The Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional are making their world debut right now, beginning with a launch occasion at Cell World Congress. The 13 collection telephones have been introduced in China late final 12 months, every with Leica co-branded cameras and top-shelf Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipsets. Based mostly on earlier releases, they received’t be coming to the US, however might be obtainable within the UK, Europe, and different elements of Asia.

On condition that we’ve identified the telephones’ specs since December, there’s nothing shocking 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.

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 screen. Every system carries an IP68 score 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 these are the sorts of options we simply don’t see on premium midrangers offered right here. We’re thrilled to demise over a $700 cellphone with an IP64 score and no wi-fi charging. In the meantime, the remainder of the world will get this.

Anyway, in the event you occur to stay in a rustic the place the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Professional might be offered, depart us a remark and tell us in the event you’re planning on choosing one up. Whereas the Xiaomi 13 Professional prices €1,299, the Xiaomi 13 is priced at €999. They’ll be on sale March eighth by means of Xiaomi’s official retail channels.

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