Xiaomi made an official announcement a few days ago that it would be the first company to release a phone with the latest Qualcomm chipset: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Now thanks to a leak of digital chat station, we know that this phone will be the Xiaomi 12, whose announcement is scheduled for December 28.
The leaker claims there will be three members of Xiaomi’s latest flagship family: the Xiaomi 12, the Xiaomi 12 Pro (or Ultra, it’s unclear) and the Xiaomi 12X.
The three will be announced at an event to be held by Xiaomi a few days before the coming of the new year.
Probably the model Xiaomi 12 Pro carry the SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, but it could also be the case for the normal model of Xiaomi 12. O Xiaomi 12XOn the other hand, it is expected to be the cheapest of the bunch and therefore it is likely to be equipped with a less powerful chip.
Other differences the three models might have are, of course, the camera systems and the screens. Both the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are expected to have 120 Hz screens, although the more expensive model could have a better resolution. The more affordable Xiaomi 12X may have a slightly “worse” screen, but still 90Hz.