Entering the second half of 2022, Xiaomi 12S Ultra can be said to be the most popular flagship model at the moment. It is not only a top-level imaging flagship jointly created by Xiaomi and Leica , it also debuts the Snapdragon 8+ mobile platform. , everyone is very much looking forward to how Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra will perform under Xiaomi's polishing. The previous generation Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is known as the "Light of Android". Can Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra continue the top-notch experience of "Ultra"? Let’s take a look at today’s review content.
Show me the media gift box packaging
This time Xiaomi 12S Ultra is sent for testing in the form of a media gift box. The gift box is very rich in content. It not only contains the Xiaomi 12S Ultra mobile phone, but also some other accessories. Let me show you the test first. media gift box.
The top of the box is stamped with cards signed by Leica Camera Global Supervisory Board Chairman Andreas Kaufmann and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun.
On the first layer you can see the classic sample taken with Xiaomi 12S Ultra.
Xiaomi also provides two badges, namely Xiaomi’s LOGO and Xiaomi 12S Ultra’s mobile phone styling badge.
The packaging box is opened by a pull-out method. On the second layer, you can see the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and the accompanying exclusive protective case.
Placed on the third floor is the exclusive leather storage bag for Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra. The texture is very good and you can put your phone in it and carry it with you. It feels like a camera package.
It should be noted that the Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra will be sold in regular packaging and will not have other accessories in the media gift box.
mature Xiaomi mobile phone
When I first got the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, I had this feeling. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra does not look like a mobile phone launched by Xiaomi. In my impression, Xiaomi has always focused on young fashion, even though it was launched last year. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra can still see the shadow of Xiaomi's past, but the Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra gives people a completely new feeling.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra looks more mature, and the black leather material gives the phone a new breakthrough in texture. This time, Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra uses environmentally friendly silicone leather, which is also a brand-new material. It has the texture and feel of leather, and the surface is easier to clean. It also has the advantages of anti-ultraviolet and aging resistance, softness and durability. Making it one of the best choices for high-end mobile phone back cases.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing on the back of Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the huge lens module, which occupies almost half of the back area. I believe everyone can see the imaging capabilities of this phone from its appearance.
has a fully wrapped aluminum alloy frame inside the lens module to protect the entire imaging system. The outside is also protected by an alloy shield to provide waterproofing and buffering protection for the mobile phone’s imaging system. After reliable protection, the three-camera lens of Xiaomi 12S Ultra has stronger anti-fall performance and can always maintain the unity of the optical axis.
has a golden decorative ring outside the circle of the lens module, which is made of 23K gold, reflecting its high-end side.
This time, Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra has only launched two colors: classic black and fir green, which are also two more mature colors. Xiaomi also hopes to reach more people through Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra.
Professional display-level 2K screen
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with a 6.73-inch AMOLED primary color display made of E5 luminescent material. It has an ultra-high resolution of 3200×1440 and PPI up to 552, which can present very clear picture details. At the same time, the screen of Xiaomi 12S Ultra can cover the sRGB and Display-P3 color gamut, and supports native 10bit color depth. Each Xiaomi 12S Ultra will undergo professional color calibration before leaving the factory, so that the screen ΔE≈0.32 and JNCD≈0.33, making the mobile phone The screen can reach the level of a professional monitor. After taking a photo, the user can safely make post-adjustments to the photo on the phone screen.
The global brightness of the Xiaomi 12S Ultra screen is 1000nit, and the peak brightness reaches 1500nit. It supports mainstream HDR video formats such as Dolby Vision, HDR 10, HDR 10+, etc., so that the details of the picture can be more abundantly presented on the screen.
Not only is the color performance excellent, the screen of Xiaomi 12S Ultra also supports a high refresh rate of 120Hz. For users who like to play games, Xiaomi 12S Ultra can also enjoy a smooth gaming experience. Considering the power consumption issue, Xiaomi 12S Ultra supports intelligent refresh rate adjustment of 1~120Hz, which automatically adjusts the refresh rate according to the user's usage scenario, saving power without affecting smoothness.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra still supports front and rear dual photosensitivity, making the recognition of ambient light more accurate. The screen of Xiaomi 12S Ultra has quite good overall quality and can provide users with a flagship-level audio and video experience.
top imaging system
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with the IMX 989 one-inch sensor jointly developed with Sony . It has 50 million pixels and uses a Quard-Bayer pixel array. After pixel fusion, the single pixel size can reach 3.2μm, with excellent drop-in performance. Noise capability makes the picture purer. At the same time, the one-inch large sensor brings a large single-frame dynamic range and has better highlight suppression capabilities.
