The time missing to the presentation of the Xiaomi Mi 12 line does not scare the rumors: here is the profile of the expected Chinese top of the range
There is still a lot of time to the presentation of Xiaomi Mi 12, the line of top of the range that the Chinese company will rely on for 2022. The current Mi 11 were made official in December last year, the previous generation in February, so for the Mi 12 we can expect an event between Christmas and early 2022, depending on any agreements with Qualcomm.
Yes because the relationship between Xiaomi and the world leader Qualcomm is not in question: the presence of the next generation of chips that will be at the top of the range of the American leader on Xiaomi Mi 12 is not in doubt. As is not the technical profile of absolute level that will bring the Chinese top to rival the best proposals of the competition. Only that this technical profile must be somehow defined, we need numbers, facets, contours. And this is where the “machine” of rumors comes into play, which has just been activated with the first leaks on the Xiaomi Mi 12.
The alleged model code sets in motion the rumors
The start of the dance comes from the IMEI database (International Mobile Equipment Identity) where it appeared a new smartphone Xiaomi identified by the code 2112123AC, which according to the well-informed could just be Xiaomi Mi 12.
Those who follow closely the evolution of the market will have learned to know the steps that precede the launch of a new product, among which there is a long process of certifications and approvals at the various global bodies, many of which are obliged to make public certain steps then exploited by insiders and the press to anticipate little by little the new products.
This is not the case of Xiaomi Mi 12 whose (alleged) passage from the IMEI has not anticipated anything, neither in terms of aesthetics or technical. But there is really too much time yet to the period in which it is thought that the range at the top of the Xiaomi offer may be launched to witness more concrete steps than this.
Xiaomi Mi 12, what we know so far
Nonetheless, there are already some rumors that try to anticipate the equipment of Xiaomi Mi 12. They come from China, to collect them was the local portal MyDrivers which confirms the launch by the end of the year, probably to trace the period of Xiaomi Mi 11, confirms the presence of the flagship chip from Qualcomm, which should be the Snapdragon 895, and anticipates the doubling of the resolution of the main camera.
On Xiaomi Mi 12, according to the few rumors currently available, there should be a main camera from as many as 200 megapixels, almost a doubling compared to 108 megapixels of the current Mi 11. It’s true that as the number of megapixels increases, the quality of the shot doesn’t have to, but such a high resolution could help to get better photos due to pixel binning, the technique that “merges” more pixels into a larger one, and therefore brighter.
Improvements are also expected for the screen, which should adopt the LTPO OLED technology that increases the yield by lowering the consumption, which is useful to get a level of autonomy despite the 120 Hz expected for the display. However, the charging performance should be amazing: rumor has it that the Xiaomi Mi 12 may have 120-watt wired charging and even 100-watt wireless charging.