Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is known for affordable smartphones but in recent times, the company made a lunge for the premium flagship smartphone market with the Mi 11 and it was a huge success. The company is expected to continue the upgrade in its phone design with the 12 series. Recently, some renders of the protective cases of the Xiaomi 12 series leaked online.
The protective case for the 12 Ultra was recently shared online by Twitter tipster @rodent950 who spotted them on Chinese social media platform Weibo. Graphic designer Technizo Concept has now imagined the Xiaomi 12 Ultra based on the leaked protective cases. 
The renders show the premium flagship will have a completely redesigned camera system different from the design style of the Mi 11 series. The Mi 12 Ultra will utilize a round-shaped camera module with a wide radius with a slight rectangular protrusion at the base. The circular module will house a Quad-camera setup comprising of a centrally placed, wide main sensor. There are rumors the Mi 12 Ultra main camera will be a 50-megapixel Samsung ISOCell GN5 image sensor wide-angle camera
We don’t know for sure the configurations of the other three sensors but we expect them to include ultra-wide and periscope sensors. The device is also envisioned to carry a sensor in addition to the four camera lenses but the use is not known. The LetsGoDigital in-house designer also envisions the Mi 12 Ultra to come with a Leica badge meaning Xiaomi could team up with the renowned German camera maker for the Mi 12 Ultra. That is just speculation, though.
The renders also include the front design which is expected to house a 20MP under-display camera. 
Xiaomi hasn’t revealed when it will launch the Mi 12 Ultra but as it is in a race to be among the first OEMs to launch a flagship packing the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, we expect the launch to happen pretty soon.
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