It has been three months since the Xiaomi 12 series launched and the family still isn’t complete – we’re missing an Ultra and a Lite model. The latter is on the way, it has already passed the FCC certification process, along with the TKDN and EEC.
The phone, model number 2203129G, has also
gone through a Geekbench test, which revealed that it is powered by a
Snapdragon 778G chipset (the 2.4 GHz clock speed shows this is the vanilla 778G
rather than the plus). The test unit was equipped with 8 GB of RAM and was
running Android 12. The FCC docs confirm that this is MIUI 13.
They also list three memory options –
6/128 GB, 8/128 GB and 8/256 GB. This is a dual SIM phone, but it’s not clear
if there is a microSD slot. The current 12-series models don’t have it. They
are also higher end devices with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro
and a Snapdragon 870 in the 12X. The X model has an MSRP of € 700, which
highlights the need for a more affordable Lite model.
According to leaked info, the Xiaomi 12
Lite will have a 6.55” OLED display, which will place it between the 12/12X
(6.28”) and 12 Pro (6.73”) in terms of size. A triple camera setup is said to
feature the 64 MP ISOCELL GW3 sensor (1/1.97”, 0.7 µm, Tetracell), an ultra
wide and a macro cam.
The Xiaomi 12 Ultra is allegedly coming
next month, which will also be a good time to launch the Lite.
