Xiaomi 13 Series Smartphone: Powered By Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform

We just told you about the Xiaomi 12T Pro Daniel Arsham Edition and here we are, writing about the new Xiaomi 13 Series. There are two models (so far), namely, Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro. You can understand the former as the successor to the Xiaomi 12S and the latter, as a follow-up to the 12S Pro and 12S Ultra. Though I’m pretty sure there’s going to be an Ultra version soon enough.

Both the Xiaomi 13 and the 13 Pro have many specs in common, including the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, LPDDR5X “full-blood” edition RAM, UFS 4.0 storage (though the Pro further touts FBO, a new storage technology), vapor chamber cooling, Xiaomi Peng Pai battery management chip, IP68 rating, and of course, a camera system featuring Leica optics technology. Here’s a summary of the key specs of each device:

Xiaomi 13 Pro

2K “Super Visual Screen”
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform｜Dynamic Performance Scheduling 2.0
LPDDR5X “full blood” edition + UFS 4.0 + FBO Refresh Storage
3400 mm² Extra Large Liquid-cooled VC
Xiaomi Peng Pai Battery Management System
120W Xiaomi Peng Pai Wired Fast Charger
50W Pro Xiaomi Peng Pai Wireless Charger｜10W Wireless Reverse Charger
4,820 mAh Large Capacity Battery
Leica Professional Optics
1-inch Professional Main Camera｜Leica 75mm Floating Telephoto Lens｜
115° Leica Ultra Wide Angle
Stereo Dual Speakers
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
IP68 Dustproof and Waterproof*

Xiaomi 13

High-gloss Metal Straight Frame
Pro-grade Flagship Screen丨New Generation of Illumination Materials丨Super Dynamic Display
Leica Professional Optics
Sony’s IMX800 1/1.49″
Xiaomi Imaging Chip 2.0
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform｜Dynamic Performance Scheduling 2.0
WiFi 6 Enhanced + LPDDR5X “full blood” Edition + UFS 4.0
4,500 mAh Large Capacity Battery
4,642 mm² Large VC Liquid Cooling
Xiaomi Peng Pai Battery Management System｜67W Xiaomi Peng Pai Wired Second Charge｜
50W Xiaomi Peng Pai Wireless Charger｜10W Wireless Reverse Charger
IP68 Dustproof and Waterproof
Dolby Atmos｜Stereo Dual Speakers

And imaging of the two devices is as follows:

Xiaomi 13 Pro

1-inch Professional Main Camera: 50 MP｜Sony’s IMX989｜Super Large Photosensitive Element｜f/1.9 Aperture｜23 mm Equivalent Focal Length｜Support Four-In-One 3.2 μm Large Pixel Output｜HyperOIS Super Optical Image Stabilization｜Octa-PD Phase Focus｜8P Full Coating Leica 75 mm Floating Telephoto: 50 MP｜f/2 Aperture｜75 mm Equivalent Focal Length｜10 cm~Infinity Focusing Distance｜Support Optical Image Stabilization｜Support Zoom EIS

Leica Super Wide-angle: 50 MP｜f/2.2 Aperture｜14 mm Equivalent Focal Length｜115° Ultra-wide Viewing Angle｜ Autofocus

Xiaomi 13

Leica Main Camera: 54 MP / 50 MP (total / effective) sensor丨1/1.49-inch, 2.0 μm Fusion Large Pixel丨

23 mm Equivalent Focal Length丨 f/1.8丨HyperOIS Super Optical Image Stabilization

*The actual effective area of photo shooting is 1/1.56″

*The focal length of each lens is the equivalent focal length number in the default mode, and there may be differences with the physical equivalent focal length, please refer to the actual situation.

Leica Telephoto: 10 MP Sensor*丨1/3.75-inch, 1.0 μm Single Pixel丨75 mm Equivalent Focal Length丨f/2.0丨OIS Optical Image Stabilization

*10MP is the number of physical pixels of the sensor. The actual number of pixels used in photos and videos may vary slightly due to different modes. Please refer to the actual situation.

Leica Ultra Wide Angle: 12 MP Sensor丨1/3.06-inch, 1.12 μm Single Pixel丨15 mm Equivalent Focal Length丨f/2.2

Both the Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 13 are offered in a choice of 8 GB and 12 GB LPDDR5X RAM and 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB UFS 4.0 storage.

The Pro is obviously the high end of the two with a larger display and battery which is a 120 Hz 6.73-inc 2K OLED curved flexible display offering an eye-watering 3,200 x 1,440 resolution with a max brightness of 1,900nit.

It has a 4,820 mAh battery that supports 120W Xiaomi Peng Pai wired flash charge, 50W Pro Xiaomi Peng Pai wireless flash charge, and 10W wireless reverse charging.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 13 is outfitted with a 6.36-inch OLED flexible display with a max refresh rate of 120 Hz, 2,400 x 1,080 resolution, and 1,900nit of peak brightness.

The battery is a 4,500 mAh item that supports 67W Xiaomi Peng Pai flash charge, 50W Xiaomi Peng Pai wireless flash charge, and 10W wireless reverse charging.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 13 are available to buy now in China with a starting price of 4,999 yuan and 3,999 yuan (around US$717 and US$574), respectively.

Images: Xiaomi [CH].