XiaoMi 12S/pro/ultra/lite launches

[williamcll]

 

Reviews for the Upcoming XiaoMi 12S has been announced with decent reception. They seem to have taken over Huawei's Lecia camera design. Available in 3 models as well as a lite model with different hardware.

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The Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12S Pro only feature a few changes when compared to the Xiaomi 12 series from last year. The newer models come with Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset, which should offer slightly better performance and power efficiency.

Both phones feature the same displays as their respective predecessors and the same 32MP selfie shooters housed within a hole-punch cutout. The battery capacity and fast charging capabilites also remain unchanged, and Xiaomi hasn’t offered any improvements on the connectivity front either.

The Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12S will be available in four RAM/storage variants at the following prices:

Xiaomi 12S:

8GB+128GB: CNY 3,999 (~$597)

8GB+256GB: CNY 4,299 (~$642)

12GB+256GB: CNY 4,699 (~$702)

12GB+512GB: CNY 5,199 (~$777)

Xiaomi 12S Pro:

8GB+128GB: CNY 4,699 (~$702)

8GB+256GB: CNY 4,999 (~$747)

12GB+256GB: CNY 5,399 (~$807)

12GB+512GB: CNY 5,899 (~$881)

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While the Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12S Pro are minor upgrades over the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro from last year, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra is a major step up from the Mi 11 Ultra. It features a better display, a faster SoC, impressive camera hardware developed in collaboration with Leica, and much more.

Although the Xiaomi 12S Ultra packs a slightly smaller display than the Mi 11 Ultra, it is significantly better in almost all regards. The 6.73-inch Samsung E5 AMOLED display on the newer model is an LTPO panel that offers 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate support, a 3200 x 1440p resolution, 1,500nits peak brightness, and a native 10-bit color depth. It has a peak brightness of 1,500nits, 100% DCI-P3 coverage, and HDR10+ support. These upgrades should result in a smoother experience in day-to-day use, enhanced picture quality, and better battery life.

The main 50.3MP camera features an eight-piece aspherical lens, octa-PD auto-focus, a lens edge ink coating, and multi-layer ALD ultra-low reflectance coating. The 48MP ultra-wide camera features a Leica Summicron 1:1.9-4.1 / 13-120 aspherical lens, dual-PD auto-focus, and macro mode support, while the 48MP periscope telephoto camera features dual-PD auto-focus and HyperOIS.

 

The Xiaomi 12S Ultra will come in three RAM/storage variants, which are priced as follows:

8GB+256GB: CNY 5,999 (~$896)

12GB+256GB: CNY 6,499 (~$970)

12GB+512GB: CNY 6,999 (~$1045)

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The Xiaomi 12 Lite is available now. Prices will vary from region to region, but will be about equivalent to below figures in US dollars:

6GB + 128GB, $399

8GB + 128GB, $449

8GB + 256GB, $499

The Xiaomi 12 Lite is a thin and lightweight phone measuring 7.29mm thick and weighing just 173g. While the 6.55-inch screen is still considered large by some, the phone feels very compact to me, someone used to carrying 6.7- or 6.8-inch flagships that weight over 200g. The 6.55-inch screen is a 2400 x 1800 OLED panel with symmetrical bezels, meaning the bottom chin bezel isn’t noticeably thicker than the top. This is a relatively recent development in the Android scene, and it’s usually reserved for flagships only. For example, Samsung and OnePlus’ flagship phones give you symmetrical bezels, but drop down a price level to the Galaxy As, the Galaxy FEs, or the OnePlus Nords, and you will see the thicker chin. It’s a cost-cutting measure by Samsung and OnePlus, as it takes more effort and technical skills to manufacture/assemble a phone without that extra chin bezel space. This is an example of Xiaomi offering flagship-like flourishes at mid-range price points when other brands do not.

The Xiaomi 12 Lite is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. This is a 6nm silicon that supports 5G connectivity. The memory standards are where we see the first signs of corner-cutting, as they’re not the latest standards: LPDDR4X and UFS 2.2. This means the phone won’t load things as fast as phones using LPDDR5 or UFS 3.1.

My thoughts

Reminds me of the Nokia 1020 with its big pixel count and camera bump. One nice thing is that the diameter of this bump actually allows some panasonic lens adaptor to fit in. Now that Asus and Mi has announced their phones, I wonder what the competitors like oppo and samsung will provide.

 

Sources

https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-12s-series-launch/

https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-12s-ultra-launch/

https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-12-lite-review/

[Levent]

Cant wait to see Stuart skin for this thing.

[Murasaki]

1 hour ago, Levent said:

Cant wait to see Stuart skin to this thing.

Your post made this thread actually interesting.

[Middcore]

 

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that. 

[TetraSky]

Marques also got a video on it. Seems promising. But man... if you didn't like the camera bump on other phones... This thing is on a whole other level. And that zoomed in "bug" where it doesn't record what you're actually seeing, is BAD. Sure hope they fix that ASAP.

 

 

11:45 in the video "looks like a minion". So yeah, like @Levent said, Stuart skin when? lol

[Doobeedoo]

Yeah looks rather solid though. Photos too. Not fan of all the blur stuff I always see talked about but whatever. As long as good image not overprocessed and noisy.