After an outpouring of phones with a 108MP camera, we’re headed towards a 200MP camera future. Merely a month after Moto debuted the first smartphone with a 200MP camera, Xiaomi is following suit with the launch of the Xiaomi 12T Pro in global markets. This is the company’s first-ever 200MP camera phone and is accompanied by the standard Xiaomi 12T with a 108MP camera. So let’s look at all the details for Xiaomi’s latest flagship smartphones.
First up, the Xiaomi 12T series follows the same design aesthetics as the Xiaomi 12 flagship series from earlier last year. The only major difference with this T refresh is that you get a plastic frame as opposed to a metal one here. Also, the curved screen on the Pro variant is now replaced with a flat screen, which is always better if you ask me. So yeah, there has been cost-cutting on the design front.
Under the hood, the Xiaomi 12T Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 while the Xiaomi 12T equips the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Ultra chipset. You also have up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM on the Pro variant (8GB on the vanilla) and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage onboard. Both the devices run Android 12-based MIUI 13, which is disappointing for phones launching after the official stable release of Android 13.
Additionally, the Xiaomi 12T comes with a primary 108MP Samsung ISOCELL HM6 sensor (with OIS), along with the same 8MP ultra-wide and 2MP macro camera as the Pro variant. The Pro model supports up to 8K@30FPS video recording. Both phones include a 20MP punch-hole selfie camera as well.
Xiaomi 12T has been priced starting at 599 euros (~Rs 48,399) whereas the 12T Pro has been priced starting at 749 euros (Rs 60,499) in the European market.