This is not the first time that a one-inch outsole has appeared on a mobile phone. However, previous mobile phones could not fully utilize the one-inch outsole, so the improvement in imaging was limited. Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra has cooperated with Leica to launch a model that can perfectly match Lens for a one-inch sensor.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with the Leica Summiocron 1:1.9-4.1/13-120 ASPH. lens jointly developed with Leica, covering the 13mm-120mm focal length. These three lenses have passed Leica’s rigorous testing standards and have high resolution. , high light transmittance , low dispersion and low glare performance. The main camera lens of
is an 8P aspherical lens with an equivalent aperture of 23mm f/1.9, and the edge non-imaging area of each lens is coated with ink to eliminate stray light in the lens barrel, and each lens is also processed Double-sided multi-layer ultra-low reflection coating can greatly improve halo glare.
In addition, Xiaomi 12S Ultra also uses a spin coating process on the infrared filter on the surface of CMOS to improve petal glare. At the same time, special reflective processing is performed on the cover glass of the lens module, which can greatly improve the ghosting phenomenon. Xiaomi 12S Ultra has high-quality imaging capabilities, bringing mobile photography to new heights.
In addition to the main camera, Xiaomi 12S Ultra is also equipped with an ultra-wide-angle lens with an equivalent 13mm f/2.2 aperture, equipped with a Sony IMX585 1/2-inch sensor, with 48 million pixels, supports Dual-PD phase focusing , and also has micro function of the distance lens.
telephoto lens is a 120mm f/4.1 periscope lens. It is also equipped with an IMX586 sensor. The 48 million pixels bring very good telephoto imaging effects.
In addition to the lens, the Leica color presented by Xiaomi 12S Ultra is a major advantage of the mobile phone in imaging. The mobile phone provides two Leica styles, namely Leica Classic and Leica Vivid. Leica's classic style can restore true colors more accurately. By retaining the true contrast of light and shadow in the picture, it allows photos to show richer details and leaves room for post-production adjustments to the image.
Leica Vivid Style adjusts the brightness and saturation of the picture based on real colors, bringing a more vivid picture and highlighting the color of the picture.
At the same time, Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra also brings the same filters as Leica M11, including Leica Natural, Leica Vivid, Leica Monochrome and Leica Monochrome HC. Each filter is in the original picture. Fine-tune the colors to create different imaging textures.
sample:
In order to facilitate the photographer to adjust the picture later, Xiaomi 12S Ultra also supports shooting 10bit RAW format photos. When using Adobe Lightroom to open the photo, Adobe Camera RAW software can automatically optimize the photo based on the image data, allowing later use Adjustments just got easier.
Xiaomi Mi 12 Ultra also has excellent portrait shooting capabilities and provides three classic Leica portrait shooting modes, allowing users to take more textured portrait photos.
5mm classic black and white lens: simulates 35mm F1.4 lens, combined with black and white film texture images, can bring very retro portrait photos.
50mm classic rotary focus lens: simulates a 50mm F0.95 lens, showing an obvious depth of field effect, which highlights the captured portraits, and the backlight can also show a classic spot effect.
90mm classic soft focus lens: simulates a 90mm F2.2 lens, giving the picture a hazy texture and a very obvious soft focus effect.
Portrait sample:
Xiaomi 12S Ultra also has the ability to capture all scenes. The continuous shooting speed can reach 30 frames/second. With the CyberFocus tracking system, even moving objects can be clearly captured. At night, with its one-inch ultra-large sensor, Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra can capture sufficient dynamic range with only a single frame of photo, which can effectively increase the shooting speed at night and give the phone the ability to capture extremely fast photos at night.
Relying on the powerful local AI computing power of mobile phones, Xiaomi 12S Ultra also supports the functions of extracting text from pictures and AI intelligent removal of people, improving the daily camera functions of mobile phones, making the mobile phone not only a photography tool, but also convenient for daily use. .
8K video screenshot
The advantage of Xiaomi 12S Ultra is not only in taking pictures, but also in terms of video, it can also bring professional movie-level video shooting capabilities. The three rear cameras of the phone are all capable of 8K video shooting, and can shoot a variety of viewing angles. of ultra high definition video content. The
mobile phone is equipped with a professional video shooting interface, which can manually adjust the shooting parameters. Professionals can use the mobile phone to shoot the desired picture effect, while mass users can also obtain excellent video effects in normal mode.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the first Android device to support Dolby Vision HDR recording and playback, bringing more vivid colors and rich details. The phone can shoot up to 4K 60P Dolby Vision images.
Selfie sample:
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with a 32-megapixel front lens, which also performs well in selfies. The natural beauty effect allows you to easily get a good-looking selfie photo.
