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Buyers who want genuine flagship speed and fast wireless charging in a phone they can comfortably use with one hand, and who rarely shoot at long zoom.
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The Xiaomi 12 is the rare flagship that deliberately stayed small, and that single decision defines who it suits. At 6.28 inches and 180g it is easy to use one-handed in a market where almost every other flagship of its generation had grown past 6.5 inches, yet Xiaomi did not water down the internals to get there. It runs the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 as much larger rivals, charges at 67W over a cable and 50W wirelessly, and the 120Hz AMOLED panel is bright and colour accurate. The compromises are real, though. The 5MP third camera is a telemacro rather than a genuine zoom lens, so there is no proper optical zoom at all, and the 4,500mAh battery has to work hard driving a warm-running chip, which means a day of use rather than a day and a half. There is also no official IP water resistance rating, which is a notable omission at this level.
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| Feature | Xiaomi 12 | Xiaomi 12 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.28-inch AMOLED, 1080x2400, 120Hz | 6.55-inch AMOLED, 1080x2400, 120Hz |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Snapdragon 778G |
| Rear cameras | 50MP main with OIS, 13MP ultrawide, 5MP telemacro | 108MP main, 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro |
| Battery | 4,500 mAh | 4,300 mAh |
| Charging | 67W wired, 50W wireless, 10W reverse wireless | 67W wired, no wireless charging |
| Storage options | 128GB, 256GB (UFS 3.1) | 128GB, 256GB (UFS 2.2) |
| Dimensions and weight | 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.16 mm, 180 g | 159.3 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm, 173 g |
| SIM-free price | Not available | From £178.38 |
£700-£999 Phones · 74 phones
Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.
Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.
Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality.
Based on selfie megapixels and max selfie-video resolution.
Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.
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50 , f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
8K@24fs (HDR), 4K@30/60fs (HDR10+), 1080@30/120/240/960fs, 720@1920fs, gyro-EIS
50 , f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 , f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
HDR, panorama
32 , f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
4320
1080@30/60fs, 720@120fs, HDR
AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)
6.28
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Yes, with stereo speakers
No
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International
HSPA, LTE, 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 6e (market dependent), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Yes (market/region dependent)
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
4500
67W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 39 min 50W wireless, 100% in 53 min 10W reverse wireless
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
