After months of leaks and rumors, the Xiaomi 12 series is now official with two items – Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro. The vanilla model has a compact approach with its 6.28-inch screen, while still fitting the very best Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. The 12 Pro increases the size to 6.73 inches and also boasts the same SoC, but it also adds an LTPO AMOLED screen, larger battery, faster charging and more suitable camera hardware.
Xiaomi 12
The Xiaomi 12 comes with the smallest display on a Xiaomi flagship since the Xiaomi Mi 8 days, which is a welcome feature for compact flagship enthusiasts. The Samsung-made 6.28-inch AMOLED panel supports FHD + resolution and is updated at up to 120Hz. There’s a fingerprint scanner below the screen, while Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus is here to stave off scratches.
Xiaomi 12 in black, blue and pink (pictures: Xiaomi)
Xiaomi 12 brings the well-known 50MP Sony IMX 766 sensor found in several of the 2021 crops of flagships from major Android manufacturers. It’s a 1 / 1.56 “size with 2.0μm pixels and OIS. The two auxiliary sensors are a 13 MP ultrawide snapper and a 50mm equivalent 5 MP tele-macro cam.
A triple camera setup with a Sony IMX766 (images: Xiaomi)
Xiaomi engineers managed to shrink the vanilla 12’s motherboard while still fitting an appropriately sized cooling pad and all other key components. The smaller Xiaomi 12 gets a 4,500 mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging, 50W wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless top-ups. The Xiaomi 12 series phones come with MIUI 12.5 out of the box, while the all-new MIUI 13, which was announced on the scene, arrives as an update in January.
Xiaomi 12 backside design (pictures: Xiaomi)
The Xiaomi 12 series comes in black, blue and pink colors. There is a special green vegan leather version for both phones. Entry-level Xiaomi 12 with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage comes at CNY 3,699 ($ 580). There is a midway 8 / 256GB model priced at 3,999 CNY ($ 628), while the 12 / 256GB trim is CNY 4,399 ($ 690). The first sale is scheduled for January.
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