As announced, Xiaomi has just made its Xiaomi 12 series smartphones official for the German market. The Xiaomi 12 and the Xiaomi 12 Pro had already been shown for the Chinese home market. A trio consisting of Xiaomi 12, 12X and Xiaomi 12 Pro is presented for the German market. The 12X is also available in China, so none of the three devices is really “new”.
The Xiaomi 12X and the Xiaomi 12 differ rather slightly. Both smartphones use a 6.28-inch AMOLED panel on the front. The resolution is 2,400 x 1,080 pixels – 1,100 nits of maximum brightness are in it. The panel supports a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus.
The Snapdragon 870 works under the hood of the 12X, while the Xiaomi 12 uses the current Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, manufactured using the 4 nm process. In both cases, 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM is available. While the Xiaomi 12X is only available with 256 GB of storage space, the Xiaomi 12 has an additional 128 GB to choose from. Xiaomi relies on Android 12 for the operating system with its own MIUI 13 overlay.
Otherwise? Both smartphones charge a 4,500 mAh battery with 67 watts. The Xiaomi 12 also offers wireless charging with up to 50 watts and reverse wireless charging with 10 watts. The camera setup of Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi 12 is identical. So you rely on a triple camera with a 50-megapixel main camera, 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor, and 5-megapixel telephoto lens. On the front, however, is a sensor with 32 megapixels.
Specifications of the Xiaomi 12X
- Display: 6.28-inch, 2,400 x 1,080 pixels (FHD+), 120 Hz, AMOLED, 1,100 nits, Gorilla Glass Victus
- Operating system: Android 12 with MIUI 13 interface
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
- GPU: Adreno 650
- RAM: 8 GB (LPDDR5)
- Storage space: 256 GB (UFS 3.1)
- Triple main camera: 50 (wide angle, f/1.88) + 13 (ultra wide angle, f/2.4) + 5 (tele macro) megapixels
- Front camera: 32 (wide-angle, f/2.4)
- Battery: 4,500 mAh, fast charging with up to 67 watts wired
- Interfaces: 4G / 5G LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, Infrared, USB Type-C
- Dimensions / Weight: 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.1 mm / 176 g
- Features: X-axis linear motor, in-display fingerprint scanner, Harman Kardon stereo speakers
- Colors: blue, grey, violet
Specifications of the Xiaomi 12
- Display: 6.28-inch, 2,400 x 1,080 pixels (FHD+), 120 Hz, AMOLED, 1,100 nits, Gorilla Glass Victus
- Operating system: Android 12 with MIUI 13 interface
- SoC: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- GPU: Adreno
- RAM: 8 GB (LPDDR5)
- Storage space: 128/ 256 GB (UFS 3.1)
- Triple main camera: 50 (wide angle, f/1.88) + 13 (ultra wide angle, f/2.4) + 5 (tele macro) megapixels
- Front camera: 32 (wide-angle, f/2.4)
- Battery: 4,500 mAh, fast charging with up to 67 watts wired / 50 watts wireless charging / 10 watts reverse wireless charging
- Interfaces: 4G / 5G LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi 6 (E), Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, Infrared, USB Type-C
- Dimensions / Weight: 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.1 mm / 180 g
- Features: X-axis linear motor, in-display fingerprint scanner, Harman Kardon stereo speakers
- Colours: blue, grey, violet
The Xiaomi 12 Pro is a step up in many respects. The AMOLED display is a corner larger at 6.73 inches. The resolution is 3,200 x 1,400 pixels (WQHD+). The panel comes with 10-bit and a maximum brightness of 1,500 nits. The display uses an LTPO panel with 120 Hz and a sampling rate of up to 480 Hz. The refresh rate is dynamically adjusted between 1 Hz and 120 Hz.
Here, too, the current Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is at work under the hood. There is a choice of 8 or 12 GB of RAM (LPDDR5) and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Of course, MIUI 13 based on Android 12 is also used here. The triple camera setup with three times 50 megapixels is quickly explained. Here you rely on the classic combination of the main camera, ultra-wide-angle camera and telephoto camera. The main sensor is the IMX707 from Sony. On the front, there are 32 megapixels.
The battery capacity of the Pro model is 4,600 mAh. It is charged here with 120 watts. The battery is fully recharged within 18 minutes. There are 50 watts wireless and 10 watts for reverse wireless charging. Xiaomi uses Wi-Fi 6E for the 12 and 12 Pro. The Xiaomi 12 Pro uses four speakers for a decent sound.
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Specifications of the Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Display: 6.73 inches, 3,200 x 1,440 pixels (WQHD+), 120 Hz, AMOLED, LTPO, 1,500 nits, Gorilla Glass Victus
- Operating system: Android 12 with MIUI 13 interface
- SoC: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- GPU: Adreno
- RAM: 8 / 12 GB (LPDDR5)
- Storage space: 256 GB (UFS 3.1)
- Triple main camera: 50 (wide angle, f/1.9 IMX707) + 50 (ultra wide angle, f/2.2) + 50 (tele macro, f/1.9) megapixels
- Front camera: 32 (wide-angle, f/2.4)
- Battery: 4,600 mAh, fast charging with up to 120 watts wired / 50 watts wireless charging / 10 watts reverse wireless charging
- Interfaces: 4G / 5G LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi 6 (E), Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, Infrared, USB Type-C
- Dimensions / Weight: 163.6 x 74.6 x 8.1 mm / 205 g
- Features: X-axis linear motor, in-display fingerprint scanner, quad speakers from Harman Kardon
- Colors: blue, grey, violet