Xiaomi 13 Will Have Better Battery Life Than iPhone 14 Pro Max, Says Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun

According to company CEO Lei Jun, Xiaomi 13's battery life will outpace the new Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max's battery backup.

The Xiaomi 13 lineup will look similar to the Apple iPhone line. Image courtesy: Weibo

With Xiaomi set to launch its flagship Xiaomi 13 lineup this week in China, the company CEO, Lei Jun has made a big announcement ahead of the official unveiling. According to Jun, Xiaomi 13's battery life will outpace the new Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max's battery backup, says a Weibo post. The vanilla Xiaomi 13 model is expected to pack in a 4,700mAh battery backed by 120W fast charging, the media has reported.

According to Xiaomi CEO Jun, the handset maker places more emphasis on "battery life than battery capacity". He has also added that Xiaomi’s R&D team is trying to make a device's battery last for up to two days. He has shown test results that highlight Xiaomi 13 scored 1.37 which is higher than the second-placed iPhone 14 Pro Max, with a score of 1.28. Another Xiaomi model on this list was the Xiaomi 12S, which got 1.24 in the test.

Meanwhile, recently leaked images of the upcoming Xiaomi 13 series that show the duo side by side, reveal that the devices will look similar to the Apple iPhone line. 

The Xiaomi 12 Pro was impressive and the Xiaomi 13 series is likely to be equally disruptive. It should be noted that Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro would bring major camera upgrades in partnership with German camera giant Leica.

According to hands-on photos of the Xiaomi 13 series in a report by Notebook Check, the Xiaomi 13 has a flat display and "extremely thin bezels", arguably thinner than those on the Xiaomi 13 Pro. However, the Xiaomi 13 Pro relies on a curved display, similar to the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Both smartphones have large camera housing with three lenses, although the Xiaomi 13 Pro’s spans even more of its back panel than the Xiaomi 13. In short, the Xiaomi 13 Pro is a larger version of the Xiaomi 13 in all senses, with the former appearing to have a significantly thicker camera housing too, the Notebook Check report added.

It should be noted that the Xiaomi 13 flagship lineup will be among the first lot of devices to feature Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile SoC. Vivo has already launched its X90 Pro+ with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. During the launch of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, Qualcomm said that OnePlus, Oppo, Redmi, Asus Republic of Gamers, Honor, Motorola, Nubia, Sharp, Sony Corporation, Xiaomi and ZTE, among others will come with the flagship processor.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is said to bring better battery life and better performance to the Xiaomi 13 lineup compared to the Xiaomi 12 lineup.