SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Xiaomi Civi 2 review: Style-first Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 with dual front cameras and curved AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2022·$399
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#13 of 125
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Why pick the Civi 2?

Xiaomi designed the Civi 2 specifically for the female-skewing Chinese style market — slim chassis, pastel colorways, dual ultrawide selfies for group shots, and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 performance was enough to make it feel snappy without sacrificing on aesthetics.

01Display

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, 120Hz, 950 nits peak
Size6.55 inches, curved
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 10 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP, f/1.9
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2
Macro2 MP, f/2.4
SelfieDual 32 MP + 32 MP ultrawide

03Performance

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4nm Samsung)
CPU1x A710 @ 2.4 + 3x A710 + 4x A510
GPUAdreno 662

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Capacity4500 mAh
ChargingHyperCharge 67W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works
  • Dual ultrawide-equipped front cameras for group selfies
  • Curved AMOLED at sub-$400
  • Slim 7.23 mm chassis
What doesn't
  • China-only at launch
  • Macro lens is filler
  • MIUI ad-prone
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 7a
$499 · score 81/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .