Xiaomi, the Chinese tech giant, has finally brought its latest flagship smartphone lineup – the Xiaomi 13 Series – to the rest of the world at a launch event in Barcelona, Spain. The new series of smartphones comprising the Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro and the Xiaomi 13 Lite were originally launched in China in December 2022.
The Xiaomi 13 Series includes dual flagship models, the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro, co-engineered with Leica to offer a “pro-grade” smartphone photography experience. Both smartphones are kitted with a triple camera setup featuring Leica optical lenses. The Leica Vario-Summicron 1.19-2.2/14-75 ASPH. camera system on Xiaomi 13 Pro covers focal lengths from 14mm to 75mm and consists of a 23mm wide-angle main camera with an ultra-large 1-inch IMX989 sensor, a 75mm floating telephoto camera, and a 14mm ultra-wide-angle camera. The IMX989 sensor is the largest sensor ever incorporated into a smartphone, ensuring colorful images with distinct contrast and defined textures that reveal every fine detail.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi 13 has an optical zoom range of 0.6x to 3.2x and also features a 75mm telephoto lens. Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro offer a wide range of detailed camera setting options which the brand says will “thrill both shutterbugs and professional photographers.” The Xiaomi 13 Series also excels at shooting video, allowing users to “Create in Dolby Vision” with vivid colours, sharp contrast ratios and rich details. There’s also the ability to capture 4K Ultra Night Videos and HyperOIS video stabilisation for capturing less shaky footage.
Both the 13 and 13 Pro are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with enhanced graphics processing through a GPU performance and power efficiency improvement of 42% and 49% respectively compared to the previous generation, while CPU performance and power efficiency are improved by 37% and 47% respectively.
The devices also offer Wi-Fi 7 support with Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Mobile Connectivity System.
The Xiaomi 13 is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery, 67W wired turbo charging and 50W wireless turbo charging while the 13 Pro boasts a 4,820mAh battery with 120W wired turbo charging and 50W wireless turbo charging. The 13 Series is also equipped with Xiaomi Surge battery management system that utilises Xiaomi’s self-developed Surge charging chip for a longer service life and upgraded experience.
Alongside the flagship models, the brand also launched the Xiaomi 13 Lite, which has a 50MP main camera sensor, a 120Hz AMOLED display, a 4500mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging, all powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 1.
Xiaomi 13 Pro, 13 and 13 Lite Quick Specs
| Xiaomi 13 Pro | Xiaomi 13 | Xiaomi 13 Lite | |
| Design | · Dimensions: 162.9mm x 74.6mm x 8.38mm · Weight: 229g · 3D bio-ceramic back · Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Front · IP68 · Colours: Ceramic Black, Ceramic White | · Dimensions: 152.8mm x 71.5mm x 7.98mm · Weight: 189g · Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front · 2.5D glass back · IP68 · Colours: Black, White, Flora Green | · Dimensions: 159.2mm x 72.7mm x 7.23mm · Weight: 171g · Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front · 3D curved glass back · Colours: Lite Blue, Lite Pink, Black |
| Imaging System | · LEICA VARIO-SUMMICRON 1:1.9-2.2/14-75 ASPH. · 23mm f/1.9 Leica main camera – 50MP wide angle camera – IMX989, 1-inch sensor size – 1.6μm pixel size, 3.2μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel size – f/1.9, 8P lens, HyperOIS – Xiaomi ProFocus – Portrait Night mode – 8K video recording – Create in Dolby Vision up to 4K 60fps- Ultra Night Video – One-click AI cinema · 75mm f/2.0 Leica floating telephoto camera – 50MP telephoto camera – f/2.0, OIS – Focal Shift technology – Floating telephoto lens – Xiaomi ProFocus – Portrait Night mode · 14mm f/2.2 Leica ultra-wide camera – 50MP ultra-wide angle camera – f/2.2, 6P lens, 115° FOV · Two photographic styles: Leica Authentic Look & Leica Vibrant Look · Master-lens system: 35mm Black and white lens, 50mm Swirly bokeh lens, 90mm Soft focus lens, and 75mm Portrait lens · 32MP in-display selfie camera – 1.4μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel size – f/2.0, 5P lens, 89.6° FOV – Dynamic Framing (0.8x, 1x) – Night mode – Portrait mode – HDR | · LEICA VARIO-SUMMICRON 1:1.8-2.2/15-75 ASPH. · 23mm f/1.8 Leica main camera · 54/50MP(total/effective) wide angle camera – IMX800 – 1/1.49-inch/1/1.56inch (total/effective) sensor size – 1.0μm pixel size, 2.0μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel size – f/1.8, 7P lens, HyperOIS – Xiaomi ProFocus – Portrait Night mode – 8K video recording – Create in Dolby Vision up to 4K 60fps – Ultra Night Video – One-click AI cinema · 75mm