Xiaomi 12S

Xiaomi 12S
  • Screen: 6.28" AMOLED - 1080 x 2400
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Camera: 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP)
  • Battery: 4500 mAh
  • OS: Android 15
  • Weight: 182 grams (6.42 oz)
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Review

Display
75
Camera
66*
Performance
61
Gaming
40
Battery
52*
Connectivity
77
NanoReview Score
62*
Scores marked with a red asterisk (*) are approximate, as we currently do not have sufficient test results to make a precise estimation.
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Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Xiaomi 12S

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 Yes
Max rated brightness 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

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 182 g (6.42 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors White, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of the Xiaomi 12S
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1024
GPU clock 900 MHz
FLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark results of the Xiaomi 12S
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1800
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4676
Compute Score (GPU)
7509
Compute Score (GPU) 7509
Single-core score 1800
Multi-core score 4676
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1381634
CPU 545213
GPU 242413
Memory 215434
UX 378572
Total score 1381634
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
873
Stability 84%
Graphics test 6 FPS
Graphics score 873
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
2760
Stability 76%
Graphics test 16 FPS
Graphics score 2760
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
13539
Web score 11707
Video editing 7464
Photo editing 32177
Data manipulation 9691
Writing score 15736

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-29 (BONLI)AnTuTu 111381634
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-22 (Surtalogi)Geekbench 6 GPU7509
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-22 (Surtalogi)Geekbench 6 CPU1800 / 4676

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3
OS updates 3 years
Security updates 4 years

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 (33% in 10 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr

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 123Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX707
Sensor size 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP
Aperture f/2.4
Focal length 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4
Focal length 50 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3E9
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron
Autofocus No
Stabilization Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (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, QZSS, 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 B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G network WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
4G network LTE B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B18 / B19 / B26 / B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 / B42
5G support Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship
Announced July 2022
Release date July 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $600
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Xiaomi 12S may differ by country or region

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