Xiaomi finally announced its first flagship for 2022 with the new Xiaomi 12 & Xiaomi 12 Pro in China. Along with the new Xiaomi 12 & Xiaomi 12 Pro, we also got the affordable Xiaomi 12X announced. The new Xiaomi 12 series might land in India later next year but nothing is confirmed as of now.
Xiaomi 12:
Xiaomi 12 comes with a smaller 6.28 inches center punch-hole display on the front. It gets quad-curved edges with slimmer bezels surrounding the display. On the back, we got triple rear cameras which look similar to Oppo Reno6 series-like module. Further, we can notice the mention of 50MP on the camera module.
It measures 8.16mm thick & weighs 180g. The Xiaomi 12 sports a smaller 6.28 inches FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It also gets 12-bit colors, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and 1100-nits brightness.
The Xiaomi 12 comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The Xiaomi 12 will come with 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage. Xiaomi 12 features a 50MP f/1.9 aperture Sony IMX766 main sensor with OIS support. It comes with 13MP ultra-wide sensor with a 123-degrees FOV along with a 5MP macro lens with an f/2.4 aperture. The device also features CyberFocus tech.
The official teaser already revealed that Xiaomi 12 will feature a 32MP selfie shooter. During the process of pixel-level skin rejuvenation, a generative adversarial network (GAN) reconstructs the skin’s details on a pixel-by-pixel basis, giving the skin a fresh and youthful appearance.
The Xiaomi 12 packs a 4500 mAh Cobalt Oxide battery with 67W fast wired & 30W wireless charging support. The connectivity options include Dual SIM with 4G LTE & 5G support, NFC, IR blaster, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6, USB Type-C port along with X-axis linear motor. It also gets stereo speakers powered by the Harmon Kardon. It runs on MIUI 13 with Android 12 OS out of the box.
Xiaomi 12 Pro:
The new Xiaomi 12 Pro will look identical to Xiaomi 12 in terms of design and comes with a quad-curved display. It measures 8.6mm thick & weighs 205g. The device got a glass back with metal chassis giving it a premium feel.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro sports a larger 6.73 inches QHD+ AMOLED (3200 × 1440p) display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It also gets 12-bit colors, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and 1500-nits brightness.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The Xiaomi 12 Pro will come with 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage. Xiaomi 12Pro features a 50MP f/1.9 aperture main sensor with OIS support. It comes with 50MP ultra-wide sensor with a 115-degrees FOV along with a 50MP Human eye lens with 28mm focal length & f/1.9 aperture.
The official teaser already revealed that Xiaomi 12 Pro will feature a 32MP selfie shooter. During the process of pixel-level skin rejuvenation, a generative adversarial network (GAN) reconstructs the skin’s details on a pixel-by-pixel basis, giving the skin a fresh and youthful appearance. The device also features CyberFocus tech.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro packs a 4600 mAh Cobalt Oxide battery with 120W fast wired & 50W wireless charging support. The connectivity options include Dual SIM with 4G LTE & 5G support, NFC, IR blaster, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6, USB Type-C port along with X-axis linear motor. It also gets stereo speakers powered by the Harmon Kardon. It runs on MIUI 13 with Android 12 OS out of the box.
Xiaomi 12X:
The new Xiaomi 12X comes with 6.28 inches FHD+ AMOLED curved display with a center punch-hole. It comes with a 120Hz refresh rate & 12-Bit color support. The device is powered by SD870 SoC coupled with 8GB/12GB RAM and 128G/256GB storage. It measures 8.16mm thick & weighs 176g.
The device comes with a 20MP Samsung S5K3T2 selfie shooter on the front. It features triple rear cameras with a 50MP Sony IMX766 main sensor with OIS coupled with a 13MP OmniVision OV13B ultra-wide & 5MP telephoto lens with LED flash. The device comes with a premium 6-series aluminum alloy frame, X-linear motor support along Corning Gorilla Glass Victus on top. It also features stereo speakers with an in-display fingerprint scanner.
The Xiaomi 12X packs a 4500 mAh battery with a 67W fast wired charging. The connectivity options include Dual SIM with 4G LTE & 5G support, NFC, IR blaster, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6, USB Type-C port along with X-axis linear motor. It also gets stereo speakers support. It runs on MIUI 13 with Android 12 OS out of the box.
Pricing:
The new Xiaomi 12X to be the cheapest of all which will cost 3199 Yuan (Rs.37,500/-) for 8GB+128GB. The 8GB+256GB cost 3499 Yuan (Rs.41,000/-) & 12GB+256GB at 3799 Yuan (Rs.44,500/-).
The Xiaomi 12 will set you back as it will cost way higher than its predecessor. The Xiaomi 12 with 8GB+128GB cost 3699 Yuan (Rs.43,500/-), 8GB+256GB at 3999 Yuan (Rs.47,000/-) & 12GB+256GB at 4399 Yuan (Rs.51,500/-).
Lastly, the top-end Xiaomi 12 Pro will cost 4699 Yuan for 8GB+128GB (Rs.55,000/-), 4999 Yuan for 8GB+256GB (Rs.58,800/-) & 12GB+256GB at 5399 Yuan (Rs.62,200/-)in China.
