Xiaomi 12

Xiaomi 12
Brand: Xiaomi
Category: Mobiles
  • SoC: Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen1 (4 nm)
  • RAM: 8GB/ 12GB RAM
  • Storage: 128 GB/ 256GB
  • Display: OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 32 MP/ 50 MP (wide), 13 MP (ultrawide), 5 MP (telephoto macro)
  • OS: Android 12, MIUI 13

Yesterday, Xiaomi has announced their new mobile device with the name Xiaomi 12. It will be available on the market in four different colors i.e Black, Green, Pink and Blue. The expected price for the device is about 510 EUR (42,986 in INR).

Let’s discuss some key features of this gadget:

The Xiaomi 12 comes with 6.28 inches touchscreen with OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak) display. It has a display resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 20:9 ratio with a pixel density of 419 ppi. The dimension of the gadget measures 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm (6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 in) with a weight of 179 g or 180 g (6.31 oz).

The  Xiaomi 12 runs on the Android 12, MIUI 13 and is powered by Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen1 (4 nm) chipset and Octa-core (1×3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) processor. It has a spot of Adreno 730 GPU. The phone is available in three different storage patterns which are:

  • 8 GB RAM with 128 GB and 256 GB internal storage
  • 12 GB RAM with 256 GB internal storage.

In the device, there is no external storage available. As far as the camera is concerned, it packs with triple cameras with 50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123Ëš (ultrawide), 5 MP, 50mm (telephoto macro) at the backside of the phone. Moreover, the primary camera is capable of 8K@24fps (HDR10), 4K@30fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS with Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama features. Another side, the front or selfie camera is 32 MP, 26mm (wide) with HDR, panorama features, and 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps video capability. It consists of Li-Po 4500 mAh capacity with a Non-removable battery. The phone has a feature of Fast charging 67W, 100% in 39 min (advertised), Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 53 min (advertised), Reverse wireless charging 10W, and Quick Charge 4+ which is quite superb.

Sensors on the phone have included:

  • Fingerprint sensor (front-mounted),
  • Accelerometer sensor,
  • Gyro sensor,
  • Proximity sensor,
  • Compass sensor, and
  • Color spectrum

Connectivity options include:

  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band,  Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Bluetooth- 5.2, A2DP, LE
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
  • NFC
  • Infrared Port
  • USB- Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Xiaomi 12 - Specs

Network

  • 5G Network
  • 4G Network
  • 3G Network
  • 2G Network

Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar
  • 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)
  • Colors
    Black, Green, Blue, Pink
  • SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.
    Standard SIM

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    OLED
  • Size
    6.28 inches
  • Resolution
    1080 x 2400 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    1B colors
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    419
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 12, MIUI 13

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen1 (4 nm)
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Adreno 730
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    8 GB/ 12GB
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    128GB/ 256GB
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    No
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    50 MP, 13 MP, 5 MP
  • Video
    8K@24fps (HDR10), 4K@30fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
  • Camera Features
    Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    4500 mAh

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    5.2, A2DP, LE
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    USB Type-C 2.0
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack