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By; Balu Vysyaraju Published On: 27/02/2023 22:35IST
Xiaomi’s latest flagship phones have finally made their way outside of China, and they’re packing some promising hardware and attractive designs.
Xiaomi has released the Xiaomi 13 Pro outside China. The Xiaomi 13 Pro is a force to be reckoned with thanks to its flagship hardware and the Sony IMX989 from the Xiaomi 12S Ultra. The Xiaomi 13 Pro is not far off the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra in terms of pricing, though..
As one of the smaller flagships on the market, it immediately caught our attention, and with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 inside, it should be a serious performer.
Xiaomi 13 Pro in India comes in two colour variants — Ceramic Black and Ceramic White.
Xiaomi has brought the Xiaomi 13 Pro to Europe and other markets, having introduced the handset a few months ago in its home market. Fundamentally, the global version of the Xiaomi 13 Pro is unchanged from the Chinese version that we have already reviewed. Hence, the device has a 6.73-inch AMOLED display, a 1440p resolution and a 1-120 Hz variable refresh rate. According to Xiaomi, the Xiaomi 13 Pro utilises the Samsung E6 panel, which also peaks at 1,900 nits and offers 1,920 Hz PWM dimming, not DC dimming.
Additionally, the Xiaomi 13 Pro relies on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 flash storage. Moreover, the Leica-branded smartphone features the Sony IMX989 from the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, a 50 MP and 1-inch sensor, as well as 50 MP ultra-wide-angle, 50 MP telephoto and 32 MP front-facing cameras. Furthermore, Xiaomi installs a 4,820 mAh battery that supports 120 W wired, 50 W wireless and 10 W reverse wireless charging.
Unfortunately, the offer of a complimentary Xiaomi TV P1E 43-inch Smart TV appears to be a French exclusive. For example, Xiaomi has not included pre-order bonuses in the UK or early bird discounts like the Xiaomi 13 Lite. Conversely, Xiaomi is bundling an Instant Photo Printer 1S Set with orders placed before March 12 in Germany. For reference, the Instant Photo Printer 1S Set currently costs €136.46 in Germany.
The Xiaomi 13 Pro retails for £1,099 in the UK and €1,299 in the Eurozone with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. As expected, Xiaomi only offers its latest flagship in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White colourways. Xiaomi claims that the Xiaomi 13 Pro will also be available with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage, but the configuration is not available yet in the Eurozone or the UK. Please see Xiaomi’s website for more details.
Full Specifications :-
– 6.78″ WQHD+ 120Hz LTPO 10bit E6 Curved Amoled Display
– 3200 x 1440 Pixel Resolution
– Up to 240Hz touch sampling rate
– 20:9 Aspect Ratio
– 522 ppi
– DCI-P3 color gamut
– 1920 PWM dimming
– Over 1 billion colors
– 1-120Hz via LTPO 3.0 Tech
– TrueColor display, JNCD-0.21, Delta E-0.28
– Brightness; HBM 1200 nits typical and 1900 nits peak
– Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 HLG Certified
– Adaptive reading & Sunlight mode
– SGS Eye Care Display certification
– Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Protection
– Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
– 3400mm² VC large liquid-cooling
– 32MP (f/2.0, 5P lens, 89.6° FOV) Front Camera
– Front Camera features – Dynamic Framing (0.8x, 1x), Night mode, Portrait, and HDR mode.
Rear Camera
– 50MP (f/1.9, IMX989, OIS) 1-inch Main Camera
– 50MP (f/2.2, JN1, 115° FOV, 15mm) ultra-wide-angle camera
– 50MP (f/2.0, JN1, 75mm, OIS) 3.2x telephoto lens
– up to 70x Digital zoom.
– Leica Two photography 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
– LEICA VARIO SUMMICRON 1:19-2.2/14-75 ASPH.
– 12GB of LPDDR5x RAM
– 256GB of UFS 4.0 Storage
– MIUI 14
– Android 13
– 3 Years of Android Updates
– 5 Years of Security Updates
– 4820mAh (typ) battery with Xiaomi Surge charging chipset and Xiaomi Surge battery management chipset
– Smart 120W HyperCharge 19mins to 100% (Boost mode) 24mins to 100% (Standard mode)
– 50W wireless charging 100% in 36 min
– 10W reverse wireless charging
– LiquidCool Technology (Super big VC + Multi-layer graphite sheets)
– Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos with 24-bit/192kHz audio
– In-Display Fingerprint Scanner accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer, color spectrum
– Wi-Fi 7 OTA update
– NFC- Bluetooth 5.3 Supports AAC/LDAC/LHDC
– Snapdragon X70 5G Modern-R-System
– GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
– Infrared port
– 8.38mm thick
– 229g in Weight
– 3D Bio-ceramic back
Color options
– Ceramic Black
– Ceramic White
Price and offers
– 12GB+256GB = ₹79,999
– Flat ₹10,000 Instant Discount with ICICI Credit and Credit EMI
– Flat ₹8,000 Instant Discount with HDFC Credit and Credit EMI
– ₹12,000 off on Exchange Bonus for Redmi & Xiaomi phones and ₹8,000 off for all other phones.