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Xiaomi 13T Series price, availability in Singapore
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Following its global release, the Xiaomi 13T Series, featuring the Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro, immediately makes its way to Singapore.
Price and availability
The Xiaomi 13T Pro comes with two storage variants:
- 12GB+512GB (available exclusively online at the official Xiaomi store on Shopee): SGD 949
- 16GB+1TB: SGD 1099
The Xiaomi 13T (12GB+256GB) will be available at SGD 699.
Xiaomi 13T Series
Both phones are equipped with Leica-powered lenses. Like the Xiaomi 13 series launched earlier this year, you get to choose whether you shoot with Leica Authentic or Leica Vibrant. The camera app is also equipped with filters (Leica custom photographic styles) that accentuate the camera’s capabilities.
Other camera features are as follows: Master-lens system: 35mm Documentary lens, 50mm Swirly
bokeh lens, 90mm Soft focus lens, Xiaomi ProFocus, and Night mode.
Other than the camera lenses, the Xiaomi 13T series share the same colorways: Meadow Green, Black, and Alpine Blue. The Alpine Blue colorway is slightly smaller and lighter because it’s made with softly textured Xiaomi BioComfort vegan leather. The other two colors, meanwhile, have a glossy finish. But all colors are IP68 rated making it resistant to some splashes and dust.
To get a better idea of how these two stack up. Here’s a quick look at the specs.
Xiaomi 13T Pro
Display — 6.67″ FHD CrystalRes AMOLED display. Up to 144Hz refresh rate, Pro HDR, Dolby Vision, HDR10+
Processor — MediaTek Dimensity 9200+
RAM+ Storage — 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+1TB
Battery and Charging — 5,000mAh, Xiaomi 120W HyperCharge
OS — MIUI 14 based on Android 13
Connectivity — Dual SIM, Wi-Fi7, NFC9, Bluetooth 5.4, 5G
Cameras:
LEICA VARIO-SUMMICRON 1:1.9-2.2/15-50mm ASPH.
24mm Leica main camera
- 50MP wide angle camera
- 1/1.28” sensor size
- 1.22μm pixel size, 2.44μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel
- f/1.9, 7P aspherical lens, OIS
- Supports HDR10+ video recording for up to 4K at 30fps
- Supports 8K video recording at 24fps
- 10-bit LOG video recording, supports LUT import
50mm Leica telephoto camera
- 50MP
- f/1.9, 5P aspherical lens
15mm Leica ultra-wide camera
- 12MP
- f/2.2, 5P aspherical lens
20MP front camera
- f/2.2, 5P aspherical lens
- Night mode
- Portrait mode
- HDR
Xiaomi 13T
Display — 6.67″ FHD CrystalRes AMOLED display. Up to 144Hz refresh rate, Pro HDR, Dolby Vision, HDR10+
Processor — MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra
RAM+ Storage — 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB
Battery and Charging — 5,000mAh, 67W turbo charging
OS — MIUI 14 based on Android 13
Connectivity — Dual SIM, Wi-Fi6, NFC8, Bluetooth 5.4, 5G
Cameras:
LEICA VARIO-SUMMICRON 1:1.9-2.2/15-50mm ASPH.
24mm Leica main camera
- 50MP wide angle camera
- 1/1.28” sensor size
- 1.22μm pixel size, 2.44μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel
- f/1.9, 7P aspherical lens, OIS
- Supports HDR10+ video recording for up to 4K at 30fps
- Supports 8K video recording at 24fps
- 10-bit LOG video recording, supports LUT import
50mm Leica telephoto camera
- 50MP
- f/1.9, 5P aspherical lens
15mm Leica ultra-wide camera
- 12MP
- f/2.2, 5P aspherical lens
20MP front camera
- f/2.2, 5P aspherical lens
- Night mode
- Portrait mode
- HDR
Entertainment
UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony hits Makati in October
Determination arrives in October.
For so small of a game, UNDERTALE quickly made it into the gaming world’s hall of fame. Despite being only a decade old, the small title has had a major influence for modern-day gamers because of its unique gameplay, its lo-fi art, and, of course, its catchy soundtrack. If you’re a fan of UNDERTALE’s soundtrack, a unique concert experience is headed your way.
On October 17, Film Concerts PH, in partnership with SOHO Live, is hosting UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, Makati.
The concert will be performed by the Filharmonika Orchestra and conducted by Thanapol Setabrahmana. Personally curated by creator Toby Fox and developed by Lambert Jackson with Materia Music, the concert experience showcases the game’s most recognizable tunes laid over gameplay footage playing simultaneously. Plus, for the world tour, the experience will have expanded scoring.
In the game, you play as a small child stuck in the mysterious Underground filled with interesting characters and monsters. Unlike traditional RPGs, UNDERTALE asks players to choose between building relationships and chasing after wins. It’s a unique experience that’s defined by whether you chose to make friends or fought your way to the top. It teaches players to value different ways to solve problems, all while showering them with its one-of-a-kind humor.
Pre-sales for the concert, exclusively for members of the Film Concerts PH community, start on August 4. Public sales, however, will start on August 11 via Ticketmelon.
SEE ALSO: The hunt begins: The Witcher in Concert hits Manila with surprises in tow
The price of technology isn’t fun these days. Because of the ongoing RAM shortage wrought by AI, companies across the industry are raising the prices of their products. Some, however, are still willing to shoulder the burden for their customers. Unfortunately, Qualcomm is soon leaving that list.
As reported by Bloomberg, Qualcomm will raise the prices of its products starting in September. Though the exact figure is unknown, the company did confirm that it’s in the double digits, percentage-wise. According to them, they can no longer shoulder the costs for its customers.
If you’re just a regular user, Qualcomm’s prices might not mean much for you. After all, the chipmaker doesn’t make phones of its own.
That said, Qualcomm is still one of the biggest suppliers for smartphone chipsets, including those that Samsung uses. Pushing the burden from chipsets to phone manufacturers reduces one more buffer against costs being ultimately pushed to consumers.
All things considered, Samsung managed to keep its prices hikes relatively low with the latest batch of foldables. However, with chips getting more price increases, it’s still within the realm of possibility that Samsung will also increase the price of its smartphones. The same can be said for any Qualcomm-powered smartphone available today.
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Apple is reportedly delaying its smart glasses due to privacy concerns
The brand wants to squash malicious recording.
Smart glasses are in a weird place right now. While early adopters are celebrating the ability to record everything, a growing group of critics are decrying the loss of privacy. Formerly at full throttle, Apple, in response to these controversies, will reportedly delay its version of smart glasses to next year.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is heading back to the drawing board to further emphasize the unreleased wearable’s privacy protections, which includes “hardware and software-related privacy features not available on current products.” The report, however, doesn’t enumerate what these features are.
If anything, these features will likely prevent malicious recording. Most smart glasses today have a light that tells passersby that the device is actively recording video. However, users have discovered ways to tamper and disable this light, so their devices can start recording without alerting others. Apple will likely introduce better measure to prevent such tampering.
Additionally, it’s also possible that Apple introduces a version of the smart glasses without a camera attached.
Because of these new initiatives, the brand will delay the launch of the wearable to sometime next year. Previously, there was heavy speculation that the smart glasses will launch later this year.
On the bright side, there’s still substantial reason to believe that Apple is launching its first ever foldable device later this year.
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