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Xiaomi 12 Smartphone 8+128GB, 6.28” 120Hz AMOLED Display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 50MP+13MP+5MP - £436.71 @ Amazon
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Matching the previous low for this particular phone, nice compact (by todays standards) phone
What's in the box?
Master the Opulent Sound
Xiaomi 12 now features dual speakers with SOUND BY Harman Kardon, and Dolby Atmos, providing you with everything you need to be mesmerized by a musical masterpiece.
Take Charge like a Master
Large 4500mAh(typ) battery packs a powerful and fast-charging 4500mAh battery, the highest energy-density battery in Xiaomi's history, so you'll never have to worry about running out of juice. 67W wired + 50W wireless turbo charging; 67W wired charging, takes 39 mins to top up. Wireless charging up to 50W, taking just 53mins for a full charge.
Advanced Cooling System
The cooling system features an ultra-thin 2900mm² super-big vapor chamber that is significantly larger than anything before, along with three layers of massive graphite sheet to effectively reduce the core temperature.
Master of Performance
Using Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, performance has been taken to the next level driven by the cutting-edge 4nm process chipset. Whether it's photo-taking, gaming or content viewing, you are one step ahead. Discover the next generation of speed.
Shoot Like a Master
With Xiaomi ProFocus, Xiaomi 12 adopts an all-new focusing technology with subject learning and tracking algorithm. Xiaomi ProFocus allows for capturing moving subjects more clearly. With help from AI algorithms and imaging technology, the video automatically brightens the scene and retains more detail than the naked eye, even when filming in the dark, almost as if you added a night-vision filter to your phone.
Masterpiece on Display
Xiaomi 12 6.28" AMOLED is the perfect display that is hard to fault in terms of clarity, colour and smoothness. With a more accurate, wider range of colours and more natural colour transitions, the Xiaomi 12 display excels at rendering colour-rich images, making every image pleasing to the eye and a visual feast for the senses.
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What's in the box?
- Mobile Phone
- USB Cable
- Headphones
- UK Charger
Master the Opulent Sound
Xiaomi 12 now features dual speakers with SOUND BY Harman Kardon, and Dolby Atmos, providing you with everything you need to be mesmerized by a musical masterpiece.
Take Charge like a Master
Large 4500mAh(typ) battery packs a powerful and fast-charging 4500mAh battery, the highest energy-density battery in Xiaomi's history, so you'll never have to worry about running out of juice. 67W wired + 50W wireless turbo charging; 67W wired charging, takes 39 mins to top up. Wireless charging up to 50W, taking just 53mins for a full charge.
Advanced Cooling System
The cooling system features an ultra-thin 2900mm² super-big vapor chamber that is significantly larger than anything before, along with three layers of massive graphite sheet to effectively reduce the core temperature.
Master of Performance
Using Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, performance has been taken to the next level driven by the cutting-edge 4nm process chipset. Whether it's photo-taking, gaming or content viewing, you are one step ahead. Discover the next generation of speed.
Shoot Like a Master
With Xiaomi ProFocus, Xiaomi 12 adopts an all-new focusing technology with subject learning and tracking algorithm. Xiaomi ProFocus allows for capturing moving subjects more clearly. With help from AI algorithms and imaging technology, the video automatically brightens the scene and retains more detail than the naked eye, even when filming in the dark, almost as if you added a night-vision filter to your phone.
Masterpiece on Display
Xiaomi 12 6.28" AMOLED is the perfect display that is hard to fault in terms of clarity, colour and smoothness. With a more accurate, wider range of colours and more natural colour transitions, the Xiaomi 12 display excels at rendering colour-rich images, making every image pleasing to the eye and a visual feast for the senses.
Below is a list of Amazon Free Trials that may be handy
Amazon Prime Free Trial
Amazon Prime Student Free Trial
Amazon Music Free Trial
Amazon Audible Free Trial
Amazon have a Prime Try Before You Buy on various Fashion
Free trials may be for selected accounts / new customers only, please check the T&Cs and take note of any additional costs after the free trial period
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20 Comments
sorted by* 210g f4 GT Vs 180g 12 (phone weight)
* Haptics are likely better on f4 GT due to size of vibration motor (haptics imo feel better than any phone I've tested beyond what is said on paper).
* F4 GT has game triggers If they're something you'd find useful, can also be used for macros.
'f4 gt' pros:
- 0.5 inch larger display size
- on 256GB model 12GB RAM Vs 8gb on 12 (one some models including the one in question)
- F4 GT has game/macro triggers, I actually found them useful for stuff like easy access to the camera and so far the switching mechanism to toggle the triggers recessed/engaged feels robust
- F4 GT can be charged faster (120W Vs 67W, 17min charging time Vs 39 mins) as an owner I can tell you this is definitely accurate).
- Side mount/power button fingerprint sensor Vs under display, personally I much prefer having it on the power button so for me this is a plus.
- 64MP Vs 32MP camera sensor, doesn't necessarily mean it's better, check next section.
- Potentially better speakers than 12, check full review on GSM and compare using their tools (4 speakers on f4 Vs 12, but the speakers are likely smaller, however overall they produce very nice audio, have used equaliser apps myself to boost volume and in doing so I gave gotten them quite loud without sacrificing any audio "balancing". Overall speakers sound excellent imo.
'12' pros:
- display supports Dolby vision
- Display has better peak brightness with HDR at 1100 Nits Vs 800 on f4 GT, and 12 bit colour Vs 10 bit colour on f4 GT (could be 8 bit + FRC, worth checking) (68 billion vs 1 billion colour shades, no big discernable difference but if it's a concern then yh, personally I find the 10 bit more than adequate.
- Has OIS on main camera despite lower resolution, best to watch reviews in regards to camera quality as only your eyes can tell you which is the best/a good comparison if available. Basically means there is hardware video stabilisation as opposed to only software on the f4 GT, leads to less shaky footage (only on rear main/50MP sensor)
- higher resolution macro/wide angle sensors (8 Vs 5mp and 13 Vs 8mp respectively, 12 Vs f4 GT).
- 32MP front camera sensor VS 20MP, however slightly better light sensitivity on 20MP sensor (0.8um Vs 0.7um), this is pretty neglible however and overall the sensor on the 12 is better.
- supports wireless charging 50W/53 min charge time and 10W reverse wireless charging
Those should be most of the differences covered (edited)
Once you've had an Xiaomi with the fast charge (67W) you'll never want a slow charging phone again.
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I brought it because it's one of the very few flagships is somewhat compact size. For around £400 I do think it's very good value. As others have said I expect this to be below £400 in the coming months.