Xiaomi 13 Pro initial review: Leica-powered camera champ

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Xiaomi may be known for launching a plethora of different phones as part of the same series, to the point where it gets quite confusing. But for those who only care about having the best all-round flagship experience, there's one model each year worth paying attention to: the numbered 'Pro'.

For 2023, the Xiaomi 13 Pro is taking up the mantle of 'flagship', promising the best of everything. From display through cameras and outright performance and speed, it's got it all. On paper at least. We've had a short time with it, and it's shaping up to be quite a special device.

Xiaomi's latest flagship 'Pro' device offers a huge amount of performance for the money, delivering a best-in-class display, great build quality and stupidly fast charging speeds.

Few materials are as time-consuming to work with on smartphones as ceramics (or bio-ceramic in this case). They also happen to be inherently more durable than the glass that coats the rear of most devices. Understandably, then, it's seen very much as the ultimate high-end material to use in a smartphone. Which is exactly what Xiaomi has done with the 13 Pro.

The bio-ceramic back on the Xiaomi 13 Pro looks and feels almost indistinguishable from glass, but gives off a smoky chromed look. At least on our black review unit. The look on the Ceramic White version is quite different and might be the one to go for if you're particularly averse to fingerprint and palm grease smudges on your phone. After a relatively short time, our black unit is already covered in cloudy smudges and marks.

Otherwise, the only thing worth noting on the back is the camera unit which — this year — is a square island in the top left corner. Like previous models, it has visual lines separating the three