Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
48 out 100
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, Manufactured in May, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730G. 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 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
  • Higher battery capacity: 5260mAh vs 4600mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 970 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 87.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
593 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz176 Hz
Response time5 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
87.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 825 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1823
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1674687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40291823
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
376385
CPU314669134288
GPU43786972184
Memory20412070690
UX23736099223
NanoReview Score1194018376385
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
983
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °C43.6 °C
Stability67 %99 %
Graphics Test55 fps5 fps
Graphics Score9299983
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Writing score13132n/a
Web score10845n/a
Video editing7440n/a
Data manipulation9341n/a
NanoReview Score11762n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 26.5 GB 19.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 5260 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
24:02
Web Browsing06:40 h09:03 h
Video Playback10:08 h13:54 h
Games04:44 h05:24 h
Standby Mode81 h125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX707Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.281/1.72
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 Samsung S5K3P3
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM:2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B(25352655/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
83 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr May, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 425
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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