Xiaomi 12 series is finally here after months of rumors. They made three amazing devices- Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and Xiaomi 12X. Xiaomi 12X takes a more compact approach with its 6.28-inch screen while still fitting the very best Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro is bigger and comes with 6.73-inches and also boasts the same SoC but it also adds an LTPO AMOLED display, bigger battery, faster charging, and more capable camera hardware. The more budget-oriented Xiaomi 12X comes with the Snapdragon 870 SoC and similar size and specs to the Xiaomi 12.
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 12 comes with a Samsung-made 6.28-inch AMOLED panel that support FHD+ resolution and has a refresh rate up to 120Hz. Xiaomi 12 has an under-display fingerprint scanner. Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus is here to protect this gorgeous device from scratches. It comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen1 processor, 8/12GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage.
The main camera of Xiaomi 12 comes with Sony made 50MP sensor, selfie camera comes with 32MP sensor. The battery of this device is 4500mAh LI-Po with 67W fast charger that charges your phone from 0% to 100% in just 39min.
Xiaomi 12 Pro
The Pro model’s 6.73-inch panel comes with 1440p resolution and uses an LTPO 2.0 backplane which allows for variable refresh rates of 1-120Hz depending on the task at hand. Xiaomi 12 Pro also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. Both Xiaomi 12 phones output 12-bit colors and can crank out up to 1,500 nits of brightness.
Xiaomi 12 Pro brings three 50MP cameras with a Sony IMX707 sensor for the main shooter. It’s 1/1.28” in size and supports pixel-binning with one big 2.44µm pixels and OIS. The second 50MP sensor is a portrait lens while the third one brings an ultrawide module.
There’s a 4,600 mAh battery split into two cells that charge at 120W via cable and up to 50W wirelessly. Xiaomi also added its own in-house Surge P1 charging chip to help handle power management.
Xiaomi 12X
Xiaomi 12X is the third member of the Xiaomi 12 series. It’s a slightly less capable version of the vanilla Xiaomi 12 with the same 6.28-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, 50MP triple camera setup and 4,500 mAh battery with 67W charging. The key difference comes in the chipset department where the 12X goes with the Snapdragon 870 instead of the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. There’s no wireless charging nor reverse wireless charging here.
For now, these devices are only available in China.
