Exploring Xiaomi's New Line-Up - Xiaomi 13T Pro, Smart Band 8, and Watch 2 Review

22.10.2023 - 20:13 / mmorpg.com / New / Pro

Xiaomi just unveiled its latest round of smart gear, and we were lucky enough to go hands-on with all of it. Today, the company is releasing its new top-tier smartphone with the Xiaomi 13T Pro, the Watch Pro 2, and the Smart Band 8. We’ll be examining all three in this article and letting you know whether they’re worth picking up for yourself. 

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The Xiaomi 13T Pro is Xiaomi’s latest high-end smartphone, following up on the excellent Xiaomi 13 Ultra . This new model features the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ processor, which includes the ARM Immortalis G715 GPU and is backed by 12-16GB of LPDDR5X memory and up to 1TB of storage. It features a bright 6.67” AMOLED display and an impressive camera system that’s supported by a design that centers around content creation. 

Available in three colors — Meadow Green, Black, and Alpine Blue — the phone features the kind of premium design you would expect with a flagship. It comes with a glass front and back with the main screen being protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for scratch and shatter resistance. Like any full-glass phone, it can be a bit slippery in the hand, so we recommend investing in a quality protective case and tempered glass screen protector. 

The frame is metal, expectedly, and features a power button and volume rocker on the right. There are no other buttons. The top of the phone features the first of two stereo speakers (the other is on the bottom for true L/R stereo audio in landscape mode). The bottom features a dial SIM card tray, a USB Type-C port that supports 120W ultra-fast HyperCharging, and the second speaker. 

The phone is slim and feels great in the hand despite its large size. Like any big-screen smartphone, texting with one hand can be difficult but the touch sensitivity is fine-tuned and accurate for use with both thumbs on the stock keyboard (or downloadable versions if you have another you prefer using). There’s a sizeable camera bump of roughly 1.67 inches square and tall enough to slightly tilt the phone when it’s set down. Nothing like the 13 Ultra, mind you, but is very prominent on the back of the phone. 

As always with a device like this, you’ll want to make sure that it’s compatible with your network carrier. Certain providers support Xiaomi phones, especially if you’re using sub-carriers like H2O Wireless, but you’ll want to pay careful attention to the bands it supports and which are utilized by your network. Elsewhere on the connectivity front, it supports 5G, 4G LTE, and the slower bands, WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.

It’s a flagship smartphone in 2023 and, by now, we all know what that means: you’re getting the latest and greatest technology and all of the most cutting-edge