Xiaomi 12 Pro, the latest and greatest flagship phone from Xiaomi, has officially been launched in India. This is Xiaomi’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy S22 series, OnePlus 10 Pro, and others like the iQOO 9 Pro, Motorola Edge 30 Pro, and the Realme GT 2 Pro. Xiaomi 12 Pro price in India starts at Rs 62,999. This is for a version with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. A version with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage is available for Rs 66,999. While we work on our full review, here’s a quick first look at the Xiaomi 12 Pro. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
The Xiaomi 12 Pro has a glass back with a smooth matte finish. The sides are made of metal. The phone weighs 205g and measures 8.16mm. It comes in three colourways- Couture Blue, Opera Mauve, and Noir Black. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
On the front, you get a curved 6.73-inch 2K (1440p) LTPO E5 AMOLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate (480Hz touch sampling) and 1500nits peak brightness. The phone supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. You also get Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and a tiny hole punch cut-out at the centre. Biometrics are handled by an in-screen fingerprint scanner. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
Under the hood, the Xiaomi 12 Pro has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. This is paired with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB UFS3.1 storage. Storage expansion is not an option. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
The phone runs MIUI 13 based on Android 12. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
Fuelling the package is a 4,600mAh battery with 120W fast wired and 50W wireless charging. There is support for 10W reverse wireless charging, as well. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
The Xiaomi 12 Pro has three cameras on the back – a 50MP main (Sony IMX 707) sensor behind an f/1.9 aperture lens with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide-angle with 115-degree field-of-view, and another 50 MP portrait sensor behind an f/1.9 lens. The phone is capable of up to 8k video recording (@24fps). (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
On the front, the 12 Pro has a 32MP camera. It tops out at 1080p @60fps. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
Xiaomi has equipped the 12 Pro with vapour chamber liquid cooling. The phone has dual speakers tuned by Harmon Kardon. There is no headphone jack. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
The Xiaomi 12 Pro packs support for 14 5G bands (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78/n79). There is support for Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6E, as well. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
