Older flagship · 2021

Xiaomi 12X

Name: Xiaomi 12X
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 300000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦210,000 to ₦355,000 · 15 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v10 AnTuTu evidence is also available. Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A54's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 67W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates

6.28″ AMOLED · 120Hz

870 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 67W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

Display

6.28″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.28"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

12-bit (68B colours)

12-bit

Brightness

1100 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

815,210

Kimovil · Antutu v10

690,298

GSMArena · v9

598,003

GSMArena · v8

GeekBench

3,168

Graphics test

GFXBench 47 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 3.20 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, MIUI 13 · 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 11, MIUI 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie

Stabilised

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.4

Telephoto

5 MP f/2.4

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A54 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

8K video, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

8K @ 24 fps

Battery

4500 mAh · 67 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

105:00h

Wired charging

67 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.6 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.6 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

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

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), 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, n79

Build & Design

176 g · 8.2 mm

Height

152.7 mm

Width

69.9 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

176 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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 13

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

Telephoto vs — · 8K @ 24 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

39% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

815k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

₦85k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

Lower-res main camera

Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

₦15k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

15 sellers·New from ₦245,000 to ₦355,000·Used from ₦210,000

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Jiji Used

₦210,000

Lowest of 15 Fair for used

CHIBESTINO GLOBAL GADGETS

4.3 yrs · 148 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦240,000

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9.3 yrs · 6 feedback · 256GB

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₦240,000

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6.1 yrs · 256GB

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₦250,000

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7.5 yrs · 480 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦265,000

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9.7 yrs · 154 feedback · 256GB

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₦275,000

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2.9 yrs · 9 feedback · 256GB

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₦300,000

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5.4 yrs · 78 feedback · 256GB

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₦300,000

THOMPSON GADGET

10.3 yrs · 58 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦315,000

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4.3 yrs · 42 feedback · 256GB

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₦320,000

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7.1 yrs · 25 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦355,000

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4.3 yrs · 42 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦245,000

ELYAKUB Integrated Ventures

1.4 yrs · 2 feedback · 256GB

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₦279,000

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1 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦230,000

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Hr Communication

4.0 yrs · 1 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦295,000

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Thompson Group

1.5 yrs · 256GB

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How each one compares to the Xiaomi 12X.

Upper mid-range

Xiaomi 12X

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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