Upper mid-range · 2022

Xiaomi 12T

Name: Xiaomi 12T
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 340000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦220,000 to ₦390,000 · 7 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 120W fast charging

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8100 Ultra 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 120W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi 12T looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1220 × 2712 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1220 × 2712 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

954 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Ultra (5 nm) · 8-core 2.85 GHz · Mali-G610 MC6

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 8100 Ultra (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

835,913

v10

GeekBench

3,756

CPU

8-core, 2.85 GHz

GPU

Mali-G610 MC6

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4x Cortex A78 2.85 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, MIUI 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, MIUI 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

108 MP f/1.7

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

20 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung HM6, 1/1.67", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 120 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

104:00h

Wired charging

120 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.0 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.0 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

202 g · 8.6 mm

Height

163.1 mm

Width

75.9 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

202 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1220 × 2712 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

52% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

836k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

35% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

836k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.7 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 167 g

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Where to buy

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Jiji Used

₦220,000

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₦390,000

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6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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