Xiaomi finally unveiled their new Xiaomi 12 lineup along with a new update to MIUI, a new smartwatch, new headphones, and more at its launch event. The new Xiaomi 12 lineup consists of Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and the Xiaomi 12X. Adding to this, the Xiaomi 12 and 12Pro is equipped with the very best Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. However, the Xiaomi 12X is powered by Snapdragon 870 chip. Here’s what Xiaomi 12 Series: Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro and 12X bring to the table.
Design and Display
Talking about the design, Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and the Xiaomi 12X are rocking a new design, especially at the back. Since they have preferred to go with a cleaner design with the camera placed vertically. Similarly, at the front, there is only a little change where the front punch-hole cut-out is shifted to the top middle instead of its left positioning seen in the last year’s Xiaomi Mi 11.
Talking about the display, the Xiaomi 12 and 12X features a 6.28-inch AMOLED panel with a center-punch-hole display. Adding to this, Xiaomi 12 gets a Full-HD+ resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate. Similarly, the 12 Pro will feature a flagship Samsung E5 AMOLED LTPO display. Also, there is a slight increment in screen size as well. Since the Xiaomi 12 Pro gets a 6.73-inch display screen with 2k(1440 x 3200 pixels) resolution. Likewise, Xiaomi 12, the 12 Pro also gets a 120Hz refresh rate.
Camera
As mentioned earlier, the phone comes with a vertical camera module featuring a triple camera system. The Xiaomi 12 and 12X features a Sony IMX 766 sensor that is found in several of the 2021 flagships phones from major Android makers. Hence, Xiaomi 12 and 12X flaunts a 50MP primary lens, 13MP ultra-wide lens, and a 5MP telephoto camera. Similarly, the Xiaomi 12 Pro is rocking a Sony IMX707 sensor for the main shooter. Adding to this, the Pro model will have a 50MP primary, telephoto lens, and ultra-wide sensor. Coming to the front camera, all three models are equipped with a 32MP front camera.
Hardware and Software
Under the hood, the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC whereas the Xiaomi 12X is powered by the Snapdragon 870 SoC. All three models are paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage. The Xiaomi 12 Pro gets a 4,600mAh battery with a 120W fast charging support, while the Mi 12 and 12X get a 4,500mAh battery limited to 67W fast charging technology.
The 12 and 12 Pro features a 50W fast wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging support. However, Xiaomi 12X does lack this feature. Moving ahead, the series will be tuned with Harmon Kardon speakers. The Xiaomi 12 and 12X will have a stereo-speaker setup whereas the Pro model gets a quad-speaker setup. Interestingly, the Xiaomi 12 Pro is powered by Xiaomi’s in-house Surge P1 chip, which is believed to be useful for power management.
Out of the box, the Xiaomi 12 series will run on MIUI 12.5 that is based on Android 11.
Xiaomi 12 Series: Specifications
| Xiaomi 12 | Xiaomi 12 Pro | Xiaomi 12X | |
| Display | 6.28-inch AMOLED FHD+ (2400 x 1080) 120Hz refresh rate Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut coverage 12bit color depth 1100nits brightness 16,000 automatic brightness levels Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | 6.73-inch AMOLED LTPO (Samsung E5) QHD+ (3200 x 1440) 120Hz refresh rate 480Hz touch sampling rate 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut coverage Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support 1500nits brightness 10bit color depth Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | 6.28-inch AMOLED FHD+ (2400 x 1080) 120Hz refresh rate HDR10+ support 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut coverage 12bit color depth 1100nits brightness 16,000 automatic brightness levels Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| SoC | Snapdragon 8 Gen 11x ARM Cortex-X2 @ 3.0GHz3x ARM Cortex-A710 @ 2.50GHz4x ARM Cortex-A510 @ 1.80GHzAdreno 730 GPU4nm process | Snapdragon 8 Gen 11x ARM Cortex-X2 @ 3.0GHz3x ARM Cortex-A710 @ 2.50GHz4x ARM Cortex-A510 @ 1.80GHzAdreno 730 GPU4nm process | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8701x ARM Cortex-A77 @ 3.2GHz3x ARM Cortex-A77 @ 2.4GHz4x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz Adreno 650 GPU |
| RAM | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 flash storage | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 flash storage | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 flash storage |
| Rear Camera | Primary: 50MP IMX766 main camera, OIS Secondary: 13MP ultrawide camera Tertiary: Macro sensor | Primary: 50MP IMX707 main camera, OIS Secondary: 50MP ultrawide camera Tertiary: 50MP telephoto | Primary: 50MP IMX766 main camera, OIS Secondary: 13MP ultrawide camera Tertiary: Macro sensor |
| Front Camera | 32MP | 32MP | 32MP |
| Battery | 4,500mAh battery 67W fast wired charging 50W fast wireless charging 10W reverse wireless charging | 4,600mAh battery Surge P1 charging chip 120W fast wired charging 50W fast wireless charging 10W reverse wireless charging | 4,500mAh battery 67W fast wired charging |
| Other features | 5G NR NFC Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 USB Type C Dolby Atmos support Stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon | 5G NR NFC Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 USB Type C Four-unit stereo speakers (2x woofers and 2x tweeters) Dolby Atmos support | 5G NR NFC Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2USB Type C Dolby Atmos support Stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon |
| Weight | 180g | 205g | 176g |
| Software | Android 11 with MIUI 12.5 | Android 11 with MIUI 12.5 | Android 11 with MIUI 12.5 |
Xiaomi 12 Series Price and Availability
Xiaomi is yet to make the announcement of its Xiaomi 12 lineup global release. However, based on the China release, the available color options for Xiaomi 12 series are black, purple, blue, and green. The expected price of the Xiaomi 12 series is listed below.
| Model | Variant | Price in China | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| Xiaomi 12X | 8GB + 128GB 8GB + 256GB 12GB + 256GB | CNY 3,199 CNY 3,499 CNY 3,799 | NPR. 65,000 NPR. 70,000 NPR. 75,000 |
| Xiaomi 12 | 8GB + 128GB 8GB + 256GB 12GB + 256GB | CNY 3,699 CNY 3,999 CNY 4,399 | NPR. 75,000 NPR. 80,000 NPR. 85,000 |
| Xiaomi 12 Pro | 8GB + 128GB 8GB + 256GB 12GB + 256GB | CNY 4,699 CNY 4,999 CNY 5,399 | NPR. 95,000 NPR. 1,05,000 NPR. 1,15,000 |
Therefore, this concludes our expected price of the Xiaomi 12 lineup along with its specifications and features.
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