Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro announced

Xiaomi formally announced their new flagship smartphones — the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro, both of which are sporting the Leica co-engineered optics.

Both phones are running on the newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with their 8GB or 12GB LPDDR5X RAM. Storage options are either 128GB, 256GB or 512GB with no microSD card expansion slot.

The Xiaomi 13 is slightly larger compared to the Xiaomi 12, having a 6.36″ full HD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) OLED with 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HLG, and up to 1900nits of brightness.

On the other hand, the Xiaomi 13 Pro also comes with the same features but on a larger 6.73-inch OLED, (3200 x 1440 pixels) and Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

The camera on the Xiaomi 13 is composed of a 50MP IMX 800 main camera with Hyper OIS, a 12MP ultra-wide camera, and a 10MP 3.2x telephoto camera.

For the Xiaomi 13 Pro, it’s composed of a 50MP Sony IMX989 f/1.9 OIS lens, a 50MP ultra-wide Leica lens, and a 50MP 3.2x telephoto Leica lens.

You can read up on the complete specs of the Xiaomi 13 here and the Xiaomi 13 Pro here.

As for pricing, the Xiaomi 13 starts at RMB3999 (Php31,800USD 542INR 45,938EUR 516CNY 3,946) for the 8GB/128GB, all the way up to RMB4999 (Php39,800USD 678INR 57,495EUR 646CNY 4,939) for the 12GB/512GB combo.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro starts at RMB4,999 (Php39,800USD 678INR 57,495EUR 646CNY 4,939) for the 8GB/128GB, right up to RMB6,299 (Php51,200USD 872INR 73,964EUR 831CNY 6,354) for the 12GB/512GB combo.

As for the release date, we’re still waiting for Xiaomi Philippines to make an announcement.