Xiaomi 12 series has officially launched in China as the latest flagship phones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chipset. The Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi 12 Pro have made their debut in China, bringing a slew of new features and upgrades over the previous generation. The Xiaomi 12 series supports upto 120Hz refresh rate display along with fast charging support of upto 120W. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest Xiaomi 12 series phones.
The Xiaomi 12 features a 6.28-inch Full HD+ OLED display that supports upto a 120Hz refresh rate with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ certification. The screen is also protected by Gorilla Glass Victus and has a punch-hole notch cutout in the centre for the 32MP selfie camera. The Xiaomi 12 measures 8.2mm in thickness and weighs around 180 grams.
Xiaomi 12 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 730 GPU. This is paired with upto 12GB RAM and upto 256GB storage options to choose from. It runs on the latest MIUI 13 which is based on Android 12 out-of-the-box.
There is a 50MP primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide camera with 123-degree FOV and a 5MP macro camera. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at upto 30FPS with HDR10+ and are backed by OIS and EIS stabilization systems.
The Xiaomi 12 has stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon with support for Hi-Fi audio playback. There’s an in-screen fingerprint reader and the phone comes equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W fast wired charging and 50W fast wireless charging.
The Xiaomi 12 is priced starting at RMB 3699 (~Rs 43,000) for the base variant with 8GB+128GB, RMB 3999 (~Rs 46,900) for 256GB version and RMB 4399 (~Rs 51,600) for the 12GB+256GB variant.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro features a 10-bit 6.73-inch QHD+ (3200×1080 pixels) resolution AMOLED display that supports a 120Hz refresh rate with Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The screen is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass Victus and has a centre punch-hole notch cutout. The Xiaomi 12 Pro measures 8.2mm in thickness and weighs around 205 grams.
Like the Xiaomi 12, the Xiaomi 12 Pro is also powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chip and is paired with upto 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, running on MIUI 13.
There is a triple camera array on the back headlined by a 50MP camera with an f/1.9 aperture and OIS, a 50MP ultra-wide camera and a 50MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro also has stereo speakers and comes equipped with a 4,600mAh battery that supports 120W fast wired charging and 50W fast wireless charging.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro is being offered in three variants- 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB priced starting at RMB 4699 (~Rs 55,000), RMB 4999 (~Rs 58,600) and RMB 5399 (~Rs 63,000) respectively.
The Xiaomi 12X shares some of its features with the Xiaomi 12. It measures 8.2mm in thickness and weighs 176 grams. The Xiaomi 12X features a 6.28-inch Full HD+ display that supports upto 120Hz refresh rate with Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The screen is topped with Gorilla Glass Victus.
Xiaomi 12X is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 650 GPU which is paired with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. It runs on MIUI 13 which is based on Android 12.
There is a 50MP primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture and OIS, a 13MP ultra-wide camera with 123-degree FOV and a 5MP macro camera. The rear camera is capable of recording in 8K at 24FPS and 4K UHD at upto 60FPS. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera.
The phone has stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon and has an in-screen fingerprint reader. The Xiaomi 12X is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W fast charging.
The Xiaomi 12X is priced starting at RMB 3199 (~Rs 37,500).