Xiaomi’s new uber-flagship – the Xiaomi 13 Extremely – simply made its debut in China, and whereas the decision remains to be out on whether or not we’ll see it launch internationally, it packs a photographic punch that appears purpose-built to provide the Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely a run for its cash.
There have lengthy been rumblings about an ‘Extremely’ entry to hitch the Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Professional and Xiaomi 13 Lite – which the Chinese language cellphone maker dropped at the worldwide market earlier this yr – however following a livestream which kicked off at 12pm BST on April 18, we now know all of the juicy particulars surrounding the cellphone, together with its value.
The Xiaomi 13 Extremely seems like a direct evolution of the design loved by the Xiaomi 12S Extremely, whereas constructing on the spectacular digital camera {hardware} discovered on each the 12S Extremely and 13 Professional. The identical 1-inch Sony IMX989 sensor we have seen throughout these earlier units seems on the 13 Extremely too, nevertheless, this time it comes outfitted with a brand new variable aperture (in a position to change between f/1.9 and f/4.0); harking back to telephones just like the Huawei Mate 50 Professional and Samsung Galaxy S9 lengthy earlier than that.
That is only one piece of this cellphone’s photographic puzzle, nevertheless, with a quad digital camera setup on the again consisting of not one, however 4 50MP sensors (that IMX989 and three IMX858s), with a kind of secondary sensors set as an ultrawide, whereas the opposite two supply 3.3x and 5.2x optical zoom, respectively. Sensor cropping additionally grants the 13 Extremely two extra optically-zoomed focal lengths (46mm or 2x and 240mm or 10.42x zoom) with out the necessity for an extra two sensors (a trick we have seen on each the Google Pixel 7 sequence and iPhone 14 Professional line).
Rewatch the Xiaomi 13 Extremely’s reveal above (English dub)
The cellphone’s design is reportedly impressed by Leica M cameras, with an ‘anti-bacterial nanotech silicon leather-based again’ that actually seems the half, concealing the thickness across the raised digital camera module that provides the cellphone its notable 9.06mm profile. This has, nevertheless, allowed Xiaomi to squeeze that 5.2x optical ‘super-telephoto’ zoom lens in with out the necessity for the folded optics of comparable telephoto sensors present in telephones just like the Google Pixel 7 Professional (5x zoom) and the Galaxy S23 Extremely (10x zoom).
If the digital camera expertise did not appear Professional sufficient, Xiaomi additionally showcased a full set of add-ons, together with a wi-fi digital camera grip with a bodily shutter button and a removable 67mm filter adapter ring; for individuals who actually need to slender the hole between cellphone and digital camera. The accent pack is priced at CNY¥999 (roughly $145 / £120 / AU$215), with Xiaomi stating restricted availability at launch.
Whereas there’s much more that could possibly be stated concerning the Xiaomi 13 Extremely’s powerful-looking digital camera system – together with its ‘customized photographic kinds’ and Leica filters, let’s check out the remainder of the cellphone’s function set.
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Dimensions: | 163.18 x 74.64 x 9.06mm |
Weight: | 227 grams |
Show: | 6.73-inch 20:9 WQHD+ 120Hz LTPO C7 AMOLED, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus |
Chipset: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
RAM: | 12GB / 16GB (LPDDR5X) |
Storage: | 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 4.0) |
OS: | Android 13 w/ MIUI 14 |
Major digital camera: | 50MP (Sony IMX989), f/1.9 & f/4.0, 23mm 1-inch sensor w/ OIS + variable aperture |
Ultrawide digital camera: | 50MP (Sony IMX858), f/1.8, 120° FoV |
Telephoto digital camera: | 50MP (Sony IMX858), f/1.8, 75mm, 3.3x optical zoom w/ OIS |
Tremendous-telephoto digital camera: | 50MP (Sony IMX858), f/3.0, 120mm, 5.2x optical zoom w/ OIS |
Entrance digital camera: | 32MP, f/2.0 |
Battery: | 5,000mAh |
Charging: | 90W (wired), 50W (wi-fi), reverse wi-fi charging |
Colours: | Black, white, Olive Inexperienced |
Just like the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional, the Extremely runs on Qualcomm’s newest and biggest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, paired with the quickest and most power-efficient LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage at the moment obtainable within the cell market; as much as 16GB and 1TB, respectively.
The consumer expertise, in the meantime, needs to be acquainted to those that’ve used any latest Xiaomi cellphone, powered by the model’s newest MIUI 14 expertise (atop Android 13).
Different highlights embrace an astoundingly brilliant (2,600nit peak) WQHD+ C7 AMOLED show, improved cooling over earlier entries, a sizeable 5,000mAh battery with 90W quick wired charging (in addition to 50W wi-fi charging) and quicker USB 3.2 help; preferrred for transferring sizeable 8K and 10-bit log movies, together with 14-bit uncooked photographs, all of which the 13 Extremely helps.
In China, Xiaomi has priced the Xiaomi 13 Extremely, as follows:
- 12GB RAM / 256GB = CNY¥5,999 (roughly $875 / £700 / AU$1,300)
- 16GB RAM / 512GB = CNY¥6,499 (roughly $945 / £760 / AU$1,400)
- 16GB RAM / 1TB = CNY¥7,299 (roughly $1,060 / £855 / AU$1,575)
Whereas availability stays up within the air internationally, there is a slim probability that – not like the 12S Extremely – this new uber-flagship will make it past Chinese language borders; not least due to Xiaomi’s willingness to host an English-language reside stream on YouTube, alongside its native Chinese language reside stream on Weibo. The cellphone can be detailed on the corporate’s regional web sites, together with Xiaomi UK, which may be seen as a touch in the direction of an meant world rollout.
We’re left crossing our fingers, and if it does go worldwide, this new Extremely would undoubtedly discover a place on our rundown of one of the best Xiaomi telephones and finest digital camera telephones, and that is only for starters.