Xiaomi 12 5G

The Xiaomi 12 is the ideal phone for anyone who wants a fairly small screen coupled with flagship power. It’s not quite a compact phone, but it’s certainly a lot smaller than most modern handsets, yet the specs rival those of the best phones around.

It has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset for example, which is the best Android phone chipset available at the time of this device’s release. It also has up to 12GB of RAM, which is a match for even the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and is far more than you’ll find in the iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Its 6.28-inch screen stands out for more than just being reasonably small too – it has a 120Hz refresh rate, so scrolling looks perfectly smooth, it sports great colours and contrast, and it supports HDR10+. So in other words it’s a high-end display through and through.

The Xiaomi 12 also has a stand-out camera, with a quality macro lens that lets you take sharp shots of insects, textures, and other small details, and that’s joined by a flagship-class 50MP main camera and a 13MP ultrawide one.

Battery life impresses too, with its 4,500mAh holding up well thanks in part to the phone’s smaller size, and 67W charging getting it juiced back up in a flash. Sporting a premium build as well, this is a clear flagship, just in a smaller size than you might expect.

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• Dimensions (mm): 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2
• Weight (g): 180
• Battery capacity (mAh): 4500
• Colours: Gray, Blue, Purple, Green
• Screen size (inches): 6.28
• Resolution: 1080 x 2400
• Pixels per inch (PPI): 419
• Processor: Octa-core
• Processor make: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
• RAM: 8GB / 12GB
• Internal storage: 128GB / 256GB
• Expandable storage up to: N/A
• Camera: 50MP, 13MP and 5MP (32MP front-facing)
• Operating System: Android 12