Xiaomi 12X review: Compact Snapdragon 870 flagship with the Xiaomi 12 body.
The cool, compact Xiaomi 12.
Xiaomi 12X shared the compact, premium Xiaomi 12 chassis but swapped the hot 8 Gen 1 for the cool, efficient Snapdragon 870 — keeping the IMX766 OIS camera, wireless charging and Harman Kardon stereo for buyers who prized thermals and size.
01Display
86/10086/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
02Camera
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
03Performance
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
04Battery
84/10084/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2021.
05Build
84/10084/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2021.
- Compact 6.28" / 176 g flagship body
- IMX766 OIS + 67W/50W charging
- Cool Snapdragon 870 + Harman Kardon stereo
- Snapdragon 870 a tier below 8 Gen 1
- Tele-macro filler
- No 3.5 mm jack
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 9-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .