Xiaomi 13 Series, Powered by Leica, Set to Go Global in MWC 2023

Xiaomi 13 Pro

The Xiaomi 13 Pro might be the next camera champion. After announcing the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro in China back in December last year, Xiaomi officially brought the 13 Series to the global market with some cool and exciting additions. The main focus of the Xiaomi 13 series is, of course, the collaboration with Leica. Both the regular Xiaomi 13 and the Pro version have optics that were designed and built by the German camera expert Leica. The photos can also be taken in two different color styles: Leica Authentic Look and Leica Vibrant Look.

The top-of-the-line Xiaomi 13 Pro features the same 1-inch Sony IMX989 camera sensor as the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, but the model was limited to the Chinese market. This time, mobile photography fans all over the world will be able to take photos with this camera monster.This huge sensor (50 MP) sits behind a Leica lens system with a 23mm focal length and an f-stop of f/1.9. There’s also a 75mm telephoto lens (50 MP sensor underneath) with a moving element inside, but unlike the vario zoom found in the Xperia 1 IV, this one aids in focus, allowing the camera to take closeups of up to 4 inches. The third camera is a 14mm ultra-wide snapper, again using a 50MP sensor.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro is not only a camera, though, the phone comes with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 12GB of fast LPDDR5X RAM, and UFS 4.0 storage. This should make it one of the fastest Android phones on the market. The display also looks like a potential record-breaker: it’s a 6.73-inch E6 AMOLED with a variable refresh rate that can go from 1 to 120 Hz and a peak brightness of 1,900 nits. The specs also include a large 4,820 mAh battery and 120W wired fast charging (50W wireless). You can check out our Xiaomi 13 Pro review for more details. The phone launches with a starting price of 1,299 euros in two colors: Ceramic Black, and Ceramic White.

Xiaomi 13 Pro Design

Dimensions: 162.9mm x 74.6mm x 8.38mm
Weight: 229g
3D bio-ceramic back
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Front
IP68
Colors: Ceramic Black, Ceramic White

Xiaomi 13 Pro Imaging System

23mm f/1.9 Leica main camera
– 50MP wide angle camera
– IMX989, 1″ sensor size
– 1.6μm pixel size, 3.2μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel size
– f/1.9, 8P lens, HyperOIS
– 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

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

32MP in-display selfie camera
– 1.4μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel size
– f/2.0, 5P lens, 89.6° FOV

Xiaomi 13 Pro Display

120Hz WQHD+ 6.73” 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 color gamut
– TrueColor display, JNCD≈0.21, Delta E≈0.28
– Over 1 billion colors

Pro HDR display
Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG
1920 PWM dimming

Xiaomi 13 Pro 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

Xiaomi 13 Pro Battery & Charging

4,820mAh (typ) battery
Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge
Xiaomi 120W HyperCharge
50W wireless turbo charging⁷
10W reverse wireless charging

Xiaomi 13 Pro Price

€1.299

Xiaomi 13

The Xiaomi 13 features a sleek design with minimal bezels. After announcing the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro in China back in December last year, Xiaomi officially brought the 13 Series to the global market with some cool and exciting additions. The main focus of the Xiaomi 13 series is, of course, the collaboration with Leica. Both the regular Xiaomi 13 and the Pro version have optics that were designed and built by the German camera expert Leica. The photos can also be taken in two different color styles: Leica Authentic Look and Leica Vibrant Look.

The vanilla Xiaomi 13 model packs a lot of punch this year. The phone comes with a flat-sided design and very slim bezels, making it quite a looker. Under the hood, there’s the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 as the one in the Pro model, and the camera system is also co-engineered with Leica.Speaking of the camera system, it has the same configuration with one 50MP main camera (featuring an IMX800 sensor this time), a 10MP telephoto, and a 12MP ultrawide. The display uses a smaller 6.36-inch E6 OLED panel, which supports the same 1,900 peak brightness as the one in the Pro model. There’s an adaptive display refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, but it’s not an LTPO screen.

Unlike the Pro model, the wired fast charging here tops out at 67W, while the wireless is again 50W. The Xiaomi 13 starts at 999 euros and comes in three colors: Black, White, and Floral Green.