Is the Xiaomi 12 still supported?
End-of-support date: December 2025.
Support ended
Official promiseDecember 2025
Source: Xiaomi's official policy · verified 2026-06-12
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the 12
How long will the Xiaomi 12 get updates?
It was covered by three Android upgrades and about four years of security patches, which means its support has effectively ended as of late 2025.
Is the Xiaomi 12 water resistant?
No. The standard Xiaomi 12 has no official IP rating, so you should keep it away from water and dust exposure.
Does the Xiaomi 12 have a telephoto camera?
No. It pairs a 50MP main camera with a 13MP ultrawide and a small macro sensor, but there is no dedicated zoom lens.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from the manufacturer's official policy, last verified 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.