The first batch of Snapdragon 898 models (Snapdragon 8 gen1) will be officially launched in the middle of next month. In addition, Xiaomi 12 is likely to be the first smartphone to use this chip. This year, the Chinese manufacturer will probably release only the standard model. The Pro and Ultra models should be officially released next year. Apart from Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Ultra, we also have reports of "Xiaomi 12 Lite". Now, the latest report on the Xiaomi 12 series is the arrival of "Xiaomi 12 mini".
The Xiaomi 12 mini will reportedly have a small screen, just like the Xiaomi 12 Lite. It is possible that Xiaomi 12 mini and Xiaomi 12 Lite refer to the same smartphone. It is unlikely that the company will release two flagships with small screens in the Xiaomi 12 series.
Some netizens revealed the details of the Xiaomi 12 mini on Weibo today. This leak reveals the configuration, appearance and price of this smartphone. In addition, the leak shows a poster with the devices and it looks a lot like an official Xiaomi product. However, we suggest that you use the information on this leak for your reference only. This is because we cannot yet confirm the authenticity of this leak.
The declared characteristics of Xiaomi 12 mini
According to the leak, the Xiaomi 12 mini comes with a 6,28-inch direct screen, which is in line with previous @DCS news. The front has a center hole design and the rear has a vertically positioned long strip with three cameras. The overall view is very nice and first class.
Under the hood, the poster reveals that the Xiaomi 12 mini will ship with a Snapdragon 870 SoC. It is one of the most balanced chips on the market in terms of power consumption and performance. This is the most popular configuration this year. It will also use UFS 3.1 + LPDDR5 storage specifications. These characteristics take this small screen device to the flagship level.
In addition, the Xiaomi 12 mini will come with a built-in 4200mAh battery that supports 67W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. Based on Xiaomi's tests of this charging capacity on a 4000+ mAh battery, this device should get a full charge in about 20 minutes or less. Also Xiaomi mini will support XNUMXD dual speakers, X-axis linear motor, NFC, infrared remote control, etc. This device can be considered as a "true flagship with a small display."
The Xiaomi 12 mini will have three models including 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB. These devices will be priced at 3599 Yuan ($ 564), 3899 Yuan ($ 611) and 4299 Yuan ($ 674), respectively. Xiaomi fans seem to love small screen flagships looking at the stats of the four-year-old Xiaomi Mi 6. If the Xiaomi 12 series releases such a small screen flagship, would you buy it?
