Mi 13 Pro Review :Fully upgraded, all-round flagship experience

With the release of the second-generation Snapdragon 8 platform,Many users are also waiting for Xiaomi's new flagship,Now Mi 13 Pro it's here,As the flagship mobile phone of Xiaomi in the first half of 2023, Mi 13 Pro has been enhanced and upgraded in all aspects,Lighter body and better feel,Stronger performance and lower power consumption,In addition, with the blessing of Leica image, The imaging capability of Mi 13 Pro has also reached an industry-leading level,This also makes Mi 13 Pro once again an all-round imaging flagship。Let's take a look at the Mi 13 Pro review 。

this timeMi 13 ProStill using the media gift box packaging,The packaging adopts a layered design,Open is the 2023 Xiaomi video calendar,Photos taken by Mi 12S Ultra are presented,also practical。

The second layer of the package contains the box of the mobile phone and the small pendant with the Leica Logo。The third layer is the gift mobile phone storage bag and mobile phone case,Not only can it provide comprehensive protection for mobile phones,And it will be more convenient to carry when going out。

Mi 13 Pro
Mi 13 Pro
Mi 13 Pro

New materials are durable and feel more comfortable

Mi 13 Pro still continues the design of the hyperboloid screen,After re-optimizing the design,The black frame on the four sides of the screen is narrower,also more coordinated。The screen is protected by Corning Victus glass,It can play the effect of anti-fall and anti-scratch in daily use,Bring better protection to your phone。

Mi 13 Pro Review

The changes on the back of the Mi 13 Pro fuselage are still very big,First you will see the redesigned camera Deco section,This makes the mobile phone more recognizable,The larger lens module also indicates the strength of Mi 13 Pro in terms of imaging。

Mi 13 Pro

In terms of body materials, Xiaomi Mi 13 Pro also brings an upgrade.,There are two versions,Among them ceramic black、Both ceramic white and field green are made of ceramic materials,The Yuanshan blue color scheme uses technological nano-skin materials,This is the version we tested,The technological nano-skin material can be regarded as an upgraded version of the traditional plain leather material,While having a soft and delicate touch,Solved the skin aging、Dirty problem。

Technology nano-skin has stronger anti-ultraviolet aging and anti-rain ability,Easy to clean even if it gets dirty,including paint pens、marker、ballpoint pen、lipstick、Stains such as eyeliner can be cleaned on the technology nano skin,When using the mobile phone on a daily basis,Users can be more assured。

Technology nano skin also brings a lighter feel,Mi 13 Pro Yuanshan Blue weighs only 210g,very lightweight。The ceramic version of Mi 13 Pro weighs 229g,Although slightly heavier,But the round and delicate feel of ceramics is impressive;Mi 13 Pro supports IP68 dustproof and waterproof,Bring more comprehensive protection performance,More assured for daily use,It is also a recommended version。

The screen has professional quality to restore accurate colors

Mi 13 Pro comes with a 6.73-inch 2K screen,PPI reached 552,Can bring very fine display effect。At the same time, the screen supports native 10bit color depth,Achieve 100% sRGB and 100% P3 color gamut coverage,Each screen will be color calibrated before leaving the factory,Make sure the color is accurate,This allows Mi 13 Pro to reach the color standard of a professional display,Can be used for post-grading of professional photos。

Mi 13 Pro
Mi 13 Pro Review

Mi 13 Pro also supports HDR10、HDR10+、Dolby Vision and HLG four HDR specifications,When shooting and viewing HDR footage,Can bring the accuracy of professional monitoring grade monitor,Ensure that the light and dark contrast of the picture is accurately restored。

Thanks to the screen using E6 luminescent material,The screen brightness of Mi 13 Pro has been further improved,Full screen brightness can reach 1200nit,The peak brightness has reached 1900nit,The content of the screen can be clearly seen even in sunlight,You will also have a good experience when using your phone outdoors。

