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Xiaomi 11T Pro Display test: Versatile device

November 25, 2021
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The Xiaomi 11T Pro arrived on the market in October 2021 and comes with a 108 MP main camera and Dolby Vision, among other premium features. Let’s see how it did in our comprehensive suite of display tests.

Key display specifications:

  • 6.67-inch OLED display
  • 164.1 x 76.9 x 8.8 mm (6.46 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches)
  • Resolution: 1080 x 2400 (395 ppi)
  • Aspect ratio: 20:9
  • Refresh rate: 120 Hz
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) chipset

About DXOMARK Display tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone and other display reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective and perceptual tests under controlled lab and real-life conditions. This article highlights the most important results of our testing. Note that we evaluate display attributes using only the device’s built-in display hardware and its still image (gallery) and video apps at their default settings. (For in-depth information about how we evaluate smartphone and other displays, check out our articles, “How DXOMARK tests display quality” and “A closer look at DXOMARK Display testing.”)

Test summary

Xiaomi 11T Pro
87
display
Readability
66

76

Color
86

91

Video
78

91

Motion
78

87

Touch
64

85

Artifacts
79

86

DISPLAY
Position in Global Ranking
33rd
1. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
99
2. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
98
3. Honor Magic4 Ultimate
95
3. Oppo Find X5 Pro
95
5. Oppo Find X5
94
6. Apple iPhone 13
93
6. Huawei P50 Pro
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
93
6. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
93
11. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
92
12. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
91
12. Vivo X70 Pro+
91
14. Apple iPhone 13 mini
90
14. Google Pixel 6 Pro
90
14. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
90
14. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
90
18. OnePlus 9 Pro
89
18. OnePlus 8T
89
18. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
89
18. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
89
18. TCL 20 Pro 5G
89
18. Vivo X60 Pro+
89
18. Xiaomi 11T
89
25. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
88
25. LG Wing
88
25. OnePlus 9
88
25. OnePlus 8 Pro
88
25. Oppo Find X3 Pro
88
25. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
88
25. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
88
25. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
88
33. Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87
33. Google Pixel 6
87
33. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
87
33. Vivo X51 5G
87
33. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
87
33. Xiaomi Mi 11
87
33. Xiaomi 11T Pro
87
40. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
40. Sony Xperia 1 III
86
42. Apple iPhone 12
85
42. Huawei P40 Pro
85
42. Oppo Find X3 Neo
85
42. Xiaomi 12 Pro
85
46. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
84
46. Realme GT 5G
84
48. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
83
48. TCL 10 Pro
83
48. Vivo iQOO 7 Legend
83
48. Xiaomi Mi 11i
83
48. Xiaomi 12
83
53. Asus ROG Phone 5
82
54. Asus Zenfone 8
81
54. Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G
81
54. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
81
57. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
80
57. Oppo Reno6 5G
80
59. Oppo Find X5 Lite
79
59. Oppo Find X3 Lite
79
59. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
79
59. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
79
63. Sony Xperia 5 II
78
63. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
78
65. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
77
65. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
77
67. Oppo Find X2 Pro
76
68. Google Pixel 5
74
68. Microsoft Surface Duo
74
70. Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra
73
71. Black Shark 4S Pro
72
71. Black Shark 4 Pro
72
71. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
72
74. Asus ROG Phone 3
70
75. Fairphone 4
69
76. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
61
77. Nokia 8.3 5G
55
78. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
53
79. Realme C21
43
DISPLAY
Position in Premium Ranking
9th
1. Apple iPhone 13
93
2. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
92
3. Apple iPhone 13 mini
90
3. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
90
5. OnePlus 9
88
5. Vivo X70 Pro (MediaTek)
88
5. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
88
5. Vivo iQOO 9 Pro
88
9. Vivo X51 5G
87
9. Xiaomi Mi 11
87
9. Xiaomi 11T Pro
87
12. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
86
13. Apple iPhone 12
85
13. Oppo Find X3 Neo
85
15. Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
83
15. Xiaomi Mi 11i
83
15. Xiaomi 12
83
18. Asus ROG Phone 5
82
19. Asus Zenfone 8
81
20. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
80
21. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
78
22. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
77
23. Google Pixel 5
74
24. Black Shark 4S Pro
72
24. Black Shark 4 Pro
72
26. Nokia 8.3 5G
55
27. Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro
53

Pros

  • Faithful colors in most lighting conditions
  • Good brightness management in low light and low flicker
  • Smooth touch interactions and absence of frame drops when gaming

Cons

  • Altered image rendering and lack of details under direct sunlight
  • Low details in dark tones and a green cast on some HDR10 content
  • Occasional ghost touches, especially in corners

The Xiaomi 11T Pro showed many strengths in DXOMARK Display testing, providing good readability and reducing eye strain thanks to good brightness management and a high flicker frequency (the higher the frequency, the less noticeable the flicker). Colors are very accurate in most viewing conditions, and motion is smooth when gaming. On the downside, image rendering looks unnatural and detail is lost in bright sunlight, so images and videos are best viewed indoors or any other less extreme conditions.

