Xiaomi 12 will be introduced next week, to be exact on December 28, 2021. This date was announced directly by Xiaomi through a post on Weibo.
Xiaomi also uploaded a teaser poster featuring Chinese athlete Su Bingtian, indicating that this event will be focused on the Chinese market before Xiaomi 12 is brought to other countries in 2022, as quoted from The Verge, Tuesday (21/12/2021).
The choice of December 28 is also quite interesting. The reason is that on the same date last year Xiaomi released the Mi 11, the first flagship phone that uses Snapdragon 888.
Based on existing leaks, the Xiaomi 12 series will consist of four different models namely the Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro, 12X and 12 Ultra. But it's possible that not all of them will launch later this month (for example the new Mi 11 Ultra was announced at the end of March 2021).
Xiaomi teaser poster 12 Photos: Weibo/Xiaomi
At the moment there is not much official information about the Xiaomi 12 series. But Xiaomi has confirmed that this phone will be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.
A leaked marketing photo shared by tipster Ice Universe shows a phone with a hole-punch camera in the center of the screen. Another rumor from tipster @OnLeaks says the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro will have triple rear cameras and a 50 MP main camera.
Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro coming pic.twitter.com/HRCYuamab9
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 21, 2021
@OnLeaks also leaked key specifications of the Xiaomi 12 such as a smaller 6.2-inch screen than its predecessor, a curved screen design with 1080p+ resolution, a 4,500mAh battery, and 67W fast charging.
Meanwhile, the shape of the Xiaomi 12 Ultra has also been revealed through a photo of the protective case uploaded to Weibo. This case shows a phone with a large camera module with a large number of holes for the sensor.
It is not yet known when Xiaomi 12 will visit countries outside China. Given that the Xiaomi Mi 11 launches globally in February 2021, it's likely that we won't have to wait long to see the Xiaomi 12 land on the market.