The Xiaomi 13 Pro and 13 are launching outside of China

The Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional are making their world debut at the moment, beginning with a launch occasion at Cellular World Congress. The 13 sequence telephones had been introduced in China late final 12 months, every with Leica co-branded cameras and top-shelf Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipsets. Based mostly on earlier releases, they gained’t be coming to the US, however shall be out there within the UK, Europe, and different elements of Asia.

On condition that we’ve identified the telephones’ specs since December, there’s nothing shocking there, however right here’s the recap: they’re each higher midrange telephones, however the 13 Professional stands out with a 1-inch-type sensor borrowed from the Xiaomi 12S Extremely and 120W wired quick charging.

Each are outfitted with 120Hz fast-refresh OLEDs — the 13 has a smaller 1080p 6.3-inch show and the 13 Professional has a 6.7-inch 1440p LTPO display. Every gadget carries an IP68 score for water and mud resistance and helps 50W wi-fi charging. Did I point out they’re not coming to the US? That’s a giant friggin’ bummer, as a result of all of it feels like a really compelling package deal.

Anyway, if you happen to occur to stay in a rustic the place the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional shall be bought, depart us a remark and tell us if you happen to’re planning on selecting one up. Whereas the Xiaomi 13 Professional prices €1,299, the Xiaomi 13 is priced at €999. That’s a lot larger than I hoped: the 13 Professional begins at ¥4999 (about €679) in China, whereas the Xiaomi 13 begins at ¥3,999 (about €543). They’ll be on sale March eighth via Xiaomi’s official retail channels.

Replace February twenty seventh, 2:00PM ET: This piece, which was written earlier than European pricing was introduced, initially referred to the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional as “premium midrangers,” based mostly on changing their costs in China to Euros. The European pricing was added simply earlier than publication. The article textual content has been up to date to account for the pricing data.

Replace February twenty sixth, 1:55PM ET: Added on-sale availability data and a hyperlink to Xiaomi’s official press launch.