Xiaomi 12 Pro review
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Introduction
Available in China since last December, the Xiaomi 12 Series just got its launch outside of China. The global variant of the range-topping 12 Pro has been keeping us company for a while now and here it is in its full glory.
And Xiaomi does take its portfolio ranking seriously. While the 12 Pro does come with a competent trio of 50MP cameras (a new main one, an ultrawide, and a short tele), it stops short of offering the biggest and best in the imaging department - clearly not an Ultra this one.
It's got the latest top-end Snapdragon at the helm, as is the norm, and it features an LTPO OLED display from Samsung that is all sorts of great. Charging should be class-leading thanks to the 120W support, which is a most welcome sight given the relatively modest battery capacity for the high-end hardware.
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You can read some hand-picked numbers and features below. Don't miss the infrared emitter that Xiaomi keeps fitting on its handsets in 2022, much to the delight of owners of legacy non-connected tech.
Xiaomi 12 Pro specs at a glance:
- Body: 163.6x74.6x8.2mm, 204g; glass back, aluminum frame.
- Display: 6.73" LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak), 1440x3200px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 521ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm): Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 730.
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- OS/Software: Android 12, MIUI 13.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 50 MP, f/2.2, 115˚; Telephoto: 50 MP, f/1.9, 48mm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom.
- Front camera: 32 MP, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS; Front camera: 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps.
- Battery: 4600mAh; Fast charging 120W, 100% in 18 min (advertised), Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 42 min (advertised), Reverse wireless charging 10W, Power Delivery 3.0, Quick Charge 4+.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); NFC; Infrared port, Virtual proximity sensing.
Xiaomi 12 Pro unboxing
High-end Xiaomi Pros and Ultras get special treatment when it comes to packaging and are shipped in black boxes as opposed to the white livery of lesser models.
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The inside of the thick cardboard box greets you with a sleeve that holds a clear silicone case - not the most premium protection option, but you can't argue with a free case. It's hard to complain about a bundled 120W adapter either, but we're pros at complaining, so we can't help but mention that it's way too heavy and bulky to leave the house. There's also a USB-A-to-C cable to go with it, and you'll need both proprietary peripherals to get the fastest charging speeds.
Reader comments
- AnonD-945330
- 27 May 2023
- kXd
" a few years back we would have complained about a punch hole"...lol..that IS the problem
- Laxochris
- 27 Dec 2022
- Nu6
Every comment here, does not reflect note 12 pro. It's an amazing phone, contact me if u need one from Nigeria.
- Ian R
- 12 Dec 2022
- N}Z
Does the phone have any optical stabilization in the cameras? Because I have both a OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro that do and they make this noise. So if it does, which I think it does, then it's normal and there's nothing to worry about...