The Xiaomi 13 smartphone launched in December 2022 at a starting price of $574 (Rs 47,390 in India) approx. It comes with the latest flagship 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5G chipset that is integrated with the newest Adreno 740 GPU. It is available in multiple RAM and storage options, however only the higher models come equipped with the latest UFS 4.0 storage chip. The phone is available in the following RAM and storage configuration: 8/12 GB with 128/256/512 GB storage.
The Xiaomi 13 is also equipped with a bright 6.36 inches OLED display panel with 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and 1900 nits of brightness. As for connectivity, it has 5G and the latest Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3. The phone comes pre-installed with Android 13 with MIUI 14 custom UI. Xiaomi has included a huge Li-Po 4500 mAh battery and to recharge the battery, you will also get 67W wired, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging support. It also has support for stereo speakers.
Apart from this, the Xiaomi 13 is equipped with a triple camera setup with a 50MP main camera, 10MP Ultra-wide, and 12MP Telephoto camera. You can record videos at a maximum resolution of 8K at 24fps. There’s also a 32MP selfie camera at the front and you can record videos at 1080p resolution at 30 fps. It has an under-display fingerprint scanner along with NFC support. It also has an IP68 rating, making it dust/water resistant. It is available in a total of 9 colors, White, Mountain Blue, Red, Blue, Black, Flora Green, Yellow, Green, and Gray.
| Specifications | Xiaomi 13 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | December 2022 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.0 mm or 8.1 mm |
| Weight | 185/189 g |
| Size | 6.36 inches |
| Display | OLED 120Hz Dolby Vision HDR10+ 1200-1900 nits brightness 20:9 ratio ~414 PPI density |
| Protection/Others | IP68 dust/water resistant |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 13, MIUI 14 |
| Chipset | 4nm – Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| CPU | Octa-core 1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| GPU | Adreno 740 |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB, 12GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB UFS 3.1 – 128GB UFS 4.0 – 256/512GB |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF, OIS 10 MP (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.2x optical zoom 12 MP (120Ëšultrawide) Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Max – 8K@24fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 32 MP (wide) HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No 24-bit/192kHz audio |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a) GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Under display fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, gyro compass, color spectrum |
| Battery | Li-Po 4500 mAh 67W wired, PD3.0, QC4 50W wireless 10W reverse wireless |
| Colors | White, Black, Flora Green, Mountain Blue, Red Blue, Yellow, Green, Gray |
| Expected Price | $574 (Rs 47,390 in India) approx |
Xiaomi 13 Pros and Cons
Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Xiaomi 13 smartphone.
Pros
- Comes with 67W fast charging support.
- It also supports 50W wireless and 10W reverse charging.
- Available in multiple color variants.
- An infrared port and stereo speakers are present.
- Comes with NFC and 5G support.
- 8K video recordings support with gyro-EIS.
- Comes with optical zoom and ultrawide camera lenses.
- High RAM and storage variants are available.
- Flagship chipset performance for gaming and multitasking.
- The latest Android 13 OS with MIUI 14 user interface.
- IP68 water and dust-proof smartphone.
- OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate support.
Cons
- Without any gorilla glass protection.
- A MicroSD card slot is unavailable.
- A selfie camera can record only 1080p videos without gyro-EIS.
- Outdated USB Type-C 2.0 charging port.
