Xiaomi 12T Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi 12T - step aside

Smartphone generations are changing faster and faster. Both the pace of progress and the ever-increasing demands of the audience are to blame for this. The Chinese company Xiaomi is trying to keep up with them, so the hero of today's review is already ready to replace one flagship phone. However, there are few qualitative changes in comparison with its predecessor.

The appearance has been slightly updated. The block of photomodules that has become a corporate design is recognizable from the first seconds, the strict colors of the rear glass panel add beauty and style to the exterior. The display bezels are the same, as is the lens diameter of the 20-megapixel selfie camera. But the fingerprint scanner has moved under the screen again. Its accuracy has decreased, but only slightly. The 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2712x1220 pixels tries to be the best in the price category in terms of brightness and contrast, and the refresh rate of 120 hertz is unlikely to disappoint the buyer. I don’t want to find fault with the quality of the oleophobic coating either.

Specifications have changed. Mediatek Dimensity 1200 has been replaced by a more powerful 8100 chip and has improved performance and energy efficiency. 8GB of RAM and the Mali G610MC6 graphics accelerator will save the user from lags both in games and in everyday life. Demanding gamers will enjoy more than comfortable gameplay in resource-intensive Genshin Impact and Fortnite, while the phablet heats up moderately thanks to an efficient cooling system. You don't have to worry about autonomy. A 5000mAh battery will not allow you to stay with a discharged mobile assistant at an inopportune moment, half an hour near the outlet and a couple of days of active operation of the gadget is provided. The list of pluses in the considered area is completed by 128/256GB of UFS 3.1 format ROM.

The photographic capabilities of 108-, 8- and 2-megapixel cameras are still far from those of the best camera phones, but they do not cause disappointment either. Optical stabilization helps in organizing the clarity of evening shots. When shooting in poor lighting, although noises are also visible, it is simply impossible to call even night shots unsuccessful in terms of detail and color reproduction. Specialists from JBL have worked on the stereo sound of the speakers, making it balanced and at the same time loud. NFC contactless payments, 5G support are a great addition to all of the above. But, of course, it was not without annoying shortcomings. The plastic edging negatively affects the tactile sensations from the device, the ads in the MIUI shell have not disappeared. However, a lot of advantages, coupled with an attractive price, even with the indicated disadvantages, makes the device a potential bestseller. Another thing is that the 11T Pro model is almost no worse, and even more affordable.