Snapdragon 8+ brings not only performance improvements
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with the first-generation Snapdragon 8+ mobile platform. The first-generation Snapdragon 8+ mobile platform uses TSMC’s 4nm process, and the highest CPU frequency reaches 3.2GHz. , which improves the performance of CPU by 10%. In terms of GPU, the GPU frequency of the first-generation Snapdragon 8+ mobile platform has been increased by 10%, which also brings performance improvements.
not only improves performance, but also optimizes power consumption. Under the same environment, the power consumption of the first-generation Snapdragon 8+ mobile platform can be reduced by 30% for both CPU and GPU, while the power consumption of the entire SoC is relatively high. Compared with Snapdragon 8, it is 15% lower, which is an excellent performance.
After actual testing, the running score of Xiaomi 12S Ultra is 1091289 points. The excellent performance also brings a better gaming experience to the mobile phone.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra supports game acceleration function. You can see the game content on the phone when entering the application, and can set the GPU for different games, which can fully utilize the full performance of the phone. At the same time, the advanced settings also support the setting of parameters such as game control, which is more comprehensive for game optimization. In terms of
games, we tested three mainstream games: " King of Glory ", " Peace Elite " and "Genshin Impact" to see how Xiaomi 12S Ultra performs.
"Honor of Kings" can be set to extremely high frame rate on Xiaomi 12S Ultra. We used PerfDog to test the game frame rate of the mobile phone. After a game, the average of Xiaomi 12S Ultra running "Honor of Kings" The frame rate is 119.8FPS, and the picture is smooth throughout the game.
"Peace Elite" can turn on the 90-frame mode under smooth image quality. After a game test, PerfDog showed an average frame rate of 89.7FPS. The frame rate curve shows that the smoothness of the game process is still very good, and a sustained and stable gaming experience can still be obtained at a frame rate of 90 frames.
"Genshin Impact" selected the highest image quality and 60 frame mode. After 30 minutes of testing, the average frame rate of the game reached 59.4FPS. The frame rate record of PerfDog showed that the frame rate of the entire game fluctuated between 51FPS and 60FPS. During the game, the frame rate is relatively stable most of the time. There will be some fluctuations later, but it will not have a big impact on the smoothness of the picture.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra has enhanced body heat dissipation. The phone is equipped with a leaf vein cold pump cooling system. A leaf vein-like pattern is added to the VC vapor chamber, which can improve the water return capacity of the VC cooling system and bring stronger The thermal conductivity effect quickly spreads the temperature in the core area of the fuselage.
After actual testing, after 30 minutes of gaming, the maximum temperature on the front of the Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra was 45.6℃, and the maximum temperature on the back was 43.7℃. It ran at high performance for 30 minutes without special heat dissipation. Such temperature data is not bad. Performance.
Black technology blessing experience upgrade
Xiaomi 12S Ultra uses a 4860mAh single-cell silicon-oxygen negative electrode battery, which brings greater capacity in the same volume. The phone is still equipped with the Paper P1 chip, which enables Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra to achieve 67W wired fast charging and 50W wireless fast charging, and also supports 10W reverse charging.
After testing, Xiaomi 12S Ultra only takes 41 minutes to fully charge, which is very fast.
This time Xiaomi 12S Ultra also added an power management chip - The Paper G1, which can monitor the status of the battery and provide battery maintenance functions based on the health of the battery core, which can slow down battery aging and make the battery more stable. More durable effect.
The Paper G1 can also make the battery power display more accurate, allowing users to accurately understand the remaining battery life of the phone. Its power judgment is much more accurate than the battery estimation function that comes with the Android system.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is also equipped with FBO refresh storage, which can break files in flash memory into parts, which can improve the sequential reading and writing speed of flash memory. At the same time, the system will also intelligently adjust the frequency and depth of defragmentation to protect the life of flash memory. With the support of FBO technology, Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra can still be smooth after long-term use. This technology has also been written into the UFS 4.0 specification and will bring experience upgrades to the entire industry.
Miaoxiang Center is also a new feature brought by Xiaomi 12S Ultra. Through Xiaomi Miaoxiang Center, users can interconnect their mobile phones with other devices more intuitively, and music can be played on other Xiaomi speakers by dragging. , you can also cast the mobile phone screen directly to the TV.
In addition, you can also quickly control devices in the Xiaomi Miaoxiang Center. Click on the corresponding device to pop up the control interface. You can quickly complete the control of home devices with a mobile phone, which is also very convenient.
Summary
Xiaomi 12S Ultra’s imaging performance has left a very deep impression on people. The addition of Leica has greatly improved the phone’s image color. Better image texture can not only satisfy the creative needs of professional users. It also greatly improves the photography capabilities of mass users, making it easier to take good photos at will.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra uses Leica imaging as its core, and has also been upgraded in terms of body design. You can clearly feel the difference between Xiaomi 12S Ultra and previous Xiaomi flagship phones. The high-end market is the focus of Xiaomi mobile phones at the moment, and Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra is Xiaomi’s milestone product in the high-end market.
