Xiaomi 12 design leak shows another cyclops-like smartphone

Xiaomi 12 blueprint leak shows another cyclops-similar smartphone

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For a while the Xiaomi 12 wasn't leaking much, even though it's expected to launch in December - that'due south no longer the case, and the anticipated Android phone is starting to come up together.

We've at present heard multiple pieces of information nearly the phone's rear camera bump, which make the upcoming device sound very... Xiaomi.

Firstly, a leaker on Chinese social media platform Weibo has provided imagery of the back of the Xiaomi, showing what looks like the dorsum plate of the mobile. Accompanying the post is a render created based on this panel - it's not an official image.

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The picture shows a camera bump with i giant main camera, two smaller ones below information technology on the left side, and a flash as well equally what looks like a low-cal sensor on the right. Judging by the moving picture, Xiaomi is embracing the 'behemothic-eye'd Cyclops' look that information technology's used before on phones like the Mi 10T Pro.

We don't know right now what these cameras are - presumably, the big 1 is the chief camera, possibly with a super-sized 50MP or 108MP sensor. The render shows '50MP' on the camera crash-land, and that's a commonly-leaked spec, but it's hard to be sure without solid information.

Equally well as large, this Xiaomi 12 bump could be good-looking, as a dissever leak from prolific leaker Digital Chat Station has commented on the blanket the camera module will have - apparently, "it uses a new processing engineering science to look and feel more coordinated with the AG glass trunk".

This likely means that the photographic camera crash-land is getting some kind of coating to ensure information technology looks similar to the rest of the phone - presumably this volition give it a particular glaze or sparkle. It could also give the module extra protection, which will be important if it sticks out as far every bit the images propose.

Analysis: sticking with the three-photographic camera setup

Both the Xiaomi 12 back plate and Digital Chat Station's leak suggest the upcoming telephone will accept 3 rear cameras, every bit did the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Ultra.

That's an intriguing change of strategy for the brand from the days of the Mi Note x with five rear snappers or the Mi 10 with four.

We're non complaining though, as oft extra lenses on phones are more useful for fleshing out a specs list than improving photography in any way - sometimes three is amend than four or 5.

Two of the cameras volition almost definitely exist a main and ultra-wide snapper, and the third could be a macro like on the Mi 11, or telephoto which many brands opt to utilize for zoom pictures.

We'll take to wait and see - the Xiaomi 12 is expected to launch in December so nosotros won't be twiddling our thumbs long.

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Tom'due south role in the TechRadar squad is to specialize in phones and tablets, but he also takes on other tech like electrical scooters, smartwatches, fettle trackers and more. He graduated in American Literature and Artistic Writing from the University of E Anglia, and outside of TechRadar works in film.