MIUI 14 and Xiaomi 13 series were expected to be released at the start of the month in China. However, the death of the former President of the People’s Republic of China, Jiang Zemin, made the company postpone the launch of their new flagships without announcing a new date for the launch.
A week later, the Chinese manufacturer has now come up with December 11 as the new date for their postponed launch event. The event will start at 7.30 PM in China, 2 PM local time (Nairobi) on Sunday if you are interested in tuning in for the live show.
To go with the announcement, Xiaomi has released a few images on Weibo, revealing the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro in all their glory. You can immediately spot the boxed edges of the Xiaomi 13 which are very similar to that of iPhone, while the Pro version has a more tapered edge.
Just like the Xiaomi 12 series, both Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro spot the Leica branding on their boxed shape camera housings. While the company has not yet made the specs for the two devices public yet, speculation point to the Xiaomi 13 Pro boasting a 1-inch 50MP IMX989 primary camera, which is the same sensor that is inside the Xiaomi 12 Ultra.
This will then be complemented by a 50 MP ultra-wide and a 50 MP telephoto camera. The Ultra version of the Xiaomi 13 series however will not be unveiled until sometime later in 2023, probably with the launch of the international versions of the series.
Other rumoured features include the Xiaomi 13 Pro featuring a 6.7 inch 2k 120Hz curved AMOLED panel and a massive 12 GB RAM, up to 512 GB storage and a 4,800 mAh battery with 120 W fast charging support. The base model will reportedly feature a smaller 6.2-inch display with slightly watered-down specifications.
To go with the launch, Xiaomi will also launch MIUI 14 which is their custom take on Android 13 with their own in-house additions. The company is already on record claiming that MIUI 14 will be their most efficient OS yet, with the company dedicating time to trim down the bloat that was present in the previous version of MIUI.
How this claim will hold up will be interesting to see. However, it is worth noting that the international version of MIUI will have different features than the Chinese build, therefore the trimming down of the bloat might just be referring to one specific build and not the other
