use it, and you can download game update data while Twittering.

Notification Center "inspired" by iOS

　Xiaomi is very conscious of Apple. At new smartphone product launches, it is almost always the case that the iPhone is used for comparison, and if the specs cannot be beaten, the iPhone is clearly superior, and even the design and introduction pages of the product itself are submitted. .

• Xiaomi is fanned by Chinese media for imitating Apple's advertising design too much

　It's no longer unrequited love, but recently I've been working on the UI as well. On an iPhone without a home button, swiping down from the left side of the main unit opens the notification center, and swiping down from the right side opens the control center, but Xiaomi remodeled Android to make it happen.

　This can also be changed to a bare Android like in the settings. It is highly evaluated that you can prepare options here and use the style that suits you.

　In Xiaomi 12T Pro and Xiaomi Pad 5 updated to Android 12 version MIUI 13, even the volume and screen brightness are adjusted to iOS and changed to portrait orientation.

　On more common Android phones, long-pressing the power button opens the smart home menu, but on MIUI it's under quick notifications. Very convenient to be in this location. It's convenient, but... Both the Xiaomi 11T Pro/Xiaomi Pad 5 owned by the author are ridiculously stupid that the layout and edited contents of each home appliance button are not retained after restarting . I hope it will be improved in the update.

handy screenshots

　Three-finger swipe down and three-finger hold are assigned to screenshots, and you can select the entire screen with swipe down and the range with one shot with hold, making it convenient and easy to take screenshots.

Convenience functions blocked

　On the other hand, there are functions that have been deleted that make me wonder, "Why can't I do that anymore?"

　What I am dissatisfied with is "fixing apps" and "using gesture navigation with third-party launchers", both of which can be used on general Android smartphones, but not on MIUI. As for the genuine launcher, the customizability is still low, so I'm quite dissatisfied here.

　Also, with a general Android smartphone, you can say, ``No need to enter a password while a specific Bluetooth device is connected,'' but MIUI is limited to some Xiaomi wearable terminals.

　In addition, items such as "no authentication required if you are at home" and "no authentication required while detecting carrying after unlocking" have been removed using location information. Certainly, these authentication methods have security concerns, but the lack of options is dissatisfying.

　It should be noted that MIUI seems to be very disliked among application developers (especially utilities), and some applications may not work well. The startup screen of an application called SAI that installs split apks at once. You can see the hard work of the developers

Unstable second space

　In addition, there are dissatisfaction points and defects that do not feel so painful.

　After restarting, if you try to unlock with the pattern, there is a high probability that "Second space authentication failed multiple times. This device has been locked" is displayed and you can not access for 30 seconds .

　Second space is a unique feature of Xiaomi, like the "multi-user" function that Android originally has, but in smartphones that are not shared and used by multiple people, it can be called a thing for hiding cheating, and apps and By making the Google account independent, it creates a state as if ``one smartphone has two areas'', and a mechanism has been implemented that thoroughly prevents third parties from detecting its existence.

　Due to my otaku's instinct, "I want to touch the function once", I enabled the second space once and then left it without using it at all. is now displayed.

　The pattern of first and second spaces is set to avoid fading, but it still happens quite often.

　After trying further, it seems that the second space itself is broken, and when I enter the correct pattern to log in to the second space normally, the same message appears even though I have only entered it once.

　It stopped happening when I deleted the second space, but I don't know the cause after all. I didn't use the second space at all, so nothing happened, but if someone who has a collection of silly data encounters a similar case, I'm sure they'll be furious.

There are few shortcut setting items related to convenience improvement

　Xiaomi 11T Pro has many shortcut functions by pressing the power button, etc., but they can not "start a specific application" at all.

　If it can be assigned to start PayPay etc., it will be very convenient, so it is very disappointing that there are only two choices such as "Do you turn on the light when you perform this action, or do you want to start the camera?" Still, turning on the light by pressing the power button twice is very convenient because it can be turned on instantly when you suddenly wake up at night.

Wait 10 seconds for authorization etc.

　Having to wait 10 seconds to decide on an important setting is honestly the most frustrating part. Important settings are permission for apps to install apk apps, read notifications, etc.

　Whenever I try to set these, I get the popup below and have to wait 10 seconds. There is no workaround. Every time, the fake Kansai person in my heart shouts, "I don't understand the danger of side roads, but you're too busy!"

Overall review

　So far, I've covered a lot of dissatisfaction with the Xiaomi 11T Pro, but I've been using it to this day.　I own Moonlight White. The back material of the 11T series is all made of resin, and the gray in particular has a poor texture, but the white is designed to transmit and absorb light slightly, giving it a sense of depth.

　The specs around the battery are admittedly a bit inconvenient, but the 120W charging is still so appealing that I'm fascinated by the slow charging speeds of all other devices. Besides that, it has a sufficient advantage just by being equipped with a high-performance SoC that is compatible with Osaifu-Keitai and still competitive in this price range. The Xiaomi 11T Pro promises　to guarantee 3 OS updates and 4 years of security updates .

　The Xiaomi 12T Pro, which advertises "God Juden", promises to replace the battery free of charge and is attractive with a higher-quality camera, but for those who gave up on the price, the Xiaomi 11T Pro is also available. Can be considered a candidate.