Xiaomi 12 range could include a divisive screen feature

Curves on every model

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TheXiaomi 12and its siblings are likely to be exciting and popular phones, but they might all have a feature that could prove slightly less popular.

According to leaker Digital Chat Station posting onWeibo(a Chinese social network), every phone in the Xiaomi 12 range will have a curved screen. That’s a slight departure from theXiaomi Mi 11range, where theXiaomi Mi 11 Litehad a flat display.

Still, given that the standard Mi 11 and theXiaomi Mi 11 Ultrahad curved screens it’s not such a surprise, but it’s a decision that won’t please everyone, since while curved screens look good, they can be more vulnerable to damage and accidental presses.

As well as this, the same source claimed that the Xiaomi 12 range will have a symmetrical speaker arrangement, meaning that the top and bottom speakers would be on the same side (or possibly both central). That’s in contrast to the Xiaomi Mi 11 range, where they were on opposite sides.

Elsewhere,MyDriversreports that the Xiaomi 12X will be unveiled alongside the standard phone in December. This is a phone that has leaked in the past, but which was assumed to be landing slightly later, since its predecessor – theXiaomi Mi 11X– was unveiled after the bulk of the Mi 11 range.

Leaked specs suggest this could slot in somewhere between the standard Xiaomi 12 and the Xiaomi 12 Lite (if such a phone exists), with the Xiaomi 12X apparently having a Snapdragon 870 chipset, a 6.28-inch 1080 x 2400 AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 50MP main camera.

We’d take all of these claims with a pinch of salt, but with December just around the corner we should know for sure soon.

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Analysis: curved screens could be on the way out

While Xiaomi might be embracing curved screens more than ever in 2022, other brands could be on the way to phasing them out.

Notably,Samsungmight use flat screensfor allGalaxy S22models other than the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, with even that phone’s display barely curving. Given that Samsung was once the biggest proponent of curved screens, that’s a notable shift.

Motorola also shifted away from curved displays with theEdge 20series, and Xiaomi itself haspreviously saidthat it found 60% of users prefer flat displays – which makes the rumored focus on curves in 2022 all the more surprising.

So if you are a fan of curved screens, you might soon not have many options, but for now at least Xiaomi should have you covered if the rumors are right.

ViaGSMArena

James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

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