Issues are quiet on the brand new telephone entrance proper now, however one other busy interval is true across the nook, with the Xiaomi 13 line more likely to be among the many first of an inflow of latest handsets, and we now have a good suggestion of what to anticipate from the Professional mannequin.

In accordance with Yogesh Brar (opens in new tab) – a leaker with a strong observe file – in a tweet noticed by GSMArena (opens in new tab), the Xiaomi 13 Professional could have a 6.7-inch 2K LTPO display, a top-end Snapdragon Eight Gen 2 chipset, and a selection of 8GB or 12GB of RAM, paired with 128GB, 256GB or 512GB of storage.

The Xiaomi 12 Professional will even apparently have a 4,800mAh battery with very quick 120W charging, and can run Android 13 with Xiaomi’s MIUI 14 interface.

Xiaomi 13 Professional- 6.7″ E6 2K LTPO- Qualcomm Snapdragon Eight Gen 2- 8/12GB RAM- 128/256/512GB storage- Rear Cam: 50MP (1″ IMX989) + 50MP (UW) + 50MP (Tele)- Entrance Cam: 32MP- Android 13, MIUI 14*- 4,800mAh battery, 120W quick charging- Surge C2, P2 chip- Leica coloration scienceOctober 31, 2022

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On the digital camera entrance, the Xiaomi 13 Professional will supposedly have a 50MP primary snapper, utilizing the massive 1-inch IMX989 sensor discovered within the Xiaomi 12S Extremely, plus a 50MP ultra-wide digital camera and a 50MP telephoto sensor, whereas the selfie digital camera will apparently be 32MP unit (presumed to pixel-bin all the way down to 8MP photographs, by default).

There’s additionally point out of Leica coloration science getting used for the cameras, together with a Surge C2 ISP (picture sign processor) and a Surge P2 chip that aids charging – Surge being a model title that Xiaomi likes to make use of for its personal silicon. All of that was additionally utilized by the Xiaomi 12 Professional, although. Lastly, in a follow-up tweet, Brar said that the Xiaomi 13 Professional could have an IP score – possible IP68, so you possibly can anticipate water resistance too.

As ever we’d take these claims with a pinch of salt, however there’s nothing that sounds significantly unlikely right here.

If these specs are correct, then the Xiaomi 13 Professional is more likely to have a formidable primary digital camera, speedy charging, and a strong SoC – although on the chipset entrance, it can in all probability be no higher than the Samsung Galaxy S23 line and plenty of different 2023 flagships, because the Snapdragon Eight Gen 2 is anticipated to be the principle high-end Android chipset in use subsequent yr.

Evaluation: competing with the Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Provided that the Xiaomi 13 Professional may sit in the course of the Xiaomi 12 line – beneath a doable Xiaomi 13 Extremely – and contemplating these rumored specs, its primary competitor will in all probability be the Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus.

That telephone will possible even have a Snapdragon Eight Gen 2 chipset, together with an identical dimension display, with rumors pointing to a 6.6-inch show. Nonetheless, the battery may very well be barely decrease capability at 4,700mAh and far slower to cost, at 25W.

The digital camera specs is also much less spectacular on paper, with leaks suggesting they’ll be just like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus’; together with a 10MP telephoto digital camera and a 12MP ultra-wide. There’s much less information on the principle digital camera however that may very well be 50MP once more, albeit with a smaller sensor than the Xiaomi 12 Professional is rumored to have.

In addition to Xiaomi’s telephone doubtlessly having higher specs, it may additionally land first, with stories suggesting it would land in November or December – no less than in China, whereas the Samsung Galaxy S23 line in all probability received’t be unveiled till early 2023.

Nonetheless, each of those telephones may rank among the many finest smartphones, so in case you haven’t been tempted by any of 2022’s handsets, you’ll quickly have some main new choices.