Xiaomi 12

Xiaomi 12
  • Screen: 6.28" AMOLED - 1080 x 2400
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Camera: 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP)
  • Battery: 4500 mAh
  • OS: Android 13
  • Weight: 180 grams (6.35 oz)

Review

Display
84
Camera
75
Performance
74
Gaming
78
Battery
66
Connectivity
85
NanoReview Score
75

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Xiaomi 12

Display

Type AMOLED
Size 6.28 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
PPI 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
892 nits

Design and build

Height 152.7 mm (6.01 inches)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 inches)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.2%

Performance

All specs and test Xiaomi 12 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 6 MB
Lithography process 4 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 730
GPU clock 818 MHz
FLOPS ~2513 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1237
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
3806
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
960064
CPU 220397
GPU 422572
Memory 157833
UX 164547
Total score 960064
3DMark Wild Life Performance
8800
Stability 60%
Graphics test 52 FPS
Graphics score 8800
Web score 11364
Video editing 7527
Photo editing 29224
Data manipulation 9563
Writing score 14667
Sources: 3DMark [3]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8, 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz
Channels 4
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh
Max charge power 67 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:04 hr
Watching video 13:03 hr
Gaming 04:49 hr
Standby 70 hr
General battery life
25:34 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Xiaomi 12
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123°
Lenses 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.06", OmniVision OV13B10 (CMOS)
Macro lens - 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 50 mm
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm
Pixel size 0.7 microns
Sensor type CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
131
Video quality
95
Generic camera score
123

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2
Bluetooth features LE
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC* Yes
Infrared port Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat* 20
2G network GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G network WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
4G network LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/32/66
5G support Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes

Other

Category Flagship
Announced December 2021
Release date December 2021
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Xiaomi 12 may differ by country or region

User ratings

3.8 of 5 points (405 votes)

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