The Xiaomi 12 is a line of

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-based

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s manufactured by

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. It was launched on 28 December 2021. The Xiaomi 12 Pro is a bigger and improved version of the Xiaomi 12 but with

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replaced telephoto macro on the Xiaomi 12. The Xiaomi 12X has similar to Xiaomi 12 specifications but with a less powerful

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and a miss of

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. On 7 July 2022, alongside the Xiaomi 12S Series, the Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity was unveiled with the

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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

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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

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. The design of all smartphones in the Xiaomi 12 Series is similar but the Pro models have bigger dimensions ( × × in the Xiaomi 12 and 12X or leather version of the Xiaomi 12 and × × in the Xiaomi 12 Pro and 12 Pro Dimensity or leather version of the Xiaomi 12 Pro). On the bottom side, there is a

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port, speaker, microphone, and

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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:

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, and

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(

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exclusive). The Xiaomi 12X was available in 3 colors: Black, Blue, and Purple. The Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity was available in Black and Blue colors.

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

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. 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

Dimensity 9000+.

Software

Initially, the Xiaomi 12 series was released with

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13 based on Android 11 on the Xiaomi 12X and based on

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on other models. Later, the Xiaomi 12X was updated to

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based on

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, while the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro were updated to Xiaomi HyperOS 2 based on

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, and Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity was updated to Xiaomi HyperOS 2 based on

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References

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