Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Released July 2022

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Summary


Pros

  • Excellent overall image quality in most use cases
  • Particularly good performance on color as well as exposure and level of details
  • Strong photo performance at night, with a very wide dynamic range, making it ideal for night cityscapes
  • Excellent ultra-wide and zoom performance at all distances, particularly long range, thanks to its dedicated tele lens
  • Overall good selfie video capabilities
  • High-level video quality: extended dynamic range, natural texture rendering and good exposure
  • Versatile camera, offering 2 different image signatures for each user to choose from, rendering similar image quality
  • Good playback especially when listening to music
  • Good recording capabilities overall
  • Smooth display interactions
  • Fast response time when playing video games

Cons

  • Not capturing the moment in low-light conditions and high contrasted scenes when compared with other ultra-premium flagship devices
  • Lack of image consistency, resulting in disparities among images, even sometimes between consecutive shots
  • What is previewed is not exactly what is captured: the preview does not match the final image
  • Rather low performance on color and contrast for selfie pictures
  • Inconsistent audio performance, particularly when gaming
  • Underperforming audio zoom
  • Low screen brightness when watching HDR10 video content

Scores


136
camera
2022
Overall Camera Score i
136
45
Xiaomi Redmi A3
BEST 163

Sub-scores

Photo i
137
50
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 169
Bokeh i
65
20
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 85
Preview i
63
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 93
Zoom i
136
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 169
Top score
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Video i
129
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 159

Use Cases

BEST 154

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 138

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Specifications


163.17 x 74.97 x 9.06mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Tele, Ultra-Wide

Main camera
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