The Xiaomi 12 is the next flagship phone of the company and will be replacing this year’s Mi 11. It is said to be one of the first devices, if not the very first, to feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. While there have been extensive leaks on its specifications, its design and appearance have been in the dark but that’s starting to change now.
User @WHYLAB on Weibo has leaked images of purported protective cases for not just the vanilla Xiaomi 12, but the entire lineup that also includes the Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Ultra.
We earlier did have leaked renders for the standard Xiaomi 12 model and this newer case leak sits quite well with it, meaning that it’s likely accurate unless Xiaomi decides to make some last-minute changes (which is highly unlikely). The cameras have been arranged in a manner, not unlike the one found on the Xiaomi Civi, with a large opening for the primary camera topping two smaller sensors.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro appears to have a near-identical camera setup to the vanilla model.
But it’s the Xiaomi 12 Ultra that’s the most eye-catching of the bunch with a case with a total of eight cutouts! It’s not clear exactly what Xiaomi has got in mind here with the ginormous center-aligned camera module, but we do expect at least three of the cutouts to be cameras. The rest of them, well, could be anything including random sensors, noise cancellation mics, and multiple flashlights.
Another surprising thing that the case, if indeed true, reveals is that the Xiaomi 12 Ultra may not be featuring a secondary display at the back at all. A large part of the rear panel has been occupied by the camera module alone and there do not appear to be any cutouts for a display – unless, of course, if the huge gaping hole in the center is actually meant to be one.
As for specs, the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are expected to come with 120Hz OLED panels, be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and support 67W and 120W charging, respectively. The pricing of the Xiaomi 12 series could start from 4,299 yuan, which roughly converts to $680.
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