Brightness vs Contrast comparison (0 Lux)
Brightness vs Contrast comparison (30 000 Lux)

The Xiaomi 11T Pro is comfortable for reading in a low-light environment and when the blue light filter is on. But it lacks detail and brightness in indoor conditions. Outdoors, the brightness has been measured over an impressive 1000 nits, but an awkward picture rendering deteriorates the experience under sunlight, as shown in the sample illustration below.

Readability under sunlight, from left to right: Xiaomi 11T Pro, Xiaomi Mi 11, Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)
Our engineers wanted to illustrate the unnatural rendering more clearly. For that, they compared the behavior of the Xiaomi 11T Pro and the Xiaomi Mi 11 when illuminated by a strong light source. They placed the device in indoor conditions and pointed a spotlight at the devices’ ambient light sensors, with very interesting results. You can see strong artifacts in the image viewed on the Xiaomi 11T Pro, with the eyebrows and other low-contrast areas completely blurred, and the eye color unnatural.

Indoors, high brightness: Xiaomi 11T Pro on the left, Xiaomi Mi 11 on the right. The tone mapping on the Xiaomi 11T Pro leads to unnatural rendering.

(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)

Xiaomi 11T Pro, crop: Details are lost in the iris and in the eyebrows; eye color is unnatural.
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)
Xiaomi Mi 11, crop: Image shows better detail and color.
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)
Under less challenging light conditions, here 1000 lux D65 illuminant, the Xiaomi 11T Pro has a very good color reproduction with an average 1.9 JNCD in the P3 color space, making color fidelity one of the device’s strong points. The center of each circle is the target color; the further the tip of the arrow is outside of the circle, the more users will notice the difference between the color on the display and the original color of the source material. As you can see all tested colors stays inside the acceptable range.
The scatter chart on the right shows the Xiaomi device’s strong shift toward green when holding it at different angles.
Xiaomi 11T Pro, color fidelity at 1000 lux in the P3 color space
Xiaomi 11T Pro, scatter graph of white point on angle
The second photo array below illustrates the findings shown in the right-hand chart above — that is, images on the Xiaomi 11T Pro take on a green cast when viewed at an angle; further, there is a loss of color saturation on angle as well.
Brightness and color on axis (top) and on angle (bottom), from left to right: Xiaomi 11T Pro, Xiaomi Mi 11, Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)

The Xiaomi 11T Pro’s video brightness is well adapted for watching HDR10 content, in comparison the other devices are all a bit dim which can be disturbing in such low light environment. On the other hand, the Xiaomi 11T Pro contrast is somewhat low on mid-tones and details are missing in dark content. The device also has a bit of a green cast that is noticeable on skin tones.

Video color, clockwise from top left: Xiaomi 11T Pro, Xiaomi Mi 11, Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)

The Xiaomi 11T Pro device shows many frame drops at 30 fps, as shown below, but surprisingly only a few stutters at 60 fps; however, no frame drops are visible when playing games. When played back, the 11T Pro pauses before resuming on some of the tested videos.

Xiaomi 11T Pro, frame drops at 30 fps
Xiaomi 11T Pro, frame drops at 60 fps

While gaming, corners are touch-responsive and the device is fairly accurate. The device could be smoother when browsing, however, and a few frame duplications are visible when swiping in the gallery app.

The Xiaomi 11T Pro is the best device in our database in terms of screen reflectance, reaching a 4.2%. It is particularly useful when under intense ambient lighting.

 

The Xiaomi 11T Pro flickers at 486 Hz, which is a high frequency for OLED displays. Moreover, the device has a flicker-free feature that works very well.

Flicker comparison
This graph represents the frequencies of lighting variation; the highest peak gives the main flicker frequency.

Although the 11T Pro is too responsive to ghost touches, especially in the corners, this does not detract from the gaming experience, and the device manages aliasing well as you can see on the crops below.

Xiaomi 11T Pro: Aliasing effects on the Asphalt 9 game.
(Photo credit: DXOMARK; for illustration only)
 Edges show very little stairsteps.

Overall, the 11T Pro reached a respectable Display score for its price segment. Its versatility will provide most users a satisfying experience.

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