Xiaomi 12 review: Compact 6.28″ Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship.
A rare small flagship from Xiaomi.
Xiaomi 12 packed Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 into a 6.28″ body with strong charging. Camera and software polish lag the Pro, but it’s a charming pocketable used buy.
01Display
82/10082/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2022 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
78/10078/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.
03Performance
80/10080/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2022 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
75/10075/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2022 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
80/10080/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.
06Value
75/10075/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.
- Genuinely compact flagship.
- 67 W + 50 W wireless.
- Harman Kardon speakers.
- Bright LTPO panel.
- SD8 Gen 1 ran hot.
- 5 MP telephoto is weak.
- MIUI quirks.
- No IP rating on base 12.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 16-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .