Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Xiaomi 12

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Xiaomi 12 Lite
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Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Lite Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Xiaomi 12, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 180g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4300mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12 Lite
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.28 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Lite
821 nits
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.3 mm (6.27 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 7.29 mm (0.29 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Lite
88.3 %
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 512 1024
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Lite
1033
Xiaomi 12
1702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Lite
2981
Xiaomi 12
3977
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10331702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29813977
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Lite], [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Lite
599090
Xiaomi 12
1187033
CPU202145308025
GPU138194439066
Memory120248237645
UX138503212297
NanoReview Score5990901187033
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 12
8751
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a52 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8751
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 12
12987
Writing scoren/a14840
Web scoren/a11534
Video editingn/a7452
Data manipulationn/a9643
NanoReview Scoren/a12987

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 24.7 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Lite
18:55
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Web Browsing07:27 h06:17 h
Video Playback11:49 h10:46 h
Games05:00 h04:42 h
Standby Mode89 h71 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.521/1.56
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aOmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size1/41/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Lite
111
Xiaomi 12
118
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Lite
121
Xiaomi 12
121
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Lite
109
Xiaomi 12
113
Bokeh4055
Preview6669
Zoom7272
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Lite], [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Lite
89.7 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 580
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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