Xiaomi 12s and 12s Pro official: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and Leica
from Jacob Kluge 
on August 01, 2022, 20:14 pm | Write a comment
Xiaomi introduced two new smartphones for the Chinese market, the Xiaomi 12s and 12 Pro. They both have Leica and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 on board. Otherwise, both smartphones are identical to the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro respectively.
More and more manufacturers are getting support from renowned manufacturers when it comes to cameras. What started with Nokia and Zeiss seems to have become a kind of trend in recent years. OnePlus and OPPO are working with Hasselblad, Sony and Vivo with Zeiss, Huawei with Leica and Xiaomi is now joining in and working with the German company. Xiaomi took advantage of the situation and introduced three new smartphones: the Xiaomi 12s, the 12s Pro and the 12s Ultra.
Xiaomi 12s
Already that Xiaomi 12 we liked it very much review. The manufacturer is now building on this concept and improving two fundamental aspects with the Xiaomi 12s. This is how you install the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. This is again manufactured by TSMC and is said to be superior to the 8 Gen 1 in terms of efficiency and heat development. Xiaomi states that the battery life of the 12s has increased from 12 days to 1,07 days compared to the Xiaomi 1,24 without changing the battery size.
In addition, the manufacturer is now also using the Sony IMX12 in the Xiaomi 707s, which made its debut in the Xiaomi 12 Pro and is above average in size at 1/1.28 inches. Colors are said to have been improved thanks to the collaboration with Leica and Leica has also developed two color filters for the Xiaomi 12s: "Leica Authentic" and "Leica Vibrant". The rest of the camera hardware is untouched. This means that we still have the same 13 megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor and the identical 5 megapixel telemacro camera.
Unfortunately, a market launch of the Xiaomi 12s in Germany is not planned.
Xiaomi 12s Pro
The Xiaomi 12s Pro has probably received the smallest upgrade, because apart from the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, the Leica collaboration and a new white color, nothing has changed compared to the Xiaomi 12 Pro. This means that we still have the same great 6,73 inch OLED display with WQHD+ resolution and 120 Hz. The 4.600 mAh battery has not been upgraded either. It can be charged via cable with 120 watts and wirelessly with 50 watts. The camera setup, consisting of a 50MP Sony IMX 707 and two 50MP JN1 sensors from Samsung, has also not changed.
Like the Xiaomi 12s, the 12s Pro will not come to Germany.