China Version Xiaomi 13 Pro - Network issue/question regarding 5G

[KindredPT]

Hi!

I was just noticing something and actually reading some other posts on the matter, and didn't really find a conclusive answer

I've bought this phone here

Xiaomi 13 Pro - 12GB/512GB - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

The Xiaomi 13 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 12GB LPDDR5X / 512GB UFS 4.0, 1 Inch Leica Camera, Dolby Vision E6 Display with 1900 nits and IP68

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Almost a year ago and all good! Except I just noticed I don't get 5g on mobile data it seems only LTE.

My question is, is this something I can fix or might be fixed with newer xiaomi.eu releases or simply a band issue tied to hardware?

Country is Portugal

Thank you!

 

[AlloT]

Hi!

I was just noticing something and actually reading some other posts on the matter, and didn't really find a conclusive answer

I've bought this phone here

Xiaomi 13 Pro - 12GB/512GB - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

The Xiaomi 13 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 12GB LPDDR5X / 512GB UFS 4.0, 1 Inch Leica Camera, Dolby Vision E6 Display with 1900 nits and IP68

tradingshenzhen.com

Almost a year ago and all good! Except I just noticed I don't get 5g on mobile data it seems only LTE.

My question is, is this something I can fix or might be fixed with newer xiaomi.eu releases or simply a band issue tied to hardware?

Country is Portugal

Thank you!

You can't use 5g bands in Europe if it is a "Chinese" version of the device (eg. came with stock china MIUI)

 

[KindredPT]

You can't use 5g bands in Europe if it is a "Chinese" version of the device (eg. came with stock china MIUI)

Well open and shut issue it seems. Should've read further into this before buying. It's fine tho happy with it otherwise. Follow-up question if you know. Is this some issue with EU itself? (like a political thing?) I've checked UK out curiosity and seems to handle 5g there

 

[AlloT]

Well open and shut issue it seems. Should've read further into this before buying. It's fine tho happy with it otherwise. Follow-up question if you know. Is this some issue with EU itself? (like a political thing?) I've checked UK out curiosity and seems to handle 5g there

maybe it really is a political thing, after the ban of huawei i noticed that some xiaomi's have stopped getting full 5g access in the EU, whilst in the UK, they do. But i don't know if there is some sort of relations between huawei and xiaomi

 

[NOSS8]

Only band B20 is missing.

https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-13-pro-8gb-256gb-cn

 

[AlloT]

Only band B20 is missing.

https://www.kimovil.com/fr/compare/xiaomi-13-pro,xiaomi-13-pro-8gb-256gb-cn

i mean, OP asked for 5G, not 4G. Also, in Italy, my country, the B20, B28a, B32 bands don't work

 

[NOSS8]

i mean, OP asked for 5G, not 4G. Also, in Italy, my country, the B20, B28a, B32 bands don't work

But you say "You can't use 5g bands in Europe if it is a "Chinese" version of the device (eg. came with stock china MIUI)" which is false.

 

[AlloT]

But you say "You can't use 5g bands in Europe if it is a "Chinese" version of the device (eg. came with stock china MIUI)" which is false.

I also have a CN 13 Pro and i live in italy, and my carrier supports 5G. I only meant that even if it is available it still doesn't works, at least for me in Italy. I used the term Europe for a general thing

 

[AlloT]

I also have a CN 13 Pro and i live in italy, and my carrier supports 5G. I only meant that even if it is available it still doesn't works, at least for me in Italy. I used the term Europe for a general thing

But again, i'm sorry if i used the term Europe if i meant only my country

 

[NOSS8]

But again, i'm sorry if i used the term Europe if i meant only my country

What is your carrier?

 

[AlloT]

What is your carrier?

Telecom Italia (TIM) / Vodafone IT i use both
(tim.it) (privati.vodafone.it)

 

[NOSS8]

Telecom Italia (TIM) / Vodafone IT i use both

Telecom Italia (TIM) / Vodafone IT 2 of 3 and 1 of 2

Xiaomi 13 Pro: Prezzo, scheda tecnica e offerte

In questa sezione viene indicato dove acquistare il Xiaomi 13 Pro a soli 667 €, il prezzo più vantaggioso tra gli oltre 140 negozi da noi costantemente verificati.

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[AlloT]

Xiaomi 13 Pro: Prezzo, scheda tecnica e offerte

In questa sezione viene indicato dove acquistare il Xiaomi 13 Pro a soli 667 €, il prezzo più vantaggioso tra gli oltre 140 negozi da noi costantemente verificati.

www.kimovil.com

yeah i've seen but 5g doesn't want to work on the CN 13 Pro, and i assure you that i use 5g with 5 bars on my 13 lite. Maybe my unit is defective

 

[NOSS8]

yeah i've seen but 5g doesn't want to work on the CN 13 Pro, and i assure you that i use 5g with 5 bars on my 13 lite. Maybe my unit is defective

If you have selected, preferred network 5g, the logo displays 5g but is not necessarily in 5g, the best is to go to an antenna with the supported band and do a speedtest, preferred TIM in sim 1.

 

[AlloT]

If you have selected, preferred network 5g, the logo displays 5g but is not necessarily in 5g, the best is to go to an antenna with the supported band and do a speedtest, preferred TIM in sim 1.

That's the thing, I set 5G preferred and it doesn't show, even when it's next to my 13 Lite that catches 5g and in the speedtests (Tim on sim 1) the 13 pro does 200mb max and the 13 Lite 700-800mb

 

[AlloT]

That's the thing, I set 5G preferred and it doesn't show, even when it's next to my 13 Lite that catches 5g and in the speedtests (Tim on sim 1) the 13 pro does 200mb max and the 13 Lite 700-800mb

but I don't care cause I use the 13 pro as a secondary phone, I got it for 400 euros on some website and I think that's the reason why