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Xiaomi 12

Xiaomi 12
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  • Released 2021, December 31
    179g or 180g, 8.2mm thickness
    Android 12, MIUI 13
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 5.4% 5,492,762 hits
  • 483 Become a fan
  • 6.28"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 50MP
    4320p
  • 8/12GB RAM
    Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • 4500mAh
    67W50W
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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  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, LTE, 5G
Launch Announced 2021, December 28
Status Available. Released 2021, December 31
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 Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
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 Color spectrum sensor, 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 Hi-Res audio
Tuned by Harman Kardon
Snapdragon Sound
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 6e (market dependent), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 Virtual Proximity Sensing
Battery Type Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging 67W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 39 min
50W wireless, 100% in 53 min
10W reverse wireless
Misc 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 $ 187.20 / £ 254.98 / € 299.99
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 985115 (v9)
GeekBench: 3652 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 75fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 896 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -25.3 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 82h

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Xiaomi 12 review

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Introduction and specs This year's Xiaomi 12 Series is a bit different. Xiaomi is offering two almost identical phones in the same lineup, and the Xiaomi 12 is the company's first compact flagship...

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Xiaomi 12 - user opinions and reviews

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  • alottaJ
  • Kx6
  • 16 May 2025

Yes you are right, battery on the downside especially after 2 years of usage You might want to try Ultra Battery Saver, it's my life saver most of the time when outside and without charger

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  • alottaJ
  • Kx6
  • 16 May 2025

Dude, give Xiaomi 12 a break. Still talk about temperature issue till now? Sorry to hear your bad experience but my usage with Xiaomi 12 for 2 years plus now and still good

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  • Feri k2
  • SaV
  • 07 May 2025

I have this phone for year and half And to be honest its very laggy The battery is very weak . For ex im charging phone 6 time in days . And temcontrol very weak Im just going to social media and gets very hot Honestly don't recomme...

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