Xiaomi held a launch event in China. The company unveiled its third-gen foldable smartphone, a large-sized tablet, a performance-oriented upper mid-range phone, and a premium fitness tracker. At the end of the conference, the firm also took wraps off its new robot. Before that, it announced the pricing and availability of Redmi 12 5G in its home country. Let’s go through the details.
The Redmi 12 5G makes its debut in China
today after going official in India earlier this month. This handset is the
same as the Redmi Note 12R that’s already on sale in China. However, there are
three minute differences between the two devices. The Redmi 12 5G has NFC and
comes in different colors (gray and white). Lastly, it is not offered in a 4GB
RAM variant.
The Redmi 12 5G carries the following
price tags in China.
- 6GB + 128GB – ¥ 999 (US$ 135)
- 8GB + 128GB – ¥ 1,099 (US$ 150)
- 8GB + 256GB – ¥ 1,299 (US$ 180)
The phone is up for pre-orders in the
country. It is scheduled to go on sale from August 16. The smartphone arrives
with a 6.79-inch centered punch-hole FHD+ 90Hz display (LCD), a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip, LPDDR4x RAM, UFS 2.2 storage, and MIUI 14 based on
Android 13. It offers a 50MP main camera, a 2MP macro snapper, an 8MP selfie
shooter, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.3, GNSS, a MicroSD card slot, a 3.5mm
headphone jack, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and an IR blaster.
Last but not least, the device is backed
by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W charging.