New renders for Xiaomi 12 Pro case reveal back design

A new set of case renders seem to confirm the back design of the upcoming Xiaomi 12 Pro handset. According to GSM Arena, the images show a total of five cutouts for the camera bump, three for the actual cameras, one for the LED flash and one for an additional sensor, about which there is no information.

Interestingly, the Xiaomi 12 Pro renders seem to conflict with the case pictured earlier, it had only four cutouts, skipping the sensor placed under the LED flash.

This new sensor could be a LiDAR sensor but that's just speculation for now.

As per GSM Arena, the new renders also show the power button and volume rocker on the right side and a big earpiece, which likely doubles as a secondary loudspeaker for a complete stereo sound.

Xiaomi announces new battery with 10 per cent bigger capacity, advanced monitoring

(ANI): Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced a new battery tech that the research and development team has been working on and it should be available next year.

As per GSM Arena, the machine-translated Chinese might be a little bit off but from what users gather. Xiaomi was able to increase the silicon content inside the battery about 3 times and has resulted in more efficient capacity storage.

The new battery will be of the same size and will reportedly be able to fit about 10 per cent more mAh and provide up 100 minutes of additional runtime on a single charge.

On the other hand, the packaging technology has also been revamped, which has further improved space efficiency. The PCM (protection circuit module) has been angled at 90-degrees and no longer lies flat, which will ultimately save some space.

Xiaomi has equipped the new battery with a fuel gauge chip that relies on advanced algorithms improving safety and the life span of the cells as it monitors overnight charging.

All this will mitigate the overcharged state when the handset is plugged for too long. Some temperature control using additional sensors are also in place.

According to GSM Arena, the first mass-produced batteries of this kind should come around the second half of next year.