This year, Xiaomi was the first of its competitors to present its new flagship smartphone, and therefore, as expected, did not have time to provide it with truly new firmware. Therefore, she was forced to release it with an intermediate version of MIUI numbered 12.5.
However, MIUI 13 is already in the final stages of development, and in the foreseeable future, Xiaomi will start distributing it to all compatible devices. But the Chinese usually determine the compatibility by a scientific poke, and therefore, as for me, it is better to know in advance who should expect an update and who should not.
Since MIUI 13, like MIUI 12.5, will be based on Android 11 (at least for new smartphones), it is probably not worth counting on large-scale innovations. In any case, this is indicated by preliminary data on the content of the upcoming update.
What’s new in MIUI 13?
- UI improvements
- New interface animations
- Increased touch sensitivity
- Instant photo and video editing filters
- Improved screenshot function
- Built-in screen recording function
- New theme designs and improved gestures
- Advanced AOD settings
- Schedule Entry for Flight Mode
- Improvement of incoming notifications
- Improving fast charging
- Increased battery life
- New Advanced Power Saving Mode
The innovations are really not very significant, but, firstly, the content of the update is not so important for users like the fact of its release, and, secondly, it seems that this year everyone is so. Take Huawei, which has also prepared a minimum of new functions for EMUI 11.
But if in her case it was written off the ban on access to Android 11, then what’s the matter with Xiaomi? Obviously, both there and here the reason is the lack of new ideas and not the OS version as such.
List of Xiaomi smartphones that will receive MIUI 13
There will be quite a few smartphones with MIUI 13. At least more than new features in the update. At the moment, all (or almost all) devices that will be updated to the new firmware version are collected here:
- Redmi K30 5G
- Redmi K30i 5G
- Redmi K30 5G Ultra
- Redmi K30 5G Racing
- Redmi K30 Pro Zoom
- Redmi K30 4G
- Redmi K30 Pro
- Redmi K20 Pro
- Redmi K20 Pro Premium
- Redmi K20
- Redmi 9
- Redmi note 9
- Redmi Note 9 Pro
- Redmi Note 9 Pro Max
- Redmi Note 9S
- Redmi 9i
- Redmi 9 Prime
- Redmi 9A
- Redmi 9C
- Redmi 10X Pro 5G
- Redmi 10X 5G
- Redmi 10X 4G
- Redmi note 8
- Redmi Note 8 Pro
- POCO F1
- POCO X2
- Poco F2 Pro / Poco X2 Pro
- Poco M2 Pro
- Poco M2
- Poco X3 NFC
- Poco X3 (no NFC)
- Poco C3
- Mi Note 10
- Mi Note 10 Lite
- Mi Note 10 Pro
- Mi 10 Youth 5G
- Mi 10 Lite 5G
- Mi 10 Pro 5G
- Mi 10T
- Mi 10T Pro
- Mi 10T Lite
- Mi 10 Pro
- Mi 10 5G
- Mi 10 Ultra
- Mi 11
- Mi CC9 Pro
- Mi 9 Pro 5G
- Mi 9 Pro
- Mi 9 Explorer edition
- Mi Mix 2
- Mi mix alpha
How Xiaomi updates its smartphones
You’ve probably noticed that this list contains smartphones that are not eligible for an upgrade to Android 11 due to their age. These are Poco F1, and Redmi Note 8, and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2. But they are included in the list for a reason.
The fact is that Xiaomi has a habit of releasing new versions of its firmware based on several Android iterations at once, depending on which device is being updated. If it is Xiaomi Mi 11, the update will be based on Android 11, and if it is Mi Mix 2, then it will be based on Android 10, which was the last for it.
This approach is undoubtedly very beneficial and correct in its own way. Yes, smartphones do not receive new OS versions that do not shine on them, but they continue to be updated and are not scrapped two years later, like devices from competing manufacturers. Can you imagine what you will do with some Oppo or Vivo in 2-3 years?
Obviously, nothing, because by then they will no longer receive even monthly security patches. But this will not happen with Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco – they will definitely not be left without the due MIUI assembly.
