After all the rumors, Xiaomi has just announced its newest additions to its high-end lineup, Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro. The latter is equipped with a 200MP main camera.
Xiaomi 12T Pro has a 6.67-inch 1220 x 2712 12-bit AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, 900 nits of peak brightness, support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. At the helm is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, complimented by a 65% larger vapor chamber, and 125% more thermal material. You also get up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
For optics, the 200MP main camera can record 8K and HDR10+ videos and has 2x lossless digital zoom as well as OIS. It’s joined by an 8MP ultra-wide unit, and a 2MP macro shooter. At the front is a 20MP snapper.
Xiaomi 12T has the same display and battery, but uses a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra, along with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It has a 108MP ISOCELL HM6 main unit with OIS, while the rest of its cameras are the same with the Pro. It does not support Dolby Vision.
Both devices run MIUI 13 on top of Android 12 and come with a 120W charger that can top-up their power packs to 100% in 19 minutes. Both also feature Wi-Fi 6, and dual-SIM capabilities.
Specifications
| Xiaomi 12T Pro | Xiaomi 12T | |
| Display | 6.67″ AMOLED 20:9 1,220 x 2,712, 120Hz | 6.67″ AMOLED 20:9 1,220 x 2,712, 120Hz |
| Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 900 nits peak, Gorilla Glass 5 | HDR10+, 900 nits peak, Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Processor | Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | Dimensity 8100-Ultra |
| RAM | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 | 8GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 |
| Rear Cameras | 200MP ISOCELL HP1, Main, 2x Lossless Digital Zoom, OIS | 108MP ISOCELL HM6, Main, OIS |
| 8MP Ultra-Wide | 8MP Ultra-Wide | |
| 2MP Macro | 2MP Macro | |
| Front Camera | 20MP | 20MP |
| OS | Android 12 + MIUI 13 | Android 12 + MIUI 13 |
| Battery | 5,000mAh + 120W | 5,000mAh + 120W |
Xiaomi 12T Pro and 12T Pricing
Xiaomi 12T Pro starts at EUR 750 for the 8GB+128GB variant, or around PHP 43,600, while the Xiaomi 12T will retail starting at EUR 600 for the 8GB+128GB model, or around PHP 34,900.
*Prices in PHP are direct conversions using the exchange rate at the time the content was published. These are not indicative of actual local pricing and don’t include additional costs like taxes, etc.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
