While there will be plenty of Xiaomi phones soon, the Mi Note 11 and Mi 11T come to mind, the Xiaomi Mi 12 will be the brand's next flagship phone. The Mi 12 follows Xiaomi Mi 11, the brand's 2020 flagship, which also had a premium sibling in the Mi 11 Ultra and a mid-range one in the Mi 11 Lite 5G. Although we gave the ``vanilla'' Mi 11 a very good score, there are still things a successor could do better. We've listed all the new things we want to see in the Xiaomi Mi 12 below, based on what we liked (and didn't like) about the Mi 11 series, and other Xiaomi phones as well. than phones made by other companies. . There are no leaks on the Xiaomi Mi 12 yet, it's probably too early to hear about them, but when they start to appear, possibly in the last months of the year, we will all report and share them. in this page. So stay tuned for this.
Come to the point
- What is it? Xiaomi 2022 flagship phone
- When did it come out? Probably early 2022
- How much will it cost? Expect a higher price
Xiaomi Mi 12 launch date and price
Xiaomi is an odd company for release dates, at least judging by the Mi 11 series, and the Mi 12 is unlikely to be any different. The Mi 11 was first unveiled in December 2020, during a launch exclusively in China. It took until February 2021 for a global reset and another month before it went on sale. It's a strange, stretched-out timeline that negates much of the hype for the phone when it hits the global market, so hopefully Xiaomi won't repeat it for the Mi 12. We can't be sure, though. As for the price of a Xiaomi Mi 12, we can only go back to the Mi 11 as an indication. The phone costs €749 / AU$1,099 (around £1,040), which puts it roughly in line with the Samsung Galaxy S21 and OnePlus 9 in terms of price; a similar competition is expected next year.What we want to see
This feature wish list for the Xiaomi Mi 12 is based on the Mi 11 series (including the Ultra), as well as other Xiaomi phones, and what the company's competitors are doing.
1. Lower prices
When it broke into western phone markets, Xiaomi made a name for itself with its 'flagship' phones, which had similar specs to the best offerings from Samsung and OnePlus (itself the killer flagship original), but with much lower prices. With the Mi 11, that is no longer the case: the Vanilla Phone and the Ultra model are price rivals. The Mi 11 wasn't overly expensive as such, but the competitive edge that put Xiaomi ahead of the game has faded. We'd like to see the Mi 12 undercut its contemporaries, so it can stand up to them in a more tangible way. If there is another Ultra model, we would like to see it much more affordable, as the Mi 11 Ultra was arguably not worth the money.2. A cleaner user interface
MIUI, the fork of Android that Xiaomi uses in its phones, has some really great features and some absolutely horrible ones. The company needs to fix the problem. It's true that MIUI has plenty of customization options, more than some other Android forks, and the interface has strong security. But on the other hand, MIUI comes with loads of bloatware, has an annoying security scan popup every time you install an app, and has a lot of bugs. These issues need to be resolved before we can wholeheartedly love Xiaomi phones.3. New photography modes
