The Xiaomi 13 Professional and 13 are launching outdoors of China

The Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional are making their world debut at present, beginning with a launch occasion at Cell World Congress. The 13 collection telephones have been introduced in China late final yr, every with Leica co-branded cameras and top-shelf Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipsets. Based mostly on earlier releases, they gained’t be coming to the US, however shall be obtainable within the UK, Europe, and different elements of Asia.

Provided that we’ve identified the telephones’ specs since December, there’s nothing stunning there, however right here’s the recap: they’re each higher midrange telephones, however the 13 Professional stands out with a 1-inch-type sensor borrowed from the Xiaomi 12S Extremely and 120W wired quick charging.

The Xiaomi 13 Professional (pictured) and 13 boast Leica-branded digicam arrays, although solely the Professional will get the massive 1-inch Sony sensor. Photograph by Jon Porter / The Verge

Each are geared up with 120Hz fast-refresh OLEDs — the 13 has a smaller 1080p 6.3-inch show and the 13 Professional has a 6.7-inch 1440p LTPO display. Every machine carries an IP68 ranking for water and mud resistance and helps 50W wi-fi charging. Did I point out they’re not coming to the US? That’s an enormous friggin’ bummer, as a result of all of it feels like a really compelling package deal.

Anyway, when you occur to stay in a rustic the place the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional shall be offered, go away us a remark and tell us when you’re planning on choosing one up. Whereas the Xiaomi 13 Professional prices €1,299, the Xiaomi 13 is priced at €999. That’s a lot increased than I hoped: the 13 Professional begins at ¥4999 (about €679) in China, whereas the Xiaomi 13 begins at ¥3,999 (about €543). They’ll be on sale March eighth by Xiaomi’s official retail channels.

Replace February twenty seventh, 2:00PM ET: This piece, which was written earlier than European pricing was introduced, initially referred to the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional as “premium midrangers,” primarily based on changing their costs in China to Euros. The European pricing was added simply earlier than publication. The article textual content has been up to date to account for the pricing data.

Replace February twenty sixth, 1:55PM ET: Added on-sale availability data and a hyperlink to Xiaomi’s official press launch.