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

Xiaomi Mi 12 Ultra - refining innovations

The Chinese company Xiaomi recently presented to the world several innovative phones with interesting ideas. So, Mix Fold surprised fans of the brand with a folding screen and an innovative approach to photographic capabilities, the first representative of the Ultra-line was noted for a functional additional AMOLED display. The hero of today's review takes most of the advantages of these models and replenishes them with his own.

The appearance of the novelty resembles that of its predecessor, but it has a number of tangible changes. Firstly, the auxiliary AMOLED screen has increased in diagonal up to 1.5 inches, and secondly, the 32-megapixel selfie camera has finally moved under the display. At the same time, the quality of the photo has remained at a decent level. The 6.91-inch AMOLED panel is close to being the best on the market. Amazing reserves of brightness and contrast, a huge resolution of 3200x1440 pixels, an effective oleophobic coating and a picture refresh rate that has increased to 144Hz make even ordinary web surfing a real pleasure.

The technical characteristics are presented by the technological Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 processor, 12GB / 16GB of RAM and the Adreno 670 video adapter. Needless to say, the bundle flawlessly copes with both the rendering of the MIUI proprietary shell (Android 11) and the most resource-intensive games. Even a couple of hours of gameplay in Genshin Impact at maximum graphics presets will not affect the smoothness of the game application. And the heating of the back panel is quite moderate. There are no questions about energy efficiency and, as a result, autonomy. The 5000mAh battery guarantees a stable 8-10 hours of active screen time, fast charging at 120W is adjacent to wireless at 50W. The volume of internal storage is devoid of the expansion function, however, with 256 / 512GB of ROM format, it is not very much needed.

A separate pride of the developer is the ability of cameras. The main 50-megapixel sensor Samsung GN3 is endowed with liquid lenses with ultra-fast autofocus and advanced hybrid stabilization. Together with a 48-megapixel wide-angle lens and telephoto lenses (tenfold zoom), as well as an 8-megapixel macro camera, the mentioned photo module will turn even night shots into practically works of art. The manufacturer also took care of the stereo sound , the volume and frequency response of which are very good. Protection against dust and moisture according to IP68 standards, contactless NFC payments complement the positive impression of an extraordinary device. However, the extremely high price tag will make the gadget inaccessible to many potential buyers.