00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Unboxing 01:44 - Design and features 04:43 - 120hz LTPO screen 05:54 - MIUI 13 performance and issues 07:26 - Charge time, storage speeds and Antutu 08:20 - 3DMark extreme stress test and no throttling now? 09:30 - Safetynet, DRM and camera 2 API 10:17 - Battery life, QHD with 120hz 11:12 - Audio: calls, Type-C to 3.5mm and loudspeaker test 12:03 - Gaming Genshin Impact will it overheat now? 13:11 - Thermals Vs Chinese Xiaomi 12 Pro release 14:14 - Camera lens condensation heat issue gone? 14:59 - Xiaomi 12 Pro Camera Review 18:02 - My thoughts after 3 weeks with Pros and Cons

Dude... this channel and especially the quality of the phones have so much! It almost seems like every phone including budget are all flagship-like. The tech has improved like crazy over the years.

Thanks for the positive info regarding the overheating and the cam fog issue. It was truly major they fixed it asap. Sad about the battery life though... Maybe they'll fix it in updates of Miui13.

I'm glad they addressed major issues on the global model, guess the 12 pro is back on my choices for my s10e replacement

I've never seen jutter in any android camera. on the 10T Pro, when i first had it there was jutter when recordning but it never came out on the recording, it was only on screen. an update fixed that. it was you who helped me decide to buy the 10T Pro also back in Dec 2020.

Great review ! Thanks a lot ! One question please, does it have audio zoom ?

If the weight of the Global and Chinese versions of the phone is the same, I would assume that they undervolted the processor so that it doesn't throttle that much. Maybe you could check the max scores in the burst workloads for Global and Chinese version and add them to the pinned comment or something. If the burst workloads scores are lower, but the stress test scores are higher, probably the processor voltage has been decreased to hold out better in the long-term.

Indepth and efficient review as usual. Keep it up!

Thank you Chris for the nice review...I am glad that many things have been improved...even though it is a quality mobile so its price is skyrocketing...I like your reviews...no unnecessary talk but a pure review...thank you

Thanks for the detailed and honest review. I recently moved from my Mate 20 Pro, which I loved, to a 11T Pro global. I love almost everything about the Xiaomi except when connecting to Android Auto and it seems this is a known Xiaomi issue. If they can fix that I will get the 12 Pro or Ultra.

The main reason of front facing camera being 1080p is main video chat apps (like wechat in China) does 4k video conferencing.

Good to see much needed improvements made to this flagship to make an actual contender. There is still room for improvement specially with the USB c video out that as is makes it a no go to compete with the versatility of galaxy s phones with Dex for productivity

@TechTablets, Thanks for the great review. So would you say it's a bad idea to import the Chinese version, even if the retailer offers to flash the global ROM?

Thanks for sharing, great video as always

ooh, excited to watch this one. love the shirt :)

I am actually still planning to pick this up unless i can get a mi 11 ultra 5g for a lower price..ill check back after giving them a few more weeks to fix the issues

Xiaomi officially announced two charging times available. One in (Hyper)Boost Mode 18min, and one in Standard Mode 24min. You can see it on the pictures from the Live Recap Global Announcement from Xiaomis KZfaq Channel.

Excellent vid as always

Hello TechTablets, great to see your review and recap about the updated version, quick question, where did you get global version of xiaomi 12 pro from? Im looking forward to buy one but since the launch premiere was yesterday I couldn't find it at the stores yet and im kinda in rush to get a new phone. Thanks in advance!

I wonder if Chris will be able to get his hands on the new Lenovo Legion Gaming tablet. I still haven't seen too many English reviews of that tablet.

I was so hoping you were going to review slow-mo video, from what I read it can do 1920 fps @ 720 that would be a compelling reason for some people.

The specs look good. But after owning Xiaomi mi9, there haven't been any updates in the last 2 years or so

Turn off some background apps to save energy during idle time... Change the auto start manager ?

Great review Thanks 👍👍👍 Thanks

Best reviewer on youtube! Keep going!

Can't believe I wasn't subbed, fixed that good video👌🏼

oppo find x5 pro also has the 1080 front facing video. Hopefully the ultra and subsequent xiaomi phones will all have usb 3 AND 4k front video

I'm a bit late to the party! Would this 12 Pro be a nice upgrade from my current 10 Pro? The differences seem not that big. Am I missing something?

As always, very detailed review, thank you for the content you're offering. Have you planned to review any new Samsung smartphone (s22+ or ultra)?

I've watched both your reviews, and it would seem that the 11T Pro offers similar features, at a lower price. Barring OIS, it seems that there isn't really a reason to go for the 12 if you have an 11 series.

If only that 2X optical zoom was a 3X zoom and it would have been perfect! But very nice phone en kudos for your review!

Is MIUI not so buggy anymore? I heard that their POCO phones are riddled with bugs, while their Redmi are relatively smooth. I'm thinking of getting this over the Galaxy S22+, but another phone, the Realme GT 2 Pro, has me confused which to buy.

Xiaomi 12 or 12 pro, which you recommend ? 12 pro is 1099 on pre-order here. I can see that my OnePlus 8T is only charging with 4.5A due to battery wearing out, it's smart, but not really 67w charging anymore. With the Xiaomi 12 pre-order, you get a 32 Inch TV + Sounbar 3.1. I don't really need both, so i'd rather go with pro model.

I agree with your conclusion. I had the Mi 11 Ultra and while the hardware was fantastic, the software left room for improvement. I mean, I like Xiaomi's software design and they have some good features but there are too many bugs and missing features. I'm still keeping my eye on Xiaomi though because if they improve their software, I will give them another shot since the hardware is just so good.

Which you would say is better: Xiaomi 12 Pro or OnePlus 10 Pro? Both global version. I'm thinking of upgrading from my OP 7 Pro

What a gorgeous device 👌🏾

Didn't know you were in Spain. Saludos desde Canarias.

The DC Dimming option is locked behind developer options, just like the Chinese model. Also the reason the phone takes 5 min longer to charge to 100% then what they claim is because they have an option so that your phone won't get that hot when charging with so much power.

Xiaomi recently launched this phone in India and after purchasing I realised many reviews said that the only downfall is overheating (also the antutu graph). Hope the difference you just mentioned works good else I'll have to return. Good review!

Xiaomi always brings out their Chinese models first and by the time the global version is released - software bugs tend to be ironed out for a large part. Even some of the components that are used in the global versions tend to be a bit better, like for example in this case the clear glass that covers the lens. So when it comes to Xiaomi products it tends to pay off to wait a few months for the authentic global version. You'll end up having a better product.

When does it come out in usa?

hey😊 i want to buy 12 pro soon what is the effect of miui 14 does it seem better in battery consumption? and i think there is a option for disabling graphic motions, does that affect fingerprint unlock faster? somehow its look like even 12/12x open faster than 12 pro

Damn. No dual sim AND expandable SD card memory!! To move UP from my Redmi Note 10 Pro with those extras, what would you suggest? Low, Medium and High end in price?

The same fog issue is still there in Indian version..

Great review, thanks... I just got 2 of these Xiaomi-12-Pro's for myself and my wife but when we bought them we were told it had wireless charging but they don't! You are supposed to be able to switch on wireless charging in Settings-Battery but our phones don't have the option! The supplier still says it's got wireless charging but they can't find how to turn it on and Xiaomi doesn't reply to emails... Any ideas?

Mi 12x global version review. Please do the review mi 12x is seems very interesting in 2022 Please Mi 12x review? What is your opinion for 12x and it's pricing?? It is worthy in 2022???

Very, very nice review!

20 June 2023 I order this phone but I didn't knew anything about it's issues... Should I'm I expecting decent improvements by now with the software updates?