In order to further reduce the power consumption of the screen,Mi 13 Pro also brings 120Hz VRR stepless variable refresh rate,Support 1-120Hz stepless adjustment,Adjust the refresh rate according to the screen situation,You can see it on the clock interface,when the number changes,The refresh rate of the screen will be adjusted immediately,In order to achieve lower screen power consumption without affecting the smoothness of the picture。

Mi 13 Pro Review

during the game,The VRR variable refresh rate technology of Mi 13 Pro allows the refresh rate of the screen to be dynamically adjusted according to the rendering rhythm of the GPU.,When the GPU finishes rendering a frame,The screen is refreshed again,In this way, the game screen will be smoother,Especially in 60Hz mode,Fluency will be significantly improved。

Mi 13 Pro also supports natural eye protection mode,At the same time, it also supports 1920Hz PWM visual flicker-free in low brightness mode,so as to protect the eyes,Mi 13 Pro passed the SGS low blue light certification,Reduce eye fatigue caused by prolonged use。

Mi 13 Pro Review

Leica Blessing Continues Ultra Image

Mi 12S Ultra launched this year is well received in terms of imaging,Mi 13 Pro inherits Mi 12S Ultra's outstanding image performance。Mi 13 Pro uses the same one-inch Sony IMX989 sensor as the 12S Ultra,Using Quad-Bayer pixel arrangement,After pixel fusion, the single pixel size reaches 3.2 microns,Achieve better low-light shooting capabilities。

Mi 13 Pro Review

lens,Mi 13 Pro uses rear triple camera lens,Covers the optical zoom range from 0.6x super wide-angle to 3.2x telephoto lens,Provide users with a richer shooting field of view。Mi 13 Pro's three lenses have passed Leica optical certification,with high resolution、Advantages of large aperture and low distortion,Provide a solid foundation for excellent picture quality。

The main camera of the mobile phone is equivalent to 23mm,f/1.9 aperture,Using aspherical mirror structure,And equipped with piece-by-piece ALD optical coating and ink on the edge of the lens,against glare、Purple fringing and ghosting have been specially optimized,Can improve the purity of the picture,At the same time, the main camera also supports Hyper OIS super optical image stabilization,make the picture clearer。

Main photo sample:

Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro
Mi 13 Pro

Mi 13 Pro ultra-wide-angle lens is 50 million pixels,14mm f/2.2 aperture,Can increase the breadth of the screen,It will perform better when shooting in large scenes。

Ultra wide-angle proofs:

Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review

The telephoto lens of Mi 13 Pro brought a lot of surprises this time,This telephoto lens uses a floating focusing lens group,This is after the periscope structure,The second breakthrough of mobile phone lens,The floating focus lens group divides the lens group of the telephoto lens into upper and lower groups,The rear three-element lens can move inside the lens group when focusing,Therefore, a focus range from 250px to infinity can be achieved,Realize a wider range of shooting scenes,Can take pictures of distant scenery,At the same time, close-up pictures can also be taken。

Mi 13 Pro Review

The telephoto lens of Mi 13 Pro is 75mm f2.0 aperture,Support 3.2x optical zoom,There will be a very good framing screen in daily shooting,In many scenes, it has a performance that is not inferior to that of the main camera.,This makes the use of telephoto lenses more frequent,Telephoto can take more beautiful photos in many scenes。

Telephoto proofs:

Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review

Mi 13 Pro also supports Leica classic image quality and Leica vivid image quality,Provide users with different styles of imaging effects。The Leica dual image quality of Mi 13 Pro has been upgraded to P3 wide color gamut,Greatly enhance the expressiveness of color。at the same time,Mi 13 Pro also supports Leica Natural、Leica Vivid、Leica Monochrome and Leica Monochrome HC four filters,Each filter is fine-tuned on the original picture color,to create different image textures。

And in the night scene,Mi 13 Pro has excellent brightness control,In scenes with obvious light and dark differences,Highlights can be achieved without exposure,And improve the brightness of the dark part,Make the picture clearer。Mi 13 Pro restores the real feeling of the night very well,And the enhancement of the dark part,The picture is clear and thorough,Can show more shadow details。

