Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

58 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
VS
90 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Lite Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 199g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6210mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
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 Poco F8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1156x2510 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3 % 90 %
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 Poco F8 Pro
3482 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) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.29 mm (0.29 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Lite
88.3 %
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 512 1536
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Lite
1033
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
2292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Lite
2981
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
8487
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10332292
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29818487
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24733
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Lite], [Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Lite
599090
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
3086656
CPU202145922812
GPU1381941141906
Memory120248416794
UX138503605144
NanoReview Score5990903086656

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 24.7 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 6210 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Lite
18:55
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
30:03
Web Browsing07:27 h12:55 h
Video Playback11:49 h21:09 h
Games05:00 h07:36 h
Standby Mode89 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.521/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50M
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08F
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Lite
111
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Lite
121
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Lite
109
Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro
n/a
Bokeh40n/a
Preview66n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2 (0.5)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
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 Poco F8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 535
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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