iPhone, Samsung finally face real competition 4 years after Huawei ban - Xiaomi 13 Pro and 13 Ultra!

As you might know, Huawei was suspended from doing business with US companies at the height of the company's success. Regardless of the ...

As you might know, Huawei was suspended from doing business with US companies at the height of the company's success. Regardless of the reasons, the timing of the Huawei ban seemed bizarre, to say the least, and it certainly stopped the Chinese giant from becoming the firm number one phone-maker in the world.

CEO Lei Jun has confirmed Xiaomi's upcoming super-premium, camera-centric flagship phone, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, is going to be released globally! That'd mark the first major appearance of a Chinese-made super-premium flagship phone that has all the necessary software and hardware goodness to truly challenge the likes of Samsung, Apple, and Google since the Huawei P30 Pro in 2019…

Apart from that, the Xiaomi 13 Pro, which is expected to be noticeably more affordable than its Ultra brother (arriving mid-2023), is set to debut anytime now with one hardware feature that smartphone camera enthusiasts have been waiting to have for more than 15 years!

Xiaomi now is the new Huawei…

Xiaomi 13 Pro will be the cheapest flagship phone with the 1-inch Sony IMX 989 sensor, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, and ultra-fast 120W charging

The cheapest phone with a 1-inch camera sensor is coming soon...

Let's start with the phone that's coming out this month and the one that more European, British, Indian, and other customers will be able to afford - the Xiaomi 13 Pro!

Thanks to a fresh leak, we're already more or less familiar with the look of the upcoming Xiaomi 13 Pro! Frankly, it's nothing to write home about - a curved screen reminiscent of the Pixel 7 Pro and a massive camera island on the back with an iPhone 14 Pro-like lens arrangement... But it's on the inside what counts!

Qualcomm's latest and greatest processor is focusing on GPU, AI, and efficiency, with some leaks suggesting it's going to come with a stronger GPU than the on in the iPhone 14 Pro and similar efficiency levels, which could bring big battery life gains to the Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Ultra!

Of course, the other major highlight, and what most phone camera enthusiasts will be drawn to, is the fact that the Xiaomi 13 Pro is expected to bring back the game-changing IMX 989 1-inch type primary camera sensor from the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and the upcoming Xiaomi 13 Ultra! Xiaomi took everyone by surprise here, as the phone world was expecting the IMX 989 to be exclusive to the most expensive Android flagship phones, which will certainly hold true for other brands like Oppo and Vivo.