Xiaomi 12

Name: Xiaomi 12
Brand: Xiaomi

Display6.28" 1080 x 2400 pixels

ChipsetQualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Main camera50MP

Battery4500 mAh

7.8GoSolo score

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Network

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

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

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 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

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

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

AnTuTu (v11, est.)

985115

Memory

Card slot

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Type

UFS 3.1

Main Camera

Modules

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

Module

32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm

Features

HDR, panorama · 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

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)

Radio

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery

Type

Li-Po 4500 mAh

Charging

Quick Charge 4+

Misc

Colors

Gray, Blue, Purple, Green

Models

2201123G, 2201123C

SAR

1.09 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)

GoSolo Read / what it means5 takeaways

performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Adreno 730 GPUHandles demanding games like Genshin Impact on high settings and everyday apps without lag, though sustained load will cause thermal throttling on a flagship released in late 2021.

display

120Hz AMOLED, 1080×2400, 419 ppiScrolling and gaming feel smooth at 120Hz, but 1080p on a 6.28-inch screen means individual pixels are visible when looking closely at text or fine detail.

battery

4500 mAh, roughly 5 to 6 hours screen-onA day with moderate use (messaging, browsing, some video) is possible if you charge once in the evening; heavy users will need a midday top-up.

charging

Quick Charge 4+, roughly 50 to 70 minutes fullFrom dead to full takes about an hour; useful for a quick boost before leaving the house, but not as fast as the 65W+ wired charging that competing flagships offer.

storage

12 GB RAM, 128/256 GB UFS storage12 GB RAM is enough to keep apps in memory and switch between them without reloads; the 128 GB base model fills quickly if you download games or store video.