Xiaomi 12 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Xiaomi 12
  • Released 2021, December 31 179g or 180g, 8.2mm thickness Android 12, MIUI 13 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) Adreno 730 Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 670.9 USD
  • 6.28" 1080x2400 pixels
  • 5MP 4320p
  • 8/12GB RAM Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • 4500mAh Li-Po

Xiaomi 12 overview

Xiaomi 12 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2021, December 31. Xiaomi 12 has 6.28 inch, AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak), a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. Xiaomi 12 uses Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) CPU, Adreno 730 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Xiaomi 12 has 5MP Triple main camera, 32MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Xiaomi 12 is about 670.9 USD.

Score the key features of Xiaomi 12 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 81 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 93 / 100 points
  • Price: 69 / 100 points

Xiaomi 12 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - China
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2021, December 28
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm (6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
Weight 179 g or 180 g (6.31 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)
Size 6.28 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PLATFORM

OS Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 730

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Features HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
  24-bit/192kHz audio Tuned by Harman Kardon

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 6e (market dependent), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
Infrared port Yes
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, color spectrum
  Virtual Proximity Sensing

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 67W, 100% in 39 min (advertised) Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 53 min (advertised) Reverse wireless charging 10W Power Delivery 3.0 Quick Charge 4+

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Gray, Blue, Purple, Green
Models 2201123G, 2201123C
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.60 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
Price About 670.9 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 985115 (v9) GeekBench: 3652 (v5.1) GFXBench: 75fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -25.3 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life Endurance rating 82h

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