Night scene proofs:

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Mi 13 Pro
Mi 13 Pro

more proofs:

Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review
Mi 13 Pro Review

Shooting for portraits, Mi 13 Pro also brings Master Lens Bag,including black and white、Rotary focus、Soft Focus and Portrait,Portrait is a new mode,Rely on the 75mm telephoto lens to achieve a unique bokeh effect。

Mi 13 Pro supports 10bit RAW format photos,This DNG file passes Adobe Reality Calibration,Provides a good post-production starting point for professional photographers。RAW format can record the original information of the picture,Calculate based on these raw photo information,more detail can be obtained。

Mi 13 Pro's HDR mode、night scene capture、Video night scenes, etc. are based on RAW domain computational photography,With the support of Xiaomi's imaging brain,Real-time optimization processing of 4K 24-frame night scene video can be realized,Increase screen brightness。The Xiaomi Imaging Brain is the center of the Xiaomi Camera System,Not only supports RAW domain computational photography,It can also be used to improve the camera speed of the mobile phone and realize the CyberFocus all-things tracking function。

After turning on the all-things focus function,The phone can automatically follow the subject of the screen,Help users with real-time focus movement,Make sure the captured dynamic picture is clear,It is more suitable for shooting subjects in motion。

Mi 13 Pro Review

Video aspect,Mi 13 Pro can shoot 8K 24-frame video,Also supports 4K 60 frame video shooting,It also has strong performance in video。The phone also supports 4K 10bit Dolby Vision HDR video recording,Allows you to take more beautiful video images。

Mi 13 Pro Review

The imaging system of Mi 13 Pro can capture the dynamic range of the picture very well,Achieve richer color records,The phone's screen supports ultra-dynamic display technology,Can show the captured picture more clearly,Realize the experience of what you shoot is what you get。

Mi 13 Pro Review

The second-generation Snapdragon 8 brings stronger performance

in terms of performance, Mi 13 Pro uses the second-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform,The performance of both CPU and GPU has been improved by 37%,At the same time, the power consumption is also greatly reduced,Bring excellent energy efficiency ratio。also,The phone is equipped with LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 flash memory,It has reached the industry-leading level in the specifications of the performance iron triangle。

tested,Mi 13 Pro scored 1301718 points in AnTuTu running,Judging from the running score data,Significant improvement over Snapdragon 8+ flagship phones。

Mi 13 Pro

The second-generation Snapdragon mobile platform also has excellent performance in games,Coupled with Xiaomi's targeted game optimization,Let Mi 13 Pro reach the level of gaming phones in terms of gaming experience,We choose three mainstream games: "Glory of the King", "Peace Elite" and "Yuan Shen",for game testing。

King of Glory
Mi 13 Pro supports performance mode,In the game experience, we all complete it in performance mode。
King of Glory
King of Glory

"Glory of the King" can be set to a very high frame rate on Mi 13 Pro,We use PerfDog to test the game frame rate of mobile phones,After a game,The average frame rate of Mi 13 Pro running "Glory of the King" is 121.1FPS,Smooth graphics throughout the game。

Peace Elite
Peace Elite

"Peace Elite" can open 90 frame mode under smooth picture quality,Tested in a game,PerfDog shows an average frame rate of 89.9FPS。Frame rate curve display,The smoothness of the game process is very good,90You can still get a continuous and stable gaming experience at the frame rate of the frame。

Genshin
Genshin

"Original God" chooses extremely high quality during the test,And choose a frame rate of 60 frames,After 30 minutes of running chart test,The average frame rate of Mi 13 Pro can reach 60.7FPS,The game process is very smooth,Great experience。

There is a 3400mm² VC heat sink inside the fuselage of Mi 13 Pro,To achieve more efficient cooling performance,After 30 minutes of "Original God",The temperature on the front of the fuselage is 43.8°C,The temperature on the back is 42°C。

