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Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro pre-order: where to buy them at the best price?

The Xiaomi 12 series makes its debut in France and consists of two high-end models: the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro. The brand also offers a 12X variant with a lighter technical sheet, but for the moment it is not available in France. We give you all the details on the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro and in particular where to pre-order them at the best price.

Cheap Xiaomi 12: best price

The new generation of high-end smartphones from Xiaomi is finally available. The Xiaomi 12 series (not Xiaomi Mi 12) takes over with several improvements under the hood. The brand has launched two models in France: the Xiaomi 12 and and Xiaomi 12 Pro. They belong to the same family and have several points in common, but each targets a very specific target with differences on paper, but also at the price level.

The Xiaomi 12 is the standard version. It embeds the latest generation of high-end chips from Qualcomm: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 engraved in 4 nm. The model evolves in the category of the best Android smartphones on the market. As usual, the Pro version has a few extra goodies and is aimed at those looking for the best of the range.

Xiaomi Mi 12 and 12 Pro: on which stores to buy them at the best price?

The Xiaomi 12 5G and 12 Pro 5G are available for pre-order from March 17 to 28, 2022 at prices of €899.90 and €1099.90 respectively. They are offered in a single version of 8/256 GB for the 12 and 12/256 GB for the 12 Pro. Good news, for any pre-order of one of the two models, the brand offers you a connected watch Xiaomi Watch S1 worth 269€.

The two smartphones theoretically cost €630.90 and €830.90 respectively. This pre-order offer is available at Orange, Sosh, Bouygues Télécom, SFR, Fnac / Darty, Boulanger, E.Leclerc, Cdiscount, Rue du Commerce, or on the official Mi.com website.

What is the technical sheet of the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro?

Both smartphones are built around the same processor: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC supported by 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage for the Xiaomi 12 and 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage for the Xiaomi 12 Pro. Apart from this common basis, they are quite different on paper. The Xiaomi 12 has an AMOLED screen of 6.28 inches in Full HD+ definition (2,400 x 1,080 pixels).

The Xiaomi 12 Pro has an AMOLED LTPO screen of 6.73 inches in resolution 3200 x 1440 pixels. Both models also benefit from a variable refresh rate of 120 Hz with Dolby Vision and HDR10 + compatibility. For the photo part, the Pro version has three sensors of 50 MP each (wide-angle, ultra wide-angle and telephoto). The standard version also has three sensors: 50 MP wide-angle, 13 MP ultra wide-angle and 5 MP macro.

As for the battery, the Xiaomi 12 Pro, which is our test, has a 4600 mAh Li-Po battery compatible with an impressive 120W fast charge. This allows him to fully charge in 18 minutes barely. Wireless charging of the smartphone has a capacity of 50W and finally, reverse wireless charging is also part of it and it has a power of 10W.

The standard Xiaomi 12 has a 4500 mAh battery with almost the same charging characteristics as the Pro version. Except for wired fast charging which has a power of 67W. This allows to fully charge the smartphone in 39 minutes stopwatch. It remains very fast in terms of charging time.

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