Review: The Xiaomi 12S Ultra will hold significance as the phone that turned a page for mobile photography, despite its limited regional availability.
used the same sized sensor, it was cropped due to physical lens limitations. That’s not the case with the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, giving it the title of the first true use of that larger image sensor size.
The 12S Ultra does come in a few variants, depending on whether you get 8GB or 12GB of RAM, along with 256GB or 512GB of storage. Not surprisingly, this is just the latest phone to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. Needless to say, it supports Chinese bands, so using this in North America will mostly limit you to 4G LTE, as 5G compatibility is limited because of that. It does support wireless charging and sports pretty good battery life, based on my testing.
Leica Vibrant and Authentic are available in the Night, Portrait, and Pro modes, which does make things interesting. The standout special mode is Long Exposure, a carryover from previous Xiaomi phones. Supermoon is in a similar boat, emulating what Vivo has done before with its phones in capturing vivid moon shots.Night mode does have an automated element that increases or decreases exposure length based on how dark the scene is.
Low-light shots benefit greatly from the combination at work, though you do have to watch the exposure slider because the AI bracketing overcompensates for what it must perceive is too dark a scene. This is also something inherent in how the 12 Pro shot, so can’t say I was surprised. It’s a minor thing in the grand scheme, as the 12S Ultra can produce night shots rivaling the best in the industry.This mode deserves prominence for the simple fact it fits so well with such a large sensor.
There were no real surprises with the specialty modes. Long Exposure is still the coolest one of them all when used at the right times, though I do wish there was an easier way to control the exposure. I could tap the shutter to stop it early as it captured the scene, but the delay in actually doing so messed up timing more than I would like. Vivo does this better, allowing you to adjust the exposure time far better under the same circumstances.
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