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Let’s look first at the Xiaomi 12, the ‘vanilla’ phone in the series.
This has a 6.3-inch FHD+ 120Hz screen, three rear cameras with a 50MP main, 13MP ultra-wide and 5MP telemacro snapper, a 4,500mAh battery, 67W wired and 50W wireless charging, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.
So it sounds like a feature-packed flagship phone, though one that’s surprisingly small given Xiaomi’s usually-giant mobiles. That’s if the international version is the same as the global variant, a fact we’ll have to see about.
We like the design, especially of the pastel-looking colors. It looks relatively understated compared to some other Xiaomi mobiles we’ve seen.
Here’s the usual schedule for one of these things:
We’ll share some expectations and analysis for a few hours.
Just before the event starts, the brand will likely kick of some pre-show sizzle reel footage that might tease what’s coming – or it could just be a load of adverts for existing products.
The show will likely go on for 60 to 90 minutes, unless Xiaomi wows us with loads of tech. That’s unlikely though – even Apple’s event last week lasted less than an hour, and there was loads there.
Once the event finishes, we’ll share any extra analysis, especially on extra tech they show off that surprises us. If we get any reviews, we’ll also share them here.
Welcome to our Xiaomi 12 live blog. We’ve got a few hours to go until it kicks off, but we can use this time to look through all our expectations.