Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC now official

Xiaomi has officially unveiled its latest 12 series of smartphones in China with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset – the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro.

The vanilla Xiaomi 12 features a 6.28-inch FHD+ AMOLED TrueColor display with a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 12 GB RAM, up to 256GB storage, a triple rear camera configuration, and a 4,500mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging. It comes with heat-dissipating graphite, and a 2600mm² extra-large VC liquid cooling system.

The Xiaomi 12 Pro, on the other hand, sports a 6.73-inch E5 AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 4,600mAh battery w/ 120W wired fast charging. It also comes with up to 12GB RAM, up to 256GB storage, a triple camera configuration, an extra-large 2900mm² VC, and 3 large heat dissipation graphite sheets. Check out their full specs below.

Xiaomi 12 specs:

• Network: 4G LTE/5G (Dual-SIM)
• Display: 6.28-inch FHD+ (2400 x 1080) OLED, 419ppi, Dolby Vision, 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate
• Build: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
• OS: MIUI 13, Android 12
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4nm)
• GPU: Adreno 730
• Memory: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1
• Sensor: In-display Fingerprint scanner
• Rear Camera: 50MP f/1.88 Sony IMX766 (main) w/ PDAF, 13MP f/2.4 (ultrawide), 5MP f/2.4 (telephoto)
• Front/Selfie Camera: 32MP
• Connectivity: WiFi 6+, Bluetooth 5.2, Multi-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, NFC, IR blaster
• Audio: Stereo speakers with Harman Kardon audio
• Port: USB Type-C
• Battery: 4,500mAh with 67W wired fast charging, 50W fast wireless charging, 10W reverse wireless charging
• Dimensions & Weight: 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.16 mm, 176g
• Colors: Black, Blue, Purple, Green vegan leather

Xiaomi 12 Pro specs:

• Network: 4G LTE/5G
• Display: 6.73-inch QHD+ (3200 x 1440) AMOLED curved display, 521ppi, Dolby Vision, 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate
• Build: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
• OS: MIUI 13, Android 12
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4nm)
• GPU: Adreno 730
• Memory: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1
• Sensor: In-display Fingerprint scanner
• Rear Camera: 50MP f/1.88 Sony IMX707 (main) with PDAF, 50MP f/2.2 Samsung JN1 115° (ultrawide) with OIS, 50MP f/1.9 Samsung JN1 (telephoto)
• Front/Selfie Camera: 32MP
• Connectivity: WiFi 6+, Bluetooth 5.2, Multi-band GPS, A, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, NFC, IR blaster
• Audio: Stereo speakers with Harman Kardon audio
• Port: USB Type-C
• Battery: 4,600mAh with 120W wired fast charging, 50W wireless charging, 10W reverse wireless charging
• Dimensions & Weight: 163.6 x 74.6 x 8.16 mm, 205g
• Colors: Black, Blue, Purple, Green vegan leather

Pricing and Availability

Xiaomi 12

• 8GB +128GB – CNY 3,699 (~PHP 29,490)
• 8GB + 256GB – CNY 3,999 (~PHP 31,923)
• 12GB + 256GB – CNY 4,399 (~PHP 35,116)

Xiaomi 12 Pro

• 8GB + 128GB – CNY 4,699 (~PHP 37,511)
• 8GB + 256GB – CNY 4,999 (~PHP 39,906)
• 12GB + 256GB – CNY 5,399 (~PHP 43,100)

Both smartphones are now available for pre-order in China. Sales will start on December 31.

There’s no word yet for the availability in the Philippines.