Xiaomi 13 Lite appears on Geekbench listing ahead of global launch
The Xiaomi 13 series will launch on February 26 in Barcelona, a day before the Mobile World Congress 2023 begins. The company will be unveiling three models in the series — the Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro, and Xiaomi 13 Lite. While the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro have already launched in China, the global series will reportedly get one more addition — the Xiaomi 13 Lite. Details about all three devices have been doing the rounds online. Now, the Xiaomi 13 Lite has appeared on a Geekbench listing, suggesting its processor and performance.
According to a report According to Gizmochina, the upcoming Xiaomi 13 Lite has been spotted on the Geekbench certification site with model number 2210129SG. The listing suggests that the handset will be powered by a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM. The phone is suggested to come preinstalled with Android 12 out of the box, paired with MIUI 13 skin. Additionally, the listing reveals that the phone scored 793 in single-core tests and 2,938 in multi-core tests.
While the Geekbench listing only provides so much information, the phone was recently briefly spotted on German e-retailer CyberPort. The listing reportedly revealed detailed specifications and pricing. The Xiaomi 13 Lite is speculated to come in two color options: black and pink.
The other two models — Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro — were launched in the Chinese market back in December 2022. The global variants of the phone are speculated to come with the same features as their Chinese variants. The vanilla variant in the series runs on MIUI 14 and features a 6.73-inch 2K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM.
The phones have also appeared on a European retailer site, which suggests that the Xiaomi 13 will be priced at EUR 999.90 (approximately Rs. 88,300) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, while the Xiaomi 13 Pro will be priced at EUR 1,299.90 (approximately Rs. 1,14,700). Both the smartphones are said to be available in Black and White color options.
