In December, Xiaomi took the wraps off its latest high-end smartphone pair, the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro. That unveiling was only for the Chinese market, however, and we're still waiting on these two being introduced to global markets. That may happen sooner, rather than later, now that the global models of these phones are starting to get certified in countries other than China.
The global Xiaomi 13 Pro has been spotted
both in the database of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), as well as the
Thai NBTC. The model number for this phone is 2210132G. The Xiaomi 13 was also
certified by NBTC, bearing the model number 2211133G. In both cases, that final
"G" stands for "global", in case you were wondering.
Based on these certifications, it looks
like the vanilla Xiaomi 13 may not be headed to India, at least not initially
alongside its Pro sibling. That's an odd strategy on Xiaomi's part, but this is
obviously just speculation at the moment, let's wait for some official
information before we jump to conclusions.
If they turn out to be identical in specs
to their siblings intended for the Chinese market, here are the two devices'
specs. The Xiaomi 13 comes with a 6.36-inch 1080x2400 120Hz OLED screen, the
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, 8/12GB of RAM, 128/256/512GB of storage, a triple rear
camera system (50 MP main with OIS, 12 MP ultrawide, 10 MP 3.2x optical zoom),
a 32 MP selfie snapper, and a 4,500 mAh battery with 67W wired charging, 50W
wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging support.
The Xiaomi 13 Pro shares a lot of those
specs, but has a larger 6.73-inch 1440x3200 display, a 4,820 mAh battery with
120W wired charging, and an entirely different rear camera setup, with a 50.3
MP main shooter with OIS, a 50 MP ultrawide with autofocus for macros, and a 50
MP 3.2x optical zoom lens.
