4 brand new Xiaomi phones from the top of the middle category
One phone from the better ones, and three from the top of the middle category.
In this summary, I will not express my personal opinion, but I will list the most important capabilities of the phones. The bottom line is that the new flagship device of the Xiaomi T series, i.e. the camera-focused family, is here with the 200 megapixel main camera!
Let's start with the most powerful, the Xiaomi 12T Pro!
Xiaomi 12T Pro is a smartphone that was announced on October 2022, 4. The device is compatible with GSM, HSPA, LTE and 5G networks and has either Nano-SIM and eSIM or dual Nano-SIM card slots for dual standby. The phone also has an IP53 rating, making it dust and splash resistant.
It has a large 6,67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The screen also has Dolby Vision and HDR10+ functions for better colors and contrast, and is protected against scratches by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The phone is powered by Android 12 operating system and MIUI 13 skin and has Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4nm) chipset, Adreno 730 GPU and 8-12GB of RAM.
The Xiaomi 12T Pro has a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 200MP wide-angle lens, an 8MP ultra-wide lens and a 2MP macro lens. The rear camera can record up to 8K videos at 24 fps or up to 4K videos at 30/60 fps with HDR10+. The phone also has a 20MP front-facing camera that can record 1080p videos at 30/60 fps with HDR. The device also features Harman Kardon-tuned stereo speakers and 24-bit/192kHz audio.
The phone supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE and aptX HD. The navigation works with GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC systems, there is also an NFC and infrared port. The phone's sensors include an under-display optical fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, compass and color spectrum sensor.
The Xiaomi 12T Pro is powered by a 5000mAh non-removable Li-Po battery that supports 120W wired charging, which the manufacturer claims can fully charge the device in just 19 minutes. The device is available in black, silver and blue colors. During the tests, the phone performed well in performance benchmarks, scoring AnTuTu 1032185 (v9), GeekBench 4081 (v5.1) and GFXBench 65fps (ES 3.1 onscreen). The battery life of the phone is 91 hours.
The price of this phone is now 631 dollars (~226 thousand forints). XIAOMI 12TP with coupon code here:
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Xiaomi 12T Pro smartphone
Next is the smaller member of the camera series, which lacks the Pro designation in its name. Of course, this is not the only thing missing, there are many others as well, but this is still a livable, easy-to-use phone.
Xiaomi 12T is a mid-range smartphone that was announced on October 2022, 4. Elegant and modern design, dimensions 163,1 x 75,9 x 8,6 mm, weight 202 g. The device is a dual SIM smartphone that supports 2 Nano-SIMs and is compatible with GSM, HSPA, LTE and 5G networks. The phone has a 6,67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels. The screen has a 120Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The screen-to-body ratio is about 86,7%.
The Xiaomi 12T runs Android 12 with MIUI 13 and is powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 8100-Ultra chipset. It is an octa-core processor with 4 x 2,85 GHz Cortex-A78 and 4 x 2,0 GHz Cortex-A55 processors and a Mali-G610 MC6 GPU. The device offers 128GB or 256GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM, and there is no card slot to expand the storage.
On the back of the smartphone, we find a triple camera arrangement: 108 MP wide with f/1.7 aperture, 8 MP ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture and 2 MP macro lens with f/2.4 aperture. The camera also features PDAF and OIS, and can record 4K videos at 30fps, 1080p videos at 30/60/120/240fps, and HDR videos. There's a 20MP front-facing camera with HDR and panorama features capable of recording 1080p videos at 30/60fps.
The Xiaomi 12T has stereo speakers but no 3,5mm headphone jack. It supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE and NFC (depending on the market/region). it also received GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) support and an infrared port.
The Xiaomi 12T has a fingerprint sensor (under-display, optical), accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass and color spectrum sensors. The device is powered by a non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery that supports 120W wired charging, allowing the phone to fully charge in just 19 minutes. The phone is available in black, silver and blue and is priced at €484,00 / $404,00 / £453,76. The SAR value of the device is 1,09 W/kg (head) and 1,09 W/kg (body). In terms of performance, the phone achieved an AnTuTu score of 780204 and a GeekBench score of 3756.
