Xiaomi 13 Flagship Launched, Gets SD 8 Gen 2, New Leica Cameras

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.