Xiaomi 12S Ultra review

15 July 2022


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Anonymous, 16 Jul 2022You have Sony Xperia 1 V that's not even launched yet?... moreIt was launched in Europe one month ago.

    Anonymous, 23 Jul 2022Lol, it's still relevant in 2022 and will always still... more+1. I used to be on the wireless audio bandwagon. But since I got my LG V50, I only go wired and never looked back. I don't ever come to a point where I miss going wireless, not even slightly.

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      • 24 Jul 2022

      Anonymous, 19 Jul 2022lol not sold anywhere? they leads in sales in the whole worldMaybe for Poco phoned, but it's definitely not for their premium models.

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        • 24 Jul 2022

        Anonymous, 23 Jul 2022At the moment, only Sony still put the headphone jack on th... moreBlackshark, asus, and red magic offer headphone jacks.

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          • 23 Jul 2022

          Yuri84, 22 Jul 2022Lacks headphone jack. This is where my interest evaporat... moreAt the moment, only Sony still put the headphone jack on their premium flagship phone.

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            • 23 Jul 2022

            Inthebin, 23 Jul 2022You could go back to 1999 when it mattered? It'll be e... moreLol, it's still relevant in 2022 and will always still relevant to the end.

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              • 23 Jul 2022

              Yuri84, 22 Jul 2022Lacks headphone jack. This is where my interest evaporat... moreYou could go back to 1999 when it mattered? It'll be easier to search the reviews.

                Anonymous, 22 Jul 2022agree with this, xiaomi should upgrade their camera process... more"for example oppo and realme have better processing in terms of digital zoom with MFR middle crop on unbinned resolution while xiaomi does nothing aside from simple crop"

                That's literally what 12S Ultra does as well, it's pretty obvious that its 2x shots resolve finer patterns and textures compared to the 1x counterparts.

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                  • 22 Jul 2022

                  "Chinese-specific MIUI build can't be fully 'westernized"
                  Gsmarena haven't heard about EU ROM

                    Lacks headphone jack.

                    This is where my interest evaporates.

                    I wish GSMArena would put a tag on phones (and their images on the main page and the feed) with headphone jack somehow. So that I could just skip all the irrelevant stuff.

                      Is there any problem for wireless charging? The camera island is so bulky and protruding.

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                        • 22 Jul 2022

                        Ali, 18 Jul 2022They made a mistake not having the rear display anymore IMO... moreoppositely there are videos which tell that maybe after future updates rare display might also work for video mode.. but thats just an expectation.. ? I couldnt find any video showing that rare display works in video mode.. have you got any video links showing this ?

                        there is not a single news about this on gsmarena too.. : )
                        https://www.gsmarena.com/news.php3?sSearch=11%20ultra

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                          • 22 Jul 2022

                          Inedian, 18 Jul 2022It also works for video in all modes (UW, main and zoom).oppositely there are videos which tell that maybe after future updates rare display might also work for video mode.. but thats just an expectation.. ? I couldnt find any video showing that rare display works in video mode.. have you got any video links showing this ?

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                            • 22 Jul 2022

                            2pacalypse, 21 Jul 2022I have been using the Xiaomi 12S ultra for a week now and h... moreagree with this, xiaomi should upgrade their camera processing, leica partnership only improve things a bit apart from their okayish processing, for example oppo and realme have better processing in terms of digital zoom with MFR middle crop on unbinned resolution while xiaomi does nothing aside from simple crop

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                              • 22 Jul 2022

                              Why you guys review the Phones, that are not available globally, itz waste of time.

                                I have been using the Xiaomi 12S ultra for a week now and honestly I am unimpressed. When I bought the Huawei P30 Pro (another Leica camera phone) when it first came out, I was blown away by its camera and battery life. Compared to the Iphone and Galaxy flagships at the time that my wife and I were using, the P30 Pro was light years ahead. It was way beyond my expectations, so this time after 3.5 years, of course I expected the supposedly best camera phone on the planet to blow my mind once again. After unpacking I immediately started taking side by side photos comparing with the P30 Pro and boy was I disappointed. For the main camera, the P30 Pro file size ranges from 1.6-2mb while the 12S Ultra ranges from 2.8-3.3mb yet the P30 Pro photos had slightly more detail!!! At full resolution mode, the P30 Pro took 6mb pics whereas the 12S Ultra took 10mb photos but the level of detail on the 12S Ultra is just slightly better. HDR actually seemed better in some cases with the P30 Pro also. The 12S Ultra is supposed to be best at low light but the P30 Pro even edges it out slightly in low light. I always thought the ultra-wide of the P30 Pro wasn't that great but it actually captures far more detail than the 12S Ultra except the fov is narrower than the 12S Ultra. Battery life of the 12S Ultra is about on par with my 3.5yr old P30 Pro, which I guess is still really good as it outlast my wife's Iphone 13 Pro Max by about 50% even though my usage on the Xiaomi is higher. The camera is also on par or slightly better than the Iphone 13 Pro Max. I wonder if software updates can make better use of the killer camera hardware... If you are expecting Huawei quality from Xiaomi, you will be disappointed. Overall I'm just suprised how many rave reviews the 12S Ultra is getting for its camera when its not even that much better than the Iphone 13 Pro Max. I wish I can return this phone and get the Vivo X80 Pro or Honor Magic 4 Ultimate but I'm in the USA and I imported it online so no refunds.

                                  walkman8, 16 Jul 2022I just compared the 12s Ultra with 11 Ultra and s21u/s22u i... moreBut comparing it to the S22 Ultra is not a good comparison. Samsung camera is pretty garbage. Compare this with the Iphones, Pixel, and Huawei.

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                                    Anonymous, 16 Jul 2022The only different is lack of default HDR. All other use a... moreIt’s a phone, not a camera.
                                    Buy a camera if you want to fiddle with settings, mobiles have replaced those simple point and shoot devices we all used to have, they are nowhere near capable enough to replace professional cameras and bolting the word “Pro” on the end of the default app doesn’t change that.
                                    As I said, the Sony auto mode is OK but others do it better.

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                                      • 20 Jul 2022

                                      Anonymous, 19 Jul 2022LOL. Yet that guy writes for XDA, while you post strongly w... moreThe guy writes for xda, yet has fundamentally wrong knowledge on how exposure and sensor size correlate with each other (The answer is: there is no relationship between them). It makes sense since xda is not a photography website, but merely a Android app development news/forum. If you still strongly believe otherwise I suggest that you do some research on what factors affect the image exposure and what don't.

                                      Pixel smears low contrast details especially in darker regions (Details on shadows and highlights are not rendered in a similar way) of the image and hardens edges more aggressively than 12s Ultra, according to gsmarena's samples. Fact.

                                      iPhone photos are an oversharpened trash with tons of noise reduction and clarity boost baked in, and the only way to get rid of its disgusting tonemapping that flattens the contrast and ruins skin tone is to shoot in proraw. Also fact.

                                      If I was interested in garish looking photos that have sacrificed every other part of their quality to achieve overdone HDR effect in the process, I would have rather shot in raw and edited photos myself.

                                        Anonymous, 20 Jul 2022They bought Chinese exclusive phone through reseller and th... moreThey couldn't have bought it from a reseller. It had to be a review unit Xiaomi or an agent sent them as they had it before the first sale in China which was on July 8th (Gsmarena had it on July 7th)

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