The price of the phone is a 12TXM with coupon code 458 dollars (~164 0000 HUF) at the following link:
Xiaomi 12T smartphone
Today's third phone comes from sub-brand POCO, and it's still so new it's almost warm. Well, it's not because it's overheating, it's just that it's still very fresh. For the time being, POCO is still only tasting the higher category, the more expensive X5 Pro is at most on par with the Xiaomi 12T.
POCO X5 Pro was announced on February 2023, 6 and released on February 2023, 7. It supports GSM, HSPA, LTE and 5G technologies. The phone measures 162,9 x 76 x 7,9 mm and weighs 181 g. The POCO X5 Pro has a glass front panel (Gorilla Glass 5), a plastic back panel and a plastic frame, and its dust and splash resistance is rated IP53.
The POCO X5 Pro has a 6,67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a refresh rate of 120 Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 500 nits (tip) and 900 nits (HBM) brightness. The phone has a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio, and a pixel density of 395 PPI. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
The phone runs Android 12 and MIUI 14 for POCO and is powered by a Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6nm) chipset that packs a 1x 2,4GHz Cortex-A78, 3x 2,2GHz Cortex-A78 and an octa-core CPU consisting of 4×1,9 GHz Cortex-A55 processors and an Adreno 642L GPU. The phone offers 128GB 6GB RAM or 256GB 8GB RAM internal storage that uses UFS 2.2.
POCO X5 Pro has three cameras, a 108 MP primary camera, an 8 MP ultra-wide camera and a 2 MP macro camera. The primary camera has f/1,9 aperture, 1/1,52″ sensor and PDAF. The phone can record 4K videos at 30fps and 1080p videos at 30/60/120fps. The selfie camera is a 16 MP camera with f/2,4 aperture and can record 1080p videos at 30/60fps.
The phone has stereo speakers and a 3,5mm jack and 24-bit/192kHz audio. It supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, GPS, GLONASS, BDS and GALILEO positioning. The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro sensor, proximity sensor and compass. It also got a Li-Po 5000mAh battery with 67W wired charging, PD3.0, QC4 and 5W reverse wired charging.
POCO X5 Pro is available in Black, Blue and Yellow. AnTuTu score of 531398 (v9), GeekBench score of 2930 (v5.1) and GFXBench score of 28fps (on ES 3.1 screen).
There is also a coupon for this, a POCOX5P you can buy it for $391 (~140 HUF) with a code by clicking on the link below:
Xiaomi POCO X5 Pro mobile phone
The line is rounded off by POCO's smaller device. It didn't get the Pro designation, it's not really Pro, but it may still be interesting for many, since, to put it bluntly, it has a great AMOLED display!
Xiaomi Poco X5 is a smartphone that was announced on February 2023, 6 and released on February 2023, 7. It's designed with a hybrid dual-SIM slot that accepts nano-SIM cards and has an IP53 rating for dust and splash resistance. The phone has a 6,67-inch AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, 700 nit HBM and 1200 nit peak brightness, a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The device runs Android 12, MIUI 13 for POCO and is powered by the Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6nm) chipset with an octa-core processor and Adreno 619 GPU.
The Xiaomi Poco X5 has an internal storage capacity of 128GB with 6GB of RAM or 256GB with 8GB of RAM, and its microSDXC card slot uses a shared SIM slot. The phone's triple rear camera system includes a 48MP wide-angle lens, an 8MP ultra-wide lens and a 2MP macro lens. It also has dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR and panorama, and video recording capability at 1080p 30fps. The front-facing camera is a 13MP wide-angle lens with HDR and 1080p 30fps video recording.
Other features of the Xiaomi Poco X5 include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS positioning, NFC, infrared port, 3,5, 2.0 mm connector and USB Type-C 5 port with OTG support. The phone is available in green, blue and black. The Xiaomi Poco X5000 Li-Po has a 33mAh non-removable battery and XNUMXW wired charging.
The phone has an AnTuTu benchmark score of 400895 (v9) and GeekBench: 2088 (v5.1). The display contrast ratio is infinite (nominal), the speaker rating is good at -27,3 LUFS, and the battery life on a single charge is 106 hours.
The price of the phone is a $5 (~290 HUF) with coupon code POCOX104P at the link below:
