Xiaomi unveils Xiaomi 12S, 12S Pro & 12S Ultra as part of their newest line of flagship phones and announced its launching in China. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the top model in the new flagship smartphone in Xiaomi 12S series. This 5G smartphone is already making waves in China and may just be popular enough to reach other Asian markets.
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Design
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has been redesigned with a new and improved processor and an advanced & enhanced design. Physically, the new Xiaomi 12S ultra is quite bulky and that’s no surprise considering it has a 6.73-inch screen. Corning Gorilla Glass Victus is applied over the top of this Xiaomi 12S Ultra. The phone has an impressive IP68 rating of dust and water resistance.(read more...)
Display
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra comes with a large 6.73-inch AMOLED display that takes advantage of the new LTPO 2.0 technology to present colors at their most natural and lifelike. It supports Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, and HDR 10 formats so whether you are watching some content on YouTube or Netflix, or listening to your favorite songs via Spotify or Apple Music, the clarity of each scene will be visible regardless. This device also has many other positives including its amazing maximum refresh rate of up to 120 Hz making it seem like everything is moving really fast - but no worries about motion sickness because the 240Hz touch sampling rate makes sure movements don't feel laggy or delayed at all.(read more...)
Camera
In the camera department, the Xiaomi 12S series comes with a punch-hole cutout and a triple camera setup on the back. On the camera front, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra gets a 50MP main sensor, 48MP ultra-wide sensor, and 48MP five times periscope zoom lens combination. The main camera is the 50MP Sony IMX 989 sensor which has a one-inch sensor with a Leica lens it's also co-developed between Xiaomi and Sony so it's a brand new sony sensor and comes with optical image stabilization (OIS). The smartphones have a 32MP snapper on the front for taking selfies.(read more...)
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Specifications
The Xiaomi 12S series runs the Android 12 operating system out-of-the-box with the MIUI 13 interface on top. The 12S Ultra is equipped with Qualcomm’s cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 SoC, which is built on a 4nm technology. This processor gives you 10% CPU and GPU improvement. So this is a newer version of Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset that was used in the Galaxy S22 ultra, OnePlus 10 Pro, and the previous Xiaomi 12 Pro. Connectivity options include dual SIM 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, IR blaster, and a USB Type-C port.(read more...)
Battery
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra packs a large 4860 mAh battery, that can be charged with 67-watt wired turbo charging, 50-watt wireless turbo charging, and 10-watt reverse wireless charging included in the box. It comes with a fast-charging capability of up to 67-watt wired charging, so you can charge your phone quickly while also keeping it cool because all that turbo charging technology is done inside the case.(read more...)
Pricing and Availability
Xiaomi is introducing this in two color options, which are Classic Black and Verdant Green. Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the costlier version in the 12S series. Xiaomi 12S Ultra has launched in three versions.
8GB RAM+256GB storage option costs Yuan 5,999 (US$894).
12GB RAM+256GB version will cost Yuan 6,499 (US$969).
12GB+512GB, which will cost Yuan 6,999 (US$1,045).