Xiaomi just announced its latest flagship series – the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro. Both handsets run on Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset based on TSMC’s 4nm manufacturing process. Perhaps more importantly, the two devices offer a substantial upgrade in the camera department and flaunt a new design.
Xiaomi 13 Pro
The phone features a 6.78-inch 2K flexible E6 Samsung AMOLED LTPO screen with peak brightness of 1900 nits, 120Hz refresh rate, has support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. It also offers, 1920Hz PWM dimming.
The device is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 3400mm² large VC liquid cooling area. There is 1016 ultra-wide band vibration motor and is redesigned in waveforms for hundreds of scenarios to create a new haptics experience, said Xiaomi.
Highlight Specifications of Xiaomi 13 Pro
Display: 6.73-inch (3200 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ E6 AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display, 1-120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 1920Hz PWM dimming, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
Chipset: Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 740 GPU
Storage: 8GB / 12GB 8533 Mbps RAM with 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 4.0 storage
SIM: Dual SIM (nano + nano)
Operating System: MIUI 14 based on Android 13
Rear Camera: 50MP rear camera with 1″ Sony IMX989 sensor, Hyper OIS, LED flash, 50MP 115° ultra-wide angle lens, 50MP 3.2X telephoto camera, 10cm~infinity focus distance, OIS, 8K video recording
Front Camera: 32MP front-facing camera
Sensor: In-display fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
Dimensions: 162.9×74.6×8.38mm (ceramic) / 8.7mm (leather); Weight: 229g (ceramic) / 210g (leather)
Dust and waterproof (IP68)
Network: 5G,Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1 + L5), NavIC, USB Type-C, NFC
Battery: 4820mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging, 50W wireless charging, 10W wireless charging
Xiaomi 13
Xiaomi 13 is the company’s latest flagship smartphone, announced in China, and it features a 6.36-inch FHD+ flexible E6 AMOLED flat screen, 120Hz refresh rate, 1.61mm ultra-narrow bezels and 93.3% screen-to-body ratio. It has support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, same as the 12.
However, the OLED panel matches the 13 Pro’s maximum and peak brightness – 1,200 and 1,900 nits, respectively.
The camera setup on the back also gets the Leica treatment on all of its cameras. The main unit is 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm and Hyper OIS. There’s a 10MP OIS-aided camera with a Leica lens, f/2.0 aperture and native 3x zoom. The ultrawide is now 12MP with an f/2.2 aperture, likely without autofocus support.
The battery setup is the same, too – a 4,500 mAh cell capable of 67W fast wired charging, 50W wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging.
Highlight Specifications of Xiaomi 13
Display: 6.36-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ E6 AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1900 nits peak brightness, 5,000,000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Chipset: Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 740 GPU
Chipset: 8GB / 12GB LPPDDR5x 8530Mbps RAM with 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 4.0 storage
SIM: Dual SIM (nano + nano)
Operating System: MIUI 14 based on Android 13
Rear Cameras: 50MP rear camera with 1/ 1.49″ Sony IMX800 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, Hyper OIS, LED flash, 12MP 120° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 10MP 3.2X telephoto camera with f/2.0 aperture, OIS, 8K video recording
Front Camera: 32MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
Sensor: In-display fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
Dimensions: 152.8×71.5×7.98mm (glass) / 8.1mm (leather); Weight: 189g (glass) / 185g (leather)
Dust and waterproof (IP68)
Network: 5G,Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1 + L5), NavIC, USB Type-C, NFC
Battery: 4500mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging, 50W wireless charging, 10W wireless charging
Pricing and Availability
The two phones are up for pre-order in China with shipments starting December 14. The Xiaomi 13 in its base 8/128GB trim is CNY3,999 ($575), while the top 12/512GB edition is 4,999 ($720). The middle 8/256GB and 12/256GB units are CNY4,299 and CNY4,599, respectively.
The Xiaomi 13 Pro’s most affordable 8/128GB version is 4,999 ($720) with the roomiest 12/512GB costs CNY6,299 ($900). International availability and pricing will be announced later on.
But ehy did they do away with headphone jack on this device?
Nice question. I just bought a Redmi phone and discovered there is no earphone on the package. Getting a earphone that will match the phone has been hell for me
Redmi phones don’t usually come with earphone, you need to get it seperately. However, I’ll recommend original Oraimo earpeace, it will be compatible.