Hey man i really like to see your video and trust your judgement Can you please make a detailed video about realme Gt neo 2

Bro, can you review xiaomi 12t with D8100 and do a battle with Realme gt neo 3? Thanks in advance

Hi does the heating problem being solved in the Xiaomi 12 (not pro) global version as well?

What to buy 11t pro ,Mi 11,Mi 11 or Mi 11 pro?

good review

Audio on recordings sound on a different league to Realme, and this is despite the critique on 96-128 kbit heh

Nice but UK price i cant see confirmed only $999 ? Mi11 2021 was banging it started at £650 early bird ( i bought it!) or then £750 in the UK, you can only really compare mi11 2021 @ WQHD+ 6.81 with the 12 pro 2022 as its successor, I feel like this line-up has tried to hide a big price increase by adding another model? Xiaomi is not Samsung and apple in the west re sale value is not as good, I can’t see it flying if its £999 this is Samsung S22 plus money, I wanted a mi12 that was an upgrade on last year with a modest price increase, this feels a bit like its going in a one plus direction price wise...

My Mi 10T Pro was doing ok with MIUI 12 then with MIUI I have that loading screen all the time now. So bad I am thinking about changing my phone.

Meh we want a dimensity 9000 phone review or 8100 especially the 8100 I hope you have been using the k50 series for weeks now as well I can't wait for the 8100 I'm super excited for that specific chipset

If u have any extra phones can u do giveaways 👀

thanks!

26 minutes is absolutely blazing 🔥

You live in such a beautiful place !!

Thanks for a really good, and very informative, video. Which out of the Xiaomi 12 Pro and the Oppo Find X5 Pro would you recommend? I don't need to have 2023's latest and greatest, I never game on a phone, so that's not an issue for me; I'm a "point-and-shoot" camera user and not at all technical - if it looks good to me, it's good enough for me! The Oppo _is Just_ edging it over the Xiaomi by 50.1% to 49.9% - because of ColorOS. It's _that close!_ I've watched loads of video's about both - *and still can't make my mind up!*

Will you recommend this phone and can it give me whole day battery life... Thank you

does the global version work on tmobile

why 22-26 minute for 100% charging, I saw others videos charging speed test are around 18-19 minute?

Why does all the websites say 12 pro display can show 1 billion colors and 12, 12x can show 68 billion colors???? Can someone please clear that up ????? 😅

The judder when panning is such a disappointment in 2022. I had a phone with Snapdragon S4 Plus in 2013 and I noticed the same judder. I wonder if this is an SOC issue or just software. Especially for flagship phones, this is embarrassing.

What about global version of xaiomi 12..? Does it have any improvement over chinese version

so they fix the overheating issue in GLobal?because im hesitating to buy xiaomi 12 because of that heat issue..

We need a teardown comparison. I hope there's a channel that can do it.

What's the name of the App that measures the internal disk speed?

There's always something you need to be weary about Xiaomi. Chinese phones have this little sneaky business going on. This is why I like your channel for comparing things like the sensors, modules, throttling etc as it gives me a better understanding than someone reading off a spec sheet and showing only the good parts of a phone. Wish the common channel wasn't sponsored or paid for the review but at least it allows a niche for channels like yours that focus more on the technical.

where i buy it ?

nobody notice that the screen actually have dead pixel on it?

Does it support eSim ?

Xiaomi didn't change what's inside in term of hardware but they tweak the performance of the SoC to run a lil cooler compare to the Chinese rom version. That's how the Chinese companies deal with the overheating problem. When it is close to summer, the Chinese rom developer will tweak the performance and make it throttle much faster then b4. As you can see from the Wild Life Extreme Stress Test, the performance only peak at 1837 which is much lower than other 8 Gen 1 SoC which peak around 2600. They tweak the performance to run more stable rather than higher performance. That's how Chinese phone companies especially Xiaomi deal with Snapdragon SoC starting from Snapdragon 888 that throttles a lot due to very poor power efficiency (thanks to Samsung fabrication).

