Xiaomi 13 series launch scheduled for December 11, design revealed: all details
The Xiaomi 13 series is all set to hit the Chinese market on December 11, the company confirmed on Thursday. The successors to the Xiaomi 12 series that includes the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro will be unveiled alongside MIUI 14. Xiaomi has also shared posters on Weibo, which reveal the design of the new phone in detail along with some of its specifications. The renders suggest a hole-punch display design and Leica-branded triple rear cameras on the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro. The smartphone maker was initially set to launch the flagship smartphones on December 1. However, the launch has been postponed following the death of former Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin.
The new Xiaomi 13 series will launch in China on December 11, alongside MIUI 14. The launch event will take place at 7:00 PM IST, according to a teaser poster shared (in Chinese) by the company on Weibo. Xiaomi has also started sending out media invites for the launch.
As mentioned, the official teasers show a square camera island on the top left of the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro with three sensors and an LED flash, as well as Leica branding. They have a centered cutout in the display to house the selfie camera.
Pre-bookings for the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro are currently live at major online retailers including Tmall. However, the pricing details and other specifications of the upcoming devices are not confirmed yet at this time.
Xiaomi is also expected to announce the Xiaomi Watch S2 and Xiaomi Buds 4 along with the Xiaomi 13 flagship series. However, the Chinese smartphone maker is yet to confirm the same.
The Xiaomi 13 smartphones are powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, coupled with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 onboard storage. The vanilla Xiaomi 13 is said to feature a 6.36-inch full-HD E6 AMOLED flat display while the Pro variant is rumored to feature a 6.73-inch 2K E6 AMOLED curved display.
