Xiaomi 12 review

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Xiaomi 12 flagship compact smartphone with the best display. The display is very bright, contrast, has the correct color reproduction because an OLED display with different technologies is installed. New processor with new cooling system. Camera, Sony IMX 766 at 50MP. 4500mAh battery with fast wired and wireless charging.
Display
The display has 15 awards and a 12-bit OLED matrix with a refresh rate of 120Hz.
Display characteristics:
- The display with a diagonal of 6.28 inches is a real compact smartphone with a pronounced filling, and protects the display from scratches and cracks Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
- The brightness is 1100nit, which is enough when using a smartphone on a sunny day.
- 16,000 positions of auto brightness around the perimeter in a smartphone.
- Full HD+ resolution with 419PPI pixel density at 120Hz.
- A+ rated by Display Mate with 15 quality display awards.
- The Delta E score is 0.59, which means that the display's colors are very accurate.
- Of course, HDR10+ support paired with Dolby Vision.
The display is very high quality and the only one of its kind with a 12bit matrix
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the most powerful processor with the latest ArmV9 architecture.
Characteristics:
- 5G modem. 4th generation modem for working with 5G networks, Snapdragon X65. The actual download speed is 10 Gbps.
- Adreno 730. Adreno 730 + 1/3 more graph rendering and 1/4 power saving compared to Adreno 660.
- ARM v9. Very thin process technology in 4 nm. The new ARM v9 architecture provides high-power efficiency.
- Bluetooth 5.2. In the presence of Bluetooth 5.2 and Snapdragon Sound with support for the proprietary aptX Losses codec.
- Cortex. The main core is Cortex-X2 – 3.0 GHz, 3 productive Cortex-A710 – 2.5 GHz and 4 Cortex-A510 – 1.8 GHz.
- Cooling. Heating is also a well-thought-out scheme, since Xiaomi recently introduced its Loop LiquidCool liquid cooling system and due to a reduced technical process.
The processor has a lot of potential and a lot of hope, because the previous model was very hot.
Cameras
In Xiaomi 12, the cameras are the same as in his younger brother, but this does not make them budget.
Specs:
- The camera block consists of 3 modules 50+13+5MP with apertures ƒ/ 1.88, ƒ/ 2.4, ƒ/ 2.4.
- Main camera SONY IMX766 at 50MP with a matrix size of 1/1.56 inches.
- 13MP ultra-wide and 5MP macro.
- The new CyberFocus technology allows the focus to follow you without refocusing the subject.
- Video shooting up to 8K at 24 fps, as well as 4K at 30 and 60 fps.
The camera is at a decent level and is designed for semi-professional shooting.
Peculiarities
- The display with a diagonal of 6.28 inches is a real compact smartphone with a pronounced filling, and protects the display from scratches and cracks Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
- The brightness is 1100nit, which is enough when using a smartphone on a sunny day.
- 4500mAh battery with fast wired and wireless at 67W and 50W respectively.
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the most powerful processor with the latest ArmV9 architecture.
- The camera block consists of 3 modules 50+13+5MP with apertures ƒ/ 1.88, ƒ/ 2.4, ƒ/ 2.4.
- The new CyberFocus technology allows the focus to follow you without refocusing the subject.
- 4500mAh battery with fast wired and wireless at 67W and 50W respectively.
- Dimensions: 152.7 × 69.9 × 8.16 mm.
Title | Xiaomi 12 | iPhones 13 |
Display | OLED 12bit; 6.28; 1080×2400px | OLED; 6.1; 1170×2532px |
Scan Frequency | 120Hz | 60Hz |
CPU | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Apple A15 Bionic |
Memory | UFS 3.1; LPDDR5 | — |
Battery | 4500mAh | 3227mAh |
Charging speed | 67W+50W | 20W+7.5W |
Cameras | 50+13+5Mp | 12+12Mp |
Dimensions | 152.7 × 69.9 × 8.16 mm | 146.7 × 71.5 × 7.65 mm |
Price | $580 | $1200 |
Xiaomi 12 is a full-fledged flagship in a compact body with excellent components. The company has placed great emphasis on its dimensions, and for good reason. A lot of people don't like huge smartphones, and that's their choice. Price $580.
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