Xiaomi has officially announced that it is planning on bringing an update to the Xiaomi 13 lineup. This update will have its latest flagship series of smartphones receive an upgrade to the new Wi-Fi 7 connectivity standards. So here are all the details.
The Chinese tech giant stated that it will be rolling out a new update for to its high end smartphone models. For those unaware, the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro were launched back in December 2022 with support for only 802.11ax standard, which is the Wi-Fi 6E, despite the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 supporting the newer 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 standard. While this isn’t exactly a highlighting feature, other new gen phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23 series were launched with this technology.
Even the new OnePlus 11 features this technology. But fortunately for Xiaomi 13 owners, the brand has announced that it will be releasing an update that will enable the flagship models to support Wi-Fi 7 standards. As per the official announcement on Weibo, the Xiaomi 13 series as well as the Redmi K60 Pro will be capable of supporting the latest wireless connectivity standard. For those unaware, Wi-Fi 7 technology uses 320MHz channels that theoretically offers up to 2.4 times faster speeds its predecessor, the Wi-Fi 6.
Furthermore, the latest technology will also reduce latency to enable support for 4K and 8K video streaming. These benefits will also be reflected in AR/VR applications as well as reaching speeds of at least 30Gb/s or even 40Gb/s. Keep in mind that you need a compatible router to take advantage of this faster speeds.
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