Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite

74 out 100
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
VS
47 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12S Ultra Manufactured in July, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite, Manufactured in July, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 765G. 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 12S Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4860mAh vs 4160mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 225g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 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 12S Ultra
vs
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 85.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1064 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
607 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)186 Hz241 Hz
Response time2 ms9 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.17 mm (6.42 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.92 mm (2.95 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 9.06 mm (0.36 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green		 - White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
89.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
85.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 1 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 1/2.2 (Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 696
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 620
GPU Cores 1024 384
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1458
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
820
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
3970
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
2025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1458820
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39702025
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
1234229
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
454863
CPU331276146064
GPU485862100468
Memory18291793251
UX234174115080
NanoReview Score1234229454863
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
9860
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
1673
Max Surface Temp.49.2 °C43.7 °C
Stability70 %99 %
Graphics Test59 fps10 fps
Graphics Score98601673
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra], [Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
13365
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Writing score15792n/a
Web score11773n/a
Video editing7444n/a
Data manipulation9984n/a
NanoReview Score13365n/a

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- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 32 GB 21 GB
UI Skin MIUI 13 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 4860 mAh 4160 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (30% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
21:00
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
21:33
Web Browsing08:46 h08:51 h
Video Playback13:01 h14:42 h
Games05:25 h05:53 h
Standby Mode96 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 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 3840 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989Omnivision OV48B
Sensor size1/11/2.0
Pixel size1.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.1n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX586Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size1/2.01/4.0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
137
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
129
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
136
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom136n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12S Ultra]

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 OV32C CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
103
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
132
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a

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, 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
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 Bandsn/aGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500
3G Bandsn/aUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12S Ultra
83.2 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced July, 2022 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date July, 2022 yr July, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 315
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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