Recently, smart phones have been introduced Xiaomi 12S Ultra, 12S Pro and 12S, the latest line of a well-known Chinese brand that has a large number of users in Spain. On this occasion, we find a device, the 12S Ultra, that aims to compete in a high range, especially with regard to the quality of the camera.

Xiaomi 12S Ultra

The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the successor to the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and is a high-end smartphone with a Leica rear camera. On this front we find a configuration with four cameras in which it is the main sensor is a one-inch Sony IMX989 with a resolution of 50.3 megapixels and 23 millimeters.

The IMX989 sensor is supplemented by two more IMX586s, also from Sonand support 48 MP resolution. One is a 13mm f/2.2 wide-angle lens with autofocus and macro functions, while the other is a 120mm f/4.1 telephoto lens. The fourth sensor is TOF 3D for depth and for the ability to play with, for example, blur.

As we can see, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra can be understood as a phone camera from certain points of view, as it is able to offer high-quality photos with support for two photo style modes, 8-bit HEIF, 10-bit DNG RAW with built-in Adobe Lightroom profile and 10-bit H.265 video recording in resolution up to 4K at 60fps and 8K at 24fps. It is the first Android smartphone to support Dolby Vision HDR recording.

On other fronts, since we are talking about a smartphone after all, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra includes a screen 6.73 inch AMOLED with HDR10+ support, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus and supporting native resolution 1440 × 3200 pixels and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. SoC is a Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 which is octa-core and manufactured using a 4nm process.

At the memory level, we find configurations of 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM along with 256GB of data storage, 12GB of RAM along with 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM along with 512GB of storage. Considering what the device includes at the rear camera level, data storage needs to be considered.

For connectivity, the smartphone includes dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, infrared port and USB 2.0 Type-C (yes, you read that right). The The battery has a capacity of 4,860 mAhlithium-polymer type and supports fast charging via cable and wireless.

The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a fingerprint sensor, a 32MP front camera, MIUI 13 on top of Android 12 as an operating system, dual-SIM support and is available in black and dark green. The dimensions are 163.2 x 75 x 9.1 millimeters and the weight is about 225 grams.

Prices are around €857 for the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage model, €929 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model, and €1,000 for the 12GB RAM and 512GB storage model.

Xiaomi 12S Pro

We “descend” to reach the Xiaomi 12S Pro, a smartphone clearly more modest than the previous one, but not necessarily low in terms of performance, since here we also find the rear camera configuration from Leica.

The Xiaomi 12S Pro includes a screen 6.73 inch AMOLED which works in resolution 1440 x 3200 pixelswith a refresh rate of 120 Hz and is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus.

The processor in this case is the Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, which is also octa-core. On the memory level, it offers configurations of 8GB RAM with 128GB storage for data, 8GB RAM with 256GB storage, 12GB RAM with 256GB storage and 12GB RAM with 512GB storage.

In terms of cameras, the Xiaomi 12S Pro packs a triple configuration on the back with all lenses supporting 50 megapixels. The first is 24mm with f/1.9 aperture, the telephoto lens is 48mm with f/1.9 aperture and the wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture. The front camera has a resolution of 32 megapixels.

For connectivity, we find Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e dual band, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, infrared port and USB 2.0 Type-C. It has a fingerprint reader and the battery is lithium polymer and 4,600 mAhcapable of supporting both wired and wireless fast charging.

It is a dual-SIM smartphone with dimensions of 163.6 x 74.6 x 8.2 millimeters, MIUI 13 on Android 12 as the operating system and will be available in gray, white, purple and green colors. The prices are 670, 712, 771 and 843 euros after the variants from the one with the least number of functions to the variant with the largest memory.

Xiaomi 12S

And finally, we have the most “basic” model, the Xiaomi 12S, which also has a Laic camera configuration on the back.

This smartphone features an AMOLED screen 6.28 inches which supports native resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate and is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. The SoC is the same as the Pro version and the rest of the features are similar, so let’s focus on the differences.

The rear camera setup is triple with a 50-megapixel, 26mm main lens and f/1.9 aperture; 13MP, 12mm wide-angle sensor with f/2.4 aperture; in addition to the 5-megapixel telephoto lens, 50 millimeters and f/2.4 aperture.

The battery in the Xiaomi 12S is somewhat smaller, 4500 mAh but supports fast charging by the same means. The memory configurations are 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage, 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage, and 12 GB RAM and 512 GB storage, with approximate prices of 571, 614, 617 and 743 euros. .