There might be a Xiaomi 12 Ultra… Ultra

The Xiaomi 12 Ultra Enhanced

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While a few phone companies have started launching ‘ultra’ versions of top-end flagships, with theXiaomi 12it seems the trend might be bucked… because there might be an ultra version of the Xiaomi 12 Ultra.

This comes from popular Xiaomi fan websiteXiaomiui, which spotted a reference in Xiaomi code to two new smartphones, code-named Loki and Thor.

Apparently one of these is the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, and the other is a rumored Xiaomi 12 Ultra Enhanced. It doesn’t seem like you’re get the ultimate phone by opting for the Xiaomi 12 Ultra.

Those codenames are presumably a reference to Scandinavian folklore, notMarvel- it’s said that the Xiaomi 12 Pro is codenamed Odin. However, it doesn’t seem like that naming scheme affects the whole series, as a previous rumor suggestedtwo versions of the Xiaomi 12 Liteare codenamed Zijin and Taoyao.

So what’s special about the Xiaomi 12 Ultra Enhanced? Well, right now… we don’t know, though judging by the title alone it’ll be an even more powerful version of the Ultra version of the phone.

Previous leaks for the Xiaomi 12 Ultra make it sound a lot like theXiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, with a 50MP main, 48MP ultra-wide and 48MP periscope zoom camera, but with an extra telephoto snapper on top of those.

Analysis: many Mi mobiles

So how many Xiaomi 12 mobiles are we expecting at this point?

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That’s a lot of phones - and it’s not including any Xiaomi 12T family that was expected will be released later in the year. Presumably not all of them will launch at the same time though, as theXiaomi Mi 11family was staggered over time.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 launched in December 2020 in China then February 2021 globally, alongside theMi 11 Lite. The Ultra came later, then a new version of the Mi 11 Lite came months after that alongside theXiaomi 11Tfamily.

So while it might sound like there’s an overwhelming number of Xiaomi 12 phones coming, you can rest assured they likely won’t all launch at once - and it’s possible they won’t all launch globally either.

Tom Bedford was deputy phones editor on TechRadar until late 2022, having worked his way up from staff writer. Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He is based in London, UK and now works for the entertainment site What To Watch.

He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working on TechRadar, he freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, and also spent many years working as a mixologist.

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