f/2.0 Leica telephoto camera – 10MP telephoto camera – f/2.0, 5P lens · 15mm f/2.2 Leica ultra-wide camera – 12MP ultra-wide angle camera – f/2.2, 120° FOV · Two photographic styles: Leica Authentic Look & Leica Vibrant Look · Master-lens system: 35mm Black and white lens, 50mm Swirly bokeh lens, 90mm Soft focus lens, and 75mm Portrait lens · 32MP in-display selfie camera – 1.4μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel size – f/2.0, 5P lens, 89.6° FOV – Dynamic Framing (0.8x, 1x) – Night mode – Portrait mode – HDR | · 50MP wide angle camera – Sony IMX766 – 1/1.56-inch sensor size – 1.0μm pixel size, 2.0μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel – f/1.8, 7P lens, 86° FOV – Contrast AF – Vlog mode – Video teleprompter · 8MP ultra-wide angle camera – Sony IMX355 – 1/4-inch sensor size – f/2.2, 5P lens, 119° FOV · 2MP macro camera – 1/5-inch sensor size – f/2.4, 3P lens, 82° FOV · 32MP ultra-wide angle front camera – 1/2.74-inch sensor size, 0.8 μm pixel size – f/2.4, 6P lens, 100° FOV – Dynamic Framing – Xiaomi Selfie Glow – Video teleprompter · 8MP depth sensor |
| Display | · 120Hz WQHD+ 6.73-inch AMOLED display – E6 OLED materials – 20:9, 3200 x 1440, 522 ppi – 1-120Hz AdaptiveSync Pro, up to 240Hz touch sampling rate – Brightness: HBM 1200 nits (typ), 1900 nits (peak) – P3 colour gamut – TrueColour display, JNCD≈0.21, Delta E≈0.28 – Over 1 billion colours · Pro HDR display · Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG · 1920 PWM dimming · Adaptive reading mode · Sunlight mode · SGS Eye Care Display certification | · 120Hz FHD+ 6.36-inch AMOLED display – 20:9, 2400 x 1080, 413 ppi – 120Hz AdaptiveSync – Up to 240Hz touch sampling rate – E6 OLED materials – Brightness: HBM 1200 nits (typ), 1900 nits (peak) – P3 colour gamut – TrueColor display, JNCD≈0.32, Delta E≈0.36 · Pro HDR display · Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG · Adaptive reading mode · Sunlight mode | · 120Hz 6.55-inch FHD+ AMOLED display – 20:9, 2400 x 1080, 402 ppi – 240Hz touch sampling rate – Brightness: 500 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak) – Contrast ratio: 5,000,000 : 1 (typ) – Up to 68 billion colours · Dolby Vision, HDR10+ · Reading mode · Sunlight mode · 1920Hz PWM dimming |
| Performance | · Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – 4nm power-efficient manufacturing process – Qualcomm Adreno GPU – Snapdragon X70 5G Modern-RF System · LPDDR5X + UFS 4.0 Storage – 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB · MIUI 14 based on Android 13 | · Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – 4nm power-efficient manufacturing process – Qualcomm Adreno GPU – Snapdragon X70 5G Modern-RF System · LPDDR5X + UFS 4.0 Storage – 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB · MIUI 14 based on Android 13 | · Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 · LPDDR4X + UFS2.2 – 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB · MIUI 14 based on Android 12 |
| Battery & Charging | · 4,820mAh (typ) battery · Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge · Xiaomi 120W HyperCharge · 50W wireless turbo charging · 10W reverse wireless charging | · 4,500mAh (typ) battery · Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge · 67W wired turbo charging · 50W wireless turbo charging · 10W reverse wireless charging | · 4,500mAh battery (typ) · 67W wired turbo charging · Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge |
| Audio | · Dual speakers · Dolby Atmos | · Dual speakers · Dolby Atmos | · Dolby Atmos |
| Connectivity | · Dual SIM · Wi-Fi 7 capability · Supports NFC · Bluetooth 5.3 · 5G: Supports NSA + SA · Bands: – 5G: n1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/66/71/75/77/78/79 – 4G: LTE FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/32/66 – 4G: LTE TDD: B38/39/40/41/42/48 – 3G: WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 – 2G: GSM: 850 900 1800 1900 MHz | · Dual SIM · Wi-Fi 7 capability · Supports NFC · Bluetooth 5.3 · 5G: Supports NSA + SA · Bands: – 5G: n1/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/66/71/75/77/78 – 4G: LTE FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/32/66 – 4G: LTE TDD: B38/39/40/41/42/48 – 3G: WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 – 2G: GSM: 850 900 1800 1900 MHz | · Dual SIM · Supports NFC · Bluetooth 5.2 · Bands: – 5G: n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78 – 4G: LTE FDD: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/26/28/32/66 – 4G: LTE TDD: 38/40/41/42 – 3G: WCDMA: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 – 2G: GSM: 2/3/5/8 · Wi-Fi 6 |
Xiaomi also unveiled the new Buds 4 Pro – which incorporates Sony’s LDAC technology, supports active noise cancellation up to 48dB and has builtin Dimensional audio – the new Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro and the Xiaomi Electric Scooter 4 Ultra.
South African pricing and availability have not yet been confirmed.
