Announcement. Xiaomi 13 Pro - senior flagship, big flagship (+AliExpress prices)

Xiaomi today announced a pair of flagship smartphones in its native China
Xiaomi 13 and
Xiaomi 13 Pro.

Briefly. Smartphones have the same hardware and memory. Both are IP68 water and dust resistant. “Proshka” is slightly larger, with a more serious screen and cameras. More expensive, of course.

This news is dedicated to the older smartphone. And you can read about the younger device here.

So. Xiaomi 13 Pro.

The chipset is a fresh top Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. T.i.e. in AnTuTu we are waiting deep for a million parrots. 8 or 12 GB LPDDR5X RAM. 128GB to 512GB UFS 4.0 persistent storage. Support for memory cards, of course, no.

The screen is very similar to the one used inpredecessor of Xiaomi 12 Pro. Diagonal 6.73 ″ (109 cm²), insanely high resolution 1440 × 3200 (521 ppi), refresh rate up to 120 Hz (LTPO, we can dynamically change the frequency). The brightness has grown to simply indecent values ​​- up to 1200 nits maximum and up to 1900 nits peak.

Battery capacity is not particularly impressive, 4820 mAh. The charging speed is huge - 120 watts. Wireless charging is also not slow - 50W direct (and 10W reverse).

The front camera has a resolution of 32 MP.

There are three rear cameras, a classic trio ofmain, wide angle and telephoto (3X). The resolution of all three cameras is the same - 50 MP. The main camera uses a rare Sony IMX989 inch sensor. Only the wide-angle camera does not have optical stabilization.

Other. Everything is expected. There is an NFC module, support for 5G networks, Type-C, a sixth Wi-Fi and even an IR blaster. The fingerprint scanner is located under the screen.

Of “our” LTE bands, only Band 20 is missing (Xiaomi 13 does not also have Band 7).

And about money.

¥4999 (₽44800, $718), ¥5399 (₽48400, $776), ¥5799 (₽52000, $833) and ¥6299 (₽56500, $905) for versions 8+128, 8+256, 12+256 and 12 +512 GB respectively. (Xiaomi 13 is cheaper by ¥1000-¥1300).

Xiaomi 13 Pro has already appeared on AliExpress. Here the prices are somewhat less humane.
$999 (₽68900), $1109 (₽76500), $1209 (₽83400) and $1329 (₽91700) respectively.

Key features of Xiaomi 13 Pro:

ScreenOLED, 6.73″, 109 cm², 1440×3200, 521 ppi, 120 Hz, 240 Hz sensor polling rate, 1B (10-bit) colors, touch, capacitive, multi-touch, LTPO, Gorilla Glass Victus
HardwareQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
3.19 GHz, 1 x Kryo Prime (Cortex-X3), 2 x Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715), 2 x Kryo Gold (Cortex-A710), 3 x Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510), Adreno 740
Memory RAM 8-12 GB, ROM 128-512 GB, no memory card, LPDDR5X, UFS 4.0
Mobile Internet5G
LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networks 5G Bands 1,3,5,8,28,38,40,41,77-79
LTE Bands 1,3-5,7,8,12,17-19,26,34,38-42
UMTS Bands 1 (2100), 4 (1700), 5 (850), 6 (800), 8 (900), 19 (800)
GSM Bands 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
CDMA 800
Li-Pol battery, 4820 mAh, fast charging 120.00 W, wireless charging 50.00 W, reverse wireless charging 10.00 W
Dimensions162.9 x 74.6 x 8.38 mm
Weight 210 g
Rear Camera: Triple, Flash, Auto Focus

- 50 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.00″, 1.60μm, 23.00mm, Sony IMX989, HyperOIS, 8K@24fps, 4K@60fps

- 50 MP, telephoto, f/2.0, 75.00mm, OIS

- 50 MP, wide-angle, f/2.2, 115°, 14.00mm
front camera: 32 MP, no flash, no autofocus
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OS Android, MIUI 14
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Approximation, Illumination, Fingerprint scanner (screen), NFC
USBType-C

George Kiselyov