The Xiaomi 13 series of smartphones have been long expected to launch in the global market. The series, consisting of a base and a pro model, was launched in China in December 2022. The smartphone in the Xiaomi 13 series is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The devices were also recently spotted on various certification sites, hinting at their upcoming release globally, as well as in India. A recent leak has suggested the storage options and the color variants that the Xiaomi 13 base model will be available in.
Tipster Paras Guglani (@passionategeekz) has hinted that the global variant of the Xiaomi 13-series base smartphone will be available in four storage configurations and four color options. As seen in the tweet, the “Limited editions” color options for the upcoming smartphone from Xiaomi appear to be black, green, red, and yellow.
The tweet Guglani also suggested that the Xiaomi 13 base variant will be available globally in four configurations — 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, 12GB RAM + 256GB internal storage, and 12GB RAM + 512GB storage.
Another tweet by tipster Snoopy Tech (@snoopytech) shared design renders of the upcoming Xiaomi 13 smartphones. This includes the much-rumored Xiaomi 13 Lite. According to the renders, the Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Lite will feature curved displays. The base Xiaomi 13, on the other hand, will sport a flat display with a flat-edge design. These leaked images illustrate the Xiaomi 13 Lite with a pill-shaped notch, which highlights that the model will likely be called the Xiaomi Civi 2.
The Xiaomi 13 smartphone is expected to feature similar specs as the model that debuted in China, running MIUI 14 and featuring a 6.73-inch 2K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and supports up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM.
Notably, the Xiaomi 13 smartphones will also feature Lecia-branded cameras. The two companies previously collaborated on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and are expected to work on several other devices in the future as a result of their recently forged partnership.
Just like the Chinese variants, the global variants of the Xiaomi 13 smartphones are likely to feature a triple rear camera setup from Leica, led by a 50-megapixel 1-inch Sony IMX989 primary sensor with HyperOIS.