Mi 13 Pro Review

Under the support of the second generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform,Mi 13 Pro also has a breakthrough in the network,Support dual 5GHz WiFi 6 network links,Can provide 4.3Gbps concurrent rate。At the same time, the mobile phone also supports 5G dual-card dual-pass,If the daily is dual card,Then two cards can be online at the same time,When the main card calls,The secondary card can still access the Internet、send and receive text messages,even answering the phone,Users can freely switch between the two calls,Do not interfere with each other,Realized the real 5G dual-card dual-pass。

Mi 13 Pro Review
primary card call,Secondary card maintains 5G connection to play video

120W fast charging 39% in 5 minutes

Mi 13 Pro is equipped with a 4820 mAh battery,Built-in Surging G1 battery management chip,Can achieve more accurate power,Improve safety while delaying battery aging。The mobile phone supports 120W surging wired charging in seconds,19Full in minutes。

Mi 13 Pro Review

Mi 13 Pro's pre-charging is fast,10It can charge 66% in minutes,Emergency charging is still very efficient。

Simultaneously,Mi 13 Pro also supports 50W surging wireless charging,Through surging fast charging chip and CoolCoil small-inductance wireless charging technology,The maximum power charging time of the mobile phone can be extended by 200% when using wireless charging,So that the mobile phone can be charged faster wirelessly。

tested,Mi 13 Pro wireless charging can fully charge the phone in 37 minutes,Faster than regular 50W wireless charging。

Mi 13 Pro Review

MIUI 14 brings a smoother experience

Mi 13 Pro is equipped with MIUI 14 system,MIUI 14 mainly subtracts the system,On the one hand, reduce the system's occupation of storage space,Also reduces the memory usage,This allows the system to consume less airframe resources,It runs more smoothly。such as photo album、notes、Apps such as Xiaobaian can be deleted

MIUI 14 realizes a greater app can be uninstalled,Although some apps are pre-installed on the phone,but only the phone、Short message、contact person、file management、system settings、app Store、8 basic applications of browser and camera cannot be deleted,The rest of the app users can delete or hide the icon by themselves,You can also download it again through the app store if you want,Give the user the choice of the app,Realize a lightweight system experience。

For infrequently used applications,MIUI 14 will also perform space compression,Reduce the storage space occupied by infrequently used apps,The application of this technology will be better for mobile phones with low storage space。

MIUI 14 has also greatly optimized the architecture and system scheduling mechanism,Implemented a new MIUI photon engine,The running speed of the system and the startup speed of the application have been further improved。Opening the application in daily use will be smoother,And there will be no lag when it is turned on continuously。

Mi 13 Pro Review

At present, the MIUI photon engine has gradually realized richer third-party applications,Ensure that more and more third-party applications can get a better running experience under the MIUI system。

MIUI 14 brings a new desktop layout,Can change the size of desktop icons,Each icon is available in 4 sizes,The new icon system has also been opened to designers,There will be more personalized icons for users to choose in the future。

Mi 13 Pro Review

in terms of functionality,MIUI 14 has also added the function of extracting text from pictures on the mobile phone,In the phone album, you can directly extract the text content in the picture,The whole process is completed on the mobile phone,No network-related connections involved,Safety has also been further guaranteed。

Mi 13 Pro Review

also,MIUI 14 also supports Chinese real-time subtitles on mobile phones,During the online meeting,Captions help users communicate more effectively。

Mi 13 Pro is not only Xiaomi's flagship model of the year,It is also the answer sheet for Xiaomi's high-end exploration,In Xiaomi's view,High-end flagships are not just flagship hardware,It also requires the comprehensive experience of mobile phones to reach the industry-leading level,So on Mi 13 Pro,We can see many new technologies,relying on these technologies,Xiaomi brings users a further experience upgrade。

Mi 13 Pro is a very usable phone,It is easy to use not only reflected in the strong performance,Including the comfortable feel and the ability to take good photos in the hand,will leave a very good impression on users,It is an all-around flagship phone worth recommending。

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