Xiaomi 12S Ultra review

15 July 2022


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  • 16 Jul 2022

Anonymous, 16 Jul 2022Terrible battery life. nextIt's because of miui

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    • 16 Jul 2022

    [deleted post]How much heat and what's the game?

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      • 16 Jul 2022

      Wongwatt, 16 Jul 2022Putting aside that this isn’t a Sony article, it’s not a ca... moreThe only different is lack of default HDR. All other use as default, xperia does not.
      If you see samples of other phones like galaxy and iphone when HDR failed to trigger, there will be exposure issues. Too bright background.

      All people need to do is to go to P Mode and turn on HDR. No other setting needs to be changed.

      Auto and manual does not have software differences. Manual is just to lock setting according to what you need.
      Noise, sharpening, exposure and other stuff are same if settings (shutter and iso) are equal.

      If they wanted to make phone do everything for you, then would not spending time and money to create Photo Pro. Would be much easier and cheaper to have simple app with only auto like pixel or iphone.

      People here read about phones everyday and do not know this simple fact after reading reviews evey year.

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        [deleted post]"85% off YouTubers and vlogs uses Sony alpha camera"
        Source: trust me

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          • 16 Jul 2022

          [deleted post]Putting aside that this isn’t a Sony article, it’s not a camera so nobody should have to spend minutes setting up just to take a picture on a phone.
          Perhaps Sony just don’t know how to develop a fully usable automatic mode?
          I had a 1iii, it was alright, I managed to take perfectly good photos, but it’s cell, Bluetooth and wi-fi reception was awful compared to other devices.
          Bug ridden software too, that wasn’t fixed in the 6 months I owned it.

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            • 16 Jul 2022

            Thanks for the review. The 12S Ultra is interesting, but for the camera, I'd choose a Pixel 6 Pro, an iPhone 13 Pro/Max or the Samsung Ultra over it, based on most other samples and reviews I've seen. Maybe it'll get better with software updates, but for now, Google's and Apple's computational photography is still better.

              Anonymous, 16 Jul 2022Terrible battery life. nextIt's not terrible for a 2022 android flagship and is better than many of the previous snapdragon 8 gen 1 flagships. All of the phones with snapdragon 8 gen 1 chips have very poor battery life. At least the snapdragon 8 gen1+ has improved significantly in terms of power consumption compared to the 8 gen 1. If battery life is a main priority though android flagships are probably not the way to go. Midrangers may be a better option

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                • 16 Jul 2022

                [deleted post]LoL the Xperia 1 IV is great for overheating that's about it

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                  • 16 Jul 2022

                  507AMS, 16 Jul 2022this is what GSMARENA says about failures/missteps of your ... moreThe first item has been there since 2015. But they decided to complain in 2022? LOL !!

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 16 Jul 2022

                    Hi gsmarena can make article about 50mp mi 12 ultra vs 108mp s22 ultra? also in 12mp binned mode?

                    this mi 12s ultra is special compared to mi 11 ultra
                    in SOC performance it uses plus version and free from overheat problem like in mi 11 ultra

                    The camera performance is outstanding, not just the new 1 inch sensor from sony but also the ISP aka snapdragon sight have huge lead over 888 with 2 times performance in raw capture and other new feature like neural net capture and so on plus with leica to help the processing on software side

                      [deleted post]this is what GSMARENA says about failures/missteps of your phone:
                      * The screen auto switches to 4K only in certain limited cases; no dynamic refresh rate either.
                      * No charger in the box, not even a cable.
                      * No Night Mode - UW and Tele cameras stand to benefit a lot from it.
                      * Easily overheats under load (even when using the camera), causing heavy performance throttling and even refresh rate throttling.
                      * Only 30W fast charging

                        TheAlienNextDoor, 16 Jul 2022Stating that this phone has minimal bezels and no chin alon... moreFanboys will definitely disagree with point 4
                        Grossly overhyped phone not to mention the bug where what you see in viewfinder when recording zoomed videos is not what you get in actual video
                        Check MKBHD's review

                        Samsung and iPhone rules..... next 🥱🥱

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                          • 16 Jul 2022

                          Missing the widest reaching 4G band and most common 5G one for the UK - near useless here

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 16 Jul 2022

                            "However, only a center portion of it was used to capture an image - equivalent to a 1/1.3" sensor..."

                            That shouldn't be a surprise since the 1" sensor inside the Sony Xperia Pro-I is actually a native 3:2 sensor. Crop it to the typical 4:3 smartphone sensor canvas, and you get that 1/1.3" equivalent. The 1" sensor in this Xiaomi was built as a 4:3 canvas in the first place, hence why it can use all the portion of the sensor. Just divide the sensor area size, and you get 1.333 as the answer.

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                              • 16 Jul 2022

                              [deleted post]You have Sony Xperia 1 V that's not even launched yet? You are a pathetic troll

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                                • 16 Jul 2022

                                [deleted post]overheat in 10 minutes

                                  [deleted post]Sony 1 V doesn't exist, it's as if I say that 14 Ultra blows this out of water. Well, doh!
                                  Pro-i looks like 1 generation behind 12s Ultra in photo quality when compared with Photo quality comparison tool.

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                                    • 16 Jul 2022

                                    Michalis, 16 Jul 2022For all its potential, those have to be some of the worst, ... moreThe vivid mode always punches up the saturation and the authentic mode boosts the contast and add vignette to all of the photos, that's exactly the opposite of being inconsistent. White balance seems to be spot on too.

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                                      • 16 Jul 2022

                                      TheAlienNextDoor, 16 Jul 2022Stating that this phone has minimal bezels and no chin alon... more
                                      1. Still minimal.
                                      2. ???? Need to elaborate more. Imo, good enough with control light flare, good sharpness.
                                      3. Youtube comparison video as your main source??? LoL.. Fyi, any modern smartphone will take great photos in ideal lighting conditions.
                                      4. Yes, IPhone is really good for video recording
                                      5. On par with other android flagships
                                      6. Natural bokeh with the main sensor is good enough for subject separation
                                      7. Agreed but not deal breaker
                                      8. ?????? Again on par with other flagships or even better than some.

                                        fastanddubious, 16 Jul 2022But what about video? It still can't match the iPhon... moreare you drunk? most of comparison videos from yt are sponsored or made by fanboys. it is marketing too.