Xiaomi notebook Air was the first product of the Xiaomi pilot laptop battlefield, but it has stopped iterative updates since 2019. After many years, Xiaomi finally released the new Xiaomi Book Air 13 again. Compared with its early predecessors, the new product has passed the Intel evo certification, adopts more refined technology, supports flip touch, and takes into account performance and portability well.
Xiaomi Book Air 13 is Xiaomi's thinnest notebook product ever, with a thickness of only 12mm and a lightweight as much as 1.2kg. Please don't forget that this product is a [deformed book] that can flip the screen 360 degrees, so it is not easy to be so thin and portable.
This product adopts a new "beautiful white light" color scheme. The integrated CNC carved metal body is covered with white, and it is also paired with a light gold waistline. There is also a golden Xiaomi logo on the A side, which makes it look high-end.
Thanks to the unique shaft design, Xiaomi Book Air 13 can change at any time in notebook mode, tent mode, standing mode, onlook mode, tablet mode, etc. to adapt to different usage scenarios and improve user experience.
Although the body is small and portable, the Xiaomi Book Air 13 is still equipped with a full-size keyboard (supports four-speed backlight). The 1.3mm key stroke black keyboard is embedded in the white body. The glass touchpad can also allow the fingertips to enjoy a silky experience. The side fingerprint unlocking button can be used to complete the boot and security verification process with one click.
Xiaomi Book Air 13 has an 8-megapixel camera and dual-unit microphone embedded on the top of the screen. Video conferencing not only supports beauty, but also supports background hiding, background blur, exposure compensation, smart face framing, eye contact and other functions, making voice calls clearer.
Xiaomi Book Air 13 uses a touch screen with a 16:10 gold display ratio, the surface is covered with Corning Gorilla third-generation glass, and is equipped with AF anti-fingerprint coating. This screen has a resolution of 2880×1800 pixels and supports 3D LUT color calibration technology, with a color accuracy of Delta E ≈ 0.33. In addition, it also supports Light Sensor intelligent light sensing, which can follow ambient light and dynamically adjust the brightness of screen , making it more comfortable to see.
Xiaomi Book Air 13 supports Xiaomi Inspirational Stylus (optional, it can be attached to the side of the body to charge), has special functions such as inspiration shorthand, one-click screenshot, and custom button function, which can record new ideas that change the world at any time.
In addition to being outstanding in the vision, the Xiaomi Book Air 13 also has a built-in high-bass crossover four-speaker system, combined with Dolby Atmos' 3D surround sound technology, presenting a more immersive ambient sound effect when watching videos and enjoying music.
Xiaomi Book Air 13 is equipped with the 12th generation Core U9 platform and can be selected from i5-1230U or i7-1250U processors. They both use 2 large, 8 small, 10 cores and 12 threads, integrating Iris Xe 80 and Iris Xe 96 core graphics respectively. With the support of LPDDR5-5200 high-frequency memory, GPU performance can be released 100%.
The 12th generation Core U9 focuses on 9W ultra-low power consumption, but its performance is much lower than that of U15 and P28. Therefore, the main application scenarios of Xiaomi Book Air 13 are office and light entertainment. If you pursue better performance release, you still need to choose the Xiaomi Book Pro 2022 series.
Xiaomi Book Air 13 has a built-in 58.3Wh battery and VC hot plate. Since there is no fan, it can create a zero-noise usage environment. It also supports Xiaomi MiXiang PC version, which can be interconnected with mobile phones, tablets, etc. across screens.
Because the Xiaomi Book Air 13 machine only provides 2 Thunderbolt 4 and audio interfaces, and it needs to be paired with adapter or docking station to connect to more peripherals.
Overall, Xiaomi Book Air 13 is a high-value flip two-in-one deformation book, a super sexy figure, and an excellent OLED screen, a CNC integrated body, an 8-megapixel camera, four-speaker and VC hot plate are also its plus points.The initial price of this product during Double Eleven is 4,999 yuan and 5,599 yuan. It has a very good price-performance ratio. It is suitable for creators with limited budget and not very high performance requirements. It has choices for creators who have creative needs anytime and anywhere.
Currently, there are Lenovo YOGA 14c, YOGA Air 14c, ThinkPad X1 Yoga, HP ENVY 13 X360, Spectre X360 14, Dell Lingyue 14-7420, Asus Fearless 360 and ROG Fantasy 13, etc., which are much stronger than the Xiaomi Book Air 13, but they are at a disadvantage in terms of lightweight and portable attributes or prices. If you pursue better performance, you can follow the author’s previous comments on other flip-modified books mentioned above.
