Xiaomi reveals launch date for series 12 flagship phone

Xiaomi’s next flagship smartphones, the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro, will be revealed in China on December 28. The livestream will start at 7:30 p.m. Beijing time (6:30 a.m. ET).

The company announced the launch date in a post on Weibo, along with the first official picture of the upcoming devices (below). The images don’t show us much, except that both phones will have a punch-hole selfie camera on the front.

Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are coming on Dec. 28.
Credit: Xiaomi

The accompanying post doesn’t reveal much about the phones either, besides saying the Mi 12 (which is curious as Xiaomi has recently dropped the “Mi” moniker from its phone naming scheme) is a “small-sized high-end flagship,” while the Mi 12 Pro is an “all-round high-end flagship.”

Xiaomi also plans to launch the latest version of its Android skin, MIUI 13, on the same date.

Android Authority says the phones are likely to come with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon processors, 120Hz displays, and fast (67W or more) wired charging.

There’s no word on global launch, but it will likely follow soon.