Opinions from the Xiaomi 12 Pro

This has been my third Xiaomi "flagship" phone (after Mi 8 and Mi 10) and yet is the biggest disappointment ever for me.. I really believe this phone should have been priced as a mid-ranger. I actually paid for the phone and accompanying gifts and still wished I never bought it in the first place. Although construction-wise is a very handsome phone, everything else is so mediocre: The sound is so low, both in calls and in media through the speaker. Honestly now, what is the use of Harman Kardon touch-up, if you need to be in a considerably silent environment to hear your caller, or even music on YouTube/Music app.. Miui Global 13.0.16/Android 12 is unnecessarily packed with funny features and the UX is worse than before. Example 1: It was the first time that I was unable to set my own notification wav file on my first attempt! For some reason it kept changing the ringtone to it too :( Example 2: The Google newsfeed does not adapt to the device theme rendering the letters unreadable! The battery is discharging considerably fast. I would prefer a better battery/power management than the 120W brick. The phone gets hot even when playing strategy games for a while. In Android Auto over cable, there have been issues of errors in connection , sound management and even the phone was unresponsive until I forced it to soft reset on a black screen !!! Day-time photos and videos are pretty crisp, but Mid-rangers can perform there equally well. I cant really feel the benefit of the screen quality. Sometimes I think the screen doesn't respond to my taps as as swiftly as it should. Lastly, I really hate the floating magnification/quick settings toggle that gets almost every time in the way. Lastly the phone isn't considered fast in its performance, despite the test results..