Xiaomi 13: release date, price, technical sheet, everything you need to know

As every year, the Xiaomi 13, 13 Pro and 13 Ultra should be among the most popular high-end Android smartphones on the market, thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor or the attractive price-quality ratio. However, not all models should arrive at the same time.

???? When is Xiaomi 13 coming out?

Xiaomi had launched the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro in China on December 28, 2021, the same date as the Xiaomi Mi 11 in 2020. But everything indicates that Xiaomi will launch its smartphones earlier this year. Qualcomm plans to introduce the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor on November 15. Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro may therefore arrive in China at the end of November.

However, it will likely be necessary Wait a little longer before you see the Ultra model coming, It shouldn’t happen until the beginning of 2023. Also, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has already confirmed with us that the Xiaomi 13 Ultra will arrive in France well next year, unlike the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, which was not released.

It will take a few months before we see the Xiaomi 13 arrive in France. Xiaomi 12X, 12 and 12 Pro were launched in France at the end of March. Therefore, we can expect the Xiaomi 13 to be presented with us at the end of February, Probably at the MWC 2023 show in Barcelona on February 27.

???? What is the price of Xiaomi 13?

As with many other manufacturers, Considering inflation, the prices of Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro may increase with us. However, we think Xiaomi will try to limit these increases or reduce their margins in order to remain competitive in the market.

As a reminder, here are all the Xiaomi 12 prices in France:

• Xiaomi 12X 8+256GB : 799 €
• Xiaomi 12 8+128GB : 869 €
• Xiaomi 12 8+256GB : 899 €
• Xiaomi 12 Pro 12+256GB : 1099 €

???? What does the Xiaomi 13 look like?

After using a similar design on the front panel for several generations, Xiaomi should finally standardize the edges of the Xiaomi 13’s screen. equally sized borders all over the screen. For this, the Xiaomi 13 will use a flexible display at its base that will fold back, just as other manufacturers such as Apple do in their iPhones or Phones Nothing (1). Instead of a curved screen, Xiaomi uses a flat screen on at least one modelsmallest.

On the back, the Xiaomi 13s is still expected to use three cameras, but photo module would change shape again. All the sensors are placed vertically on the Xiaomi 12, while the sensors of the Xiaomi 13 should form a “P”. Different images made by fans give us an idea of ​​what smartphones might look like.

???? What performance for Xiaomi 13?

Xiaomi 12 was one of the first smartphones to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip and Xiaomi 13 is also expected to be among the first devices to have the next one. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 to be introduced on November 15, 2022 at the Snapdragon Summit.

This year, Qualcomm has a arrangement of hearts 1+2+2+3formedA Cortex-X3 Prime core running at 3.2 GHzof the Two Cortex-A715 cores running at 2.8 GHzof the Two Cortex-A710 cores running at 2.8 GHz and Three Cortex-A510 cores running at 2.0 GHz. The chip will benefit from this TSMC’s advanced 4nm engravingRather than Samsung causing autonomy problems in smartphones at the beginning of 2022.

Before launch, we already know what to expect in terms of chip performance. According to Ice Universe, energy efficiency will be honored with an award. 15% increase over Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The AI ​​has been improved by 50% and the ISP (photo processing) will also see “many” improvements.

In terms of connectivity, we can expect a new Snapdragon X70 modem. This modem, like its predecessor, can achieve 10 Gbps downlink speeds (theoretical) and 3.5 Gbps uplink speeds. However, the third generation 5G PowerSave technology Reduce chip consumption by up to 60%.

The smartphone will also be compatible with: LPDDR5X RAM together’UFS 4.0, a new storage standard. The latter can reach Read speeds of up to 4200MB/s and Sequential write speeds of up to 2800MB/s. That’s much more than UFS 3.1 and 2100MB/s and 1200MB/s respectively. Besides the enormous speed improvement, UFS 4.0 is also highly power efficient. increased efficiency by 46%.

???? Battery, autonomy and charging of Xiaomi 13

Thanks to the new screen with reduced consumption or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which promises more energy savings, The next Xiaomi 3 promises to be more autonomous than ever before.

This is likely to be the case with Xiaomi as well, as the Galaxy S23 is likely to benefit from slightly higher capacity batteries this year. As a reminder, the Xiaomi 12 uses a 4500 mAh battery, while the Xiaomi 12 Pro could count on 4600 mAh. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra was the most durable with a 4860 mAh battery. It is not impossible for the battery to increase to 5000 mAh in this generation.

While the exact capacity of the batteries is currently unknown, we already know that the Xiaomi 13 will benefit from faster wired fast charging thanks to the 3C certification body. The Xiaomi 13 Pro should still be compatible with 120W of power, while the Xiaomi 13 may still be limited to 67W given its small form factor. Again, It is possible that Xiaomi decided to switch to 200 W power in Pro version. Xiaomi 13 Ultra should eventually reach 120 W. Wireless fast charging is expected to be 50W on all models, and reverse fast charging will also be on the way.

???? Xiaomi 13 camera

Since the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra in 2020, Xiaomi has really focused on photography on its high-end smartphones. The Chinese manufacturer has recently been surrounded by German specialist Leica with the launch of the Xiaomi 12S, 12S Pro and 12S Ultra, and the next Xiaomi 13 will also benefit from this partnership.

Should use the classic Xiaomi 13 50MP main sensorand the latter is always accompanied by an ultra wide angle sensor and a macro sensor. The Pro should rely on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra’s 50 MP IMX989, 50 MP ultra-wide-angle sensor and 50 MP telephoto lens.

Finally, Xiaomi 13 Ultra promises to be the most interesting in photos, as every year. we will always find Giant one inch 50MP Sony IMX989 sensor, largest sensor on the market. This year, Xiaomi should finally replace the other two sensors for more powerful cameras. We can find a 50 MP IMX890 ultra-wide-angle sensor and a 50 MP IMX758 periscope sensor that offers 5X optical zoom. To note this The ultra-wide-angle sensor will be able to take macro shots.

All sensors benefit from two famous Leica image profiles: “Leica Authentic View” and “Leica Live View”they are essentially filters that will change the colors of your shots.

Xiaomi 13 will be released with MIUI 14

Xiaomi 13 should launch with Android 13 based on the new overlay of Chinese manufacturer MIUI 14. It is not clear for now what changes Xiaomi will bring to this new version.