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

Xiaomi 12X - did you order a compact flagship?

Although there is a trend towards an increase in the size of mobile assistants in the smartphone industry, there are always people who are not satisfied with the current situation. The grass used to be greener and smartphones were more ergonomic. It is for such people that the Chinese company Xiaomi has created the hero of today's review. What did the developer have to sacrifice for the compactness of the novelty?

The design definitely cannot be attributed to the shortcomings of the gadget, which looks very expensive thanks to the metal frame, graceful body shapes and an impressive block of three cameras. It was decided to leave the fingerprint scanner under the glass of the AMOLED display, its accuracy is excellent. The diagonal of the AMOLED screen was modest by today's standards 6.28 inches , but this is the only simplification of the frameless display. The panel has a quite high resolution of 2400x1080 pixels, the current refresh rate of the picture is 120 hertz . Even on a sunny day, you won't have to complain about the visibility of the image due to the impressive reserve of brightness, the comfort of working with the screen is also ensured by a good oleophobic layer.

The savings on technical characteristics are insignificant and even, from a certain point of view, useful. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 CPU is not a top-end, but a productive solution, which with 8GB / 12GB of RAM and an Adreno 650 video chip copes well with both everyday tasks and games. The small size affected the heating and throttling, but there are no tangible drops in the frequency rate even in Genshin Impact, which is famous for its resource consumption. The autonomy is also not frustrating. With a battery capacity of 4500mAh, you need to charge it as much as once a day and a half for 35-40 minutes, but only by wired method, because there is no wireless charging. The volume of ROM has reached 128 / 256GB , the memory format is UFS 3.1.

A rather expensive Android smartphone is not without high-quality photo capabilities. 50-, 13- and 5-megapixel cameras with optical stabilization, even in auto mode, are ready to create clear and detailed shots, the color rendition of which does not upset. It is possible to find fault only with night shots, in which noises are visible, and even the smallest objects are often blurred. But the best result can only be provided by camera phones at a double price tag. Stereo sound , 5G connectivity and NFC contactless payments combine with competitive advantages such as MIUI shell functionality and infrared . And if the future user is not confused by the ubiquitous advertising recommendations, then the device will give a lot of pleasure.