Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi 12 Lite - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

72 out 100
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro, vs Xiaomi 12 Lite, Manufactured in July, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 402ppi
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 190g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi 12 Lite
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
vs
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.8 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1097 nits
Xiaomi 12 Lite
821 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus], [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 159.3 mm (6.27 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.29 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
87.8 %
Xiaomi 12 Lite
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2a) Plus and Xiaomi 12 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/3 (Cortex-A715)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 657 Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 665.6 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
1111
Xiaomi 12 Lite
1033
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
2560
Xiaomi 12 Lite
2981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11111033
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25602981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3304n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2a) Plus], [Xiaomi 12 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
753533
Xiaomi 12 Lite
599090
CPU227081202145
GPU210531138194
Memory155451120248
UX160470138503
NanoReview Score753533599090

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 27 GB 24.7 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:01 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
32:47
Xiaomi 12 Lite
18:55
Web Browsing13:26 h07:27 h
Video Playback18:52 h11:49 h
Games06:37 h05:00 h
Standby Mode163 h89 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN9Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.571/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
111
Video quality
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
121
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
109
Bokehn/a40
Previewn/a66
Zoomn/a72
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
88.1 dB
Xiaomi 12 Lite
89.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 450
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (2a) Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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