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Xiaomi 13 Pro vs OnePlus 11 5G: Which should you buy?



So you want a flagship Android phone that isn’t a Samsung? You could do a lot worse than look at the Xiaomi 13 Pro or the OnePlus 11. But which of the two should you buy? Xiaomi’s phone is a lot more expensive, so is it worth it? In this video, Cam answers those questions and more.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:49 – Design and Durability
02:20 – Display and Software
04:20 – Performance, battery and charging speed
06:07 – Cameras
09:15 – Verdict
10:00 – Bye bye!

Shot, presented and edited by Cam Bunton
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  1. Im using oneplus 11 for few weeks now. Overall its an excellent 👌 phone given the price tag totally worth it. Software and camera experience brilliant as well. Mostly importantly free from bloatware unlike Xiaomi. With this i pretty sure i can rely on my op11 for few more years to come

  2. My wife and myself have been die-hard Samsung fans since I could remember and I mean this year I was going to once again just fall in line with Samsung and get the flagship model. Obviously being pro Samsung you keep supporting these overbearing overlords.

    I decided to take some time to really think about it as when it comes to Samsung, you might have a upper hand in camera capability, you enjoy your stock android feel and are use to the operating system but, what always made me think about moving to a different company was the fact that they have this monopoly but yet, you have whatever MaH battery that drains no matter what software tweaks you do, and when it's time to really charge when you need it, you are stuck with this pathetic charging speed, sure you have wireless but have you ever actually had something with more than 45 watts? I surely didn't as everything I owned was Samsung, so you think 2023 and they are still just riding the monopoly. Man, that was annoying to me I can tell you, sure you have a "superior" device but is it worth it?

    It took me literally 4 months doing research, as I've only known Samsung and I only supported the Samsung life style, I really tried to find ways of convincing myself why move to another brand since "Samsung is king", it took so much time, I spent weeks on end just reviewing and searching…And finally it wss down to Oneplus, Pixel and Xiaomi as my top three, of course the unknowns were scary to someone like me I can tell you that honestly, and in my country you can only get these devices from directly using a third party to ship it from let's say China for instance, that's where my Oneplus came from. Now, I am staying off the beaten path, but I legitimately can tell you this, with some software updates the kinks would be ironed out and yes the camera will never be as good as Samsung but, if it had some stabilisation it will perform well, some tweaks on Oneplus end with the next gen models and it will be there.

    But, I am a gamer and gaming is all that matters to me, literally the one thing I need it for besides calling a loved one, and I can vouch for many things, such as the device itself is smooth as a babies butt, it really performs and I haven't touched the throttles or tweaked it, but really there is no need it does well on it's own. I personally am very glad I took this chance to just trust and try something else, because not only do I not pay those stupid Samsung prices, I have something that basically has so much built in battery saving capability that I never notice my battery drainage, sure obviously with gaming it does take a pounding, but…take a break, spend a few minutes doing anything else and bang right up to the nearly full or either fully charged mark, I mean it's a game changer for me, you have to understand I am a wireless charger fan, sure they could have added it, but at the price you are paying and the speed it has with charging capability you won't even notice it.

    Now I get that is inconvenient to many people who are used to wireless, but trust me, you won't need it with this device, and that's note blowing smoke, I am just being honest, I rarely charge my device and when I do I don't even notice it in my daily life, like I said they nailed it with battery on this device and I can't wait for generations of this device, once they iron out the kinks – 2 patches already done after having my device for under a month, it's really a different experience. One thing I really like is the fact that I have constant support with Oneplus, I always use my chat support to get what I don't understand about it. Sure, everyone is complaining about Oxygen OS, but really that's just because you are used to something a certain way, if you were like me just using Samsung devices sure, it will feel different and weird to you, but I've reached the point where my Samsung devices are annoying to use now, there OS is really frustrating compared to Oxygen OS, not saying it's the greatest, I am just saying it's convenient and with kinks being ironed out it will get much better.

    One piece of advice I can give anyone is, don't always trust reviews, this is something you have to take as a gut feeling and try it for yourself, remember something has to work for what you need as a user, and once those boxes are ticked, I mean you are pretty much fine. So, if you are considering Oneplus, Google or Xiaomi, I can tell you, they are the competition and either one of them is a great pick depending on your needs.

    For me though, I am glad I switched to one of my top three and my wife is already nagging as she enjoys the fact that my battery is so efficient to her Ultra lol, just saying from a family that only buys high end devices, this device is right up there with these flag ships!! Hope this helps someone else 🙂

  3. I have been using OnePlus 11 since 1 month & it provide best performance to price ratio.

    With daily usage on 5G network with dual sim it still lasts 1 day & 15h+ .

    I am pretty satisfied with its performance & now have sidelined my S22+ due to battery life though it has more features than OnePlus 11.

    I would like to highlight that OnePlus 11 display calibration is eye friendly & gives less strain on my eyes.

  4. For me only camera is priority
    So which is best in back cameras
    iPhone 14 plus , Samsung s23 , mi 13 pro

    All three phone price is qauity same after offers
    So which is best for back cameras specially in photos I don't shoot much videos

  5. simple question.. why curve 😭😭 samsung already done that since 2000.. come on.. make it flat and wider.. because of the curve many anroid phone look long and skinny..

  6. Can anyone help me with the oneplus screen icons theme ? Have searched everywhere but can't find this theme on my op11 , have see it in the green varient

  7. This is easy, if money is no object then Xiaomi is clearly the better phone and an easy win. However, if you want to save some money and lose some flagship features then the OP11 is as good a choice in that scenario as there is. Though the caveat is that the Xiaomi 13 (non-pro) would be close to the OP11.

    Both are solid phones that beat the best of Samsung at the pricing.

  8. I have the s23 ultra and OnePlus 11. I choose to use the OnePlus 11. It's smoother. Better in the hand and just does it more for me. I appreciate the s23 ultra is probably the best phone out right now. But it's just to big and heavy.