Xiaomi 12 looks stunning in leaked renders

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The Xiaomi 12 will be one of the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 handsets available

allegedly leaked Xiaomi 12 renders
(Image credit: OnLeaks / Zoutons)

When the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip was officially unveiled, Xiaomi wasted no time in announcing that it would be amongst the first manufacturers using the new SoC in upcoming flagship smartphones. 

We’ve already seen what the Xiaomi 12 Ultra could look like, and now thanks to the prolific leaker OnLeaks and Zoutons, we have our first potential look at the regular Xiaomi 12.

Suffice it to say, while the massive circular camera bump made the Ultra model stand out from the crowd, the Xiaomi 12 render shows a much more pedestrian affair — albeit one that’s very stylish to look at. 

The renders showcase a phone with a gently curved design and a slightly raised rectangular camera bump housing three lenses, which will reportedly include a 50MP sensor.

Xiaomi 12 renders

(Image credit: OnLeaks / Zoutons)

On the front, there’s a hole-punch selfie camera in the top middle edge of the display. The power button and volume rocker are to the right-hand side, and the bottom of the phone houses a USB-C port and a speaker grille as you’d expect.

The phone will apparently have dimensions of 152.7 x 70 x 8.6mm (or 11.5mm including the camera bump) which, if true, would make it significantly smaller than the Xiaomi Mi 11, which measured 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.1mm. Indeed, the report says that the phone will pack a 6.2-inch 1080p display, which is a fair bit smaller than the 6.8-inch panel on its predecessor.

Xiaomi 12 renders

(Image credit: OnLeaks / Zoutons)

The leakers also claim that their sources have confirmed a 5,000 mAh battery for the phone, which should be plenty for most people’s needs — especially when 100W charging is also mentioned. For reference, our current fastest charging phone — the OnePlus 9 Pro — manages to fill its entire 4,500  mAh battery from empty in just over half an hour from a 65W charger. And while diminishing returns are certainly expected, this could be hugely impressive all the same.

We should know more soon enough: the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Ultra are expected any day now. With the phones’ predecessors arriving last December, it seems to be a question of whether the successors will arrive before the year is out, or whether they’ll slip into January 2022. 

Either way, as our first look at the power of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, they should be on everyone’s radar, whether you intend to import one or not.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.