Xiaomi 12


The Xiaomi 12 is a line of Android-based smartphones manufactured by Xiaomi. It was launched on 28 December 2021.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro is a bigger and improved version of the Xiaomi 12, but with telephoto lens replaced telephoto macro on the Xiaomi 12. The Xiaomi 12X has similar to Xiaomi 12 specifications but with a less powerful chipset and a miss of wireless charging.
On 7 July 2022, alongside the Xiaomi 12S Series, the Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity was unveiled with the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+. It features the same camera setup as the base Xiaomi 12 model, bigger battery and less powerful charging support compared to the Xiaomi 12 Pro.

Design

The front is made of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and the back is made of glass or eco-leather in green color option of Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro. The frame is made of aluminium.
The design of all smartphones in the Xiaomi 12 Series is similar, but the Pro models have bigger dimensions.
On the bottom side, there is a USB-C port, speaker, microphone, and dual SIM tray. On the top, there is an additional microphone, IR blaster, and a second speaker. On the right, there is the volume rocker and a power button.
The Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro were available in 4 colors: Black, Blue, Purple, and Green.
The Xiaomi 12X was available in 3 colors: Black, Blue, and Purple.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity was available in Black and Blue colors.
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Specifications

Hardware

Platform

The Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are the second smartphones, after Motorola Edge X30, to receive the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 12X uses less powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 instead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and the Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity is the first smartphone that features the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+.

Software

Initially, the Xiaomi 12 series was released with MIUI 13 based on Android 11 on the Xiaomi 12X and based on Android 12 on other models. Later, the Xiaomi 12X was updated to Xiaomi HyperOS based on Android 13, while the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro were updated to Xiaomi HyperOS 2 based on Android 15, and Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity was updated to Xiaomi HyperOS 2 based on Android 14.