I think Xiaomi has down clocked the 8 Gen 1 from the factory. Because all smartphones with 8 Gen 1 have a starting score of almost 2500 points in wild life and a finishing score of 1800 on average. But, no disrespect to Xiaomi but frankly I don't know anyone who will buy this 12 Pro for the same price as an S22+ or an iPhone 13 Pro, no one.

25% loss on standby just overnight? That's a lot! My Mi 10T only lose like 4-5% and I've been using this for over a year now. My Mi 6 would lose around 30% overnight but that one is an old phone.

Got my Xiaomi 12 pro yesterday and must say it's fast, but had bad battery drain somehow when i was at work. There's no mobile services in the lockers and still drained the battery down to 9% from 50% after topping it off. Done a full charge at work and after the night it still was at 99% remaining ( Updated MUI 13 at home ).

What about xiaomi 12 global version? I'll wait for your review

front camera video recording stuck in full HD resolution is really unacceptable for 2022 flagship standard. and meme ui getting worst year by year, battery standby drain issue is aged bug but they can't fix it till now.. 😪

Why the screen is flickering???

Xiaomi is the Future !

Maybe Global used TSMC build for the SD

Any news about the xiaomi 12X ?

plus whatever you said, Xiaomi 12 pro has a real problem with AndroidAuto ! I bought a global version in Germany, following issues made me return it in one week! 1. OverHeat: the device was overheating for no reason! one time I was doing a WhatsApp video call, and the phone closed the WhatsApp and all background apps, the second time, when I was taking photos with the rear camera 2. AndroidAuto: it connect to my car, all fine, but the screen resolution on the car was not adjusted correctly !! all fonts were extremely big, and I tried all possible solutions and did not work.. note: I have a 2020 model car and android Auto works fine on it with the following phones: Xiaomi 11, Xiaomi 8 pro, Realme GT PRO 2 ( at least I tested these ). 3. battery Life: disaster! even my Xiaomi 8 pro, which is four years old! has a better battery life! during the night Xiaomi 12 pro consumes 20-25% !!! and it does not last half a day if you even do not play with it and do regular stuff. 4. laggy camera: when the battery is low(below 50%) when I want to take pictures ! it lags like hell. in general, I'm not recommending it at all !! although I have been a XIAOMI fan for so long and have been satisfied with Xiaomi 8 pro, this phone is no go at all! I don't even think the overheating problem is only a software matter...

For the same price, this or the gt 2 pro?

Does xiaomi 12 pro work in US?

This In-Display Fingerprint Sensor is Ultrasonic or Optical.

People complain that during phone call everyone can hear the person from the call due to the loud ear speaker and its bad position, is that true?

My god, it is really sad to see how Xiaomi is really sinking with this poor optimisation and stability problems...

i just dont get it. why no 1080p and why no ultra models for rest of the world with vivo, xiaomi etc. i would buy x90 pro plus today, but i won't, i want normal 2 year warranty in my country, i want android auto working and i want normal simple google backup by default. what is with them, like they are not allowed to release them to the rest of the world or they will get in trouble with someone if they do...my only explanation

20 min full charge? Some phone take 2 hour ++ my question is it worth upgrading from note 12 to note 12 pro considering the price difference?

is not 2k?

pleaaase review the 12x too thanks

Thanks for your good vedio

i dont still understand why they still pushing this 8k crap when the front camera cant do 4k(it should be standart now).ip68,good prerformance, good cameras(front and wide with stabilization))are mostly used by me.this is the setup that i want mostly for my phone these days.

Only USB 2 and not video out? Wtf that's unacceptable for a $999 phone!!!

Waiting for 12x review

96Kbs in any phones with 4K recording option is ridiculous & unacceptable... for flagships anything below 200-240Kbs in audio is also a bad practice from manufacturers.