Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Lite - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 Pro vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

86 out 100
Xiaomi 14 Pro
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 14 Pro
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Pro Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12 Lite, Manufactured in July, 2022with 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 Xiaomi 14 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4880mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 223g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 Pro 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14 Pro
1042 nits
Xiaomi 12 Lite
821 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz119 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14 Pro], [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 159.3 mm (6.27 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 7.29 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Green		 - Black
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14 Pro
89.9 %
Xiaomi 12 Lite
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 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 Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Pro
2123
Xiaomi 12 Lite
1033
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Pro
6908
Xiaomi 12 Lite
2981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21231033
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69082981
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14 Pro], [Xiaomi 12 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14 Pro
2055961
Xiaomi 12 Lite
599090
CPU437279202145
GPU858445138194
Memory436964120248
UX323273138503
NanoReview Score2055961599090
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14 Pro
16045
Xiaomi 12 Lite
n/a
Max Surface Temp.48.2 °Cn/a
Stability80 %n/a
Graphics Test96 fpsn/a
Graphics Score16045n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14 Pro
16119
Xiaomi 12 Lite
n/a
Writing score20041n/a
Web score14615n/a
Video editing7913n/a
Data manipulation14777n/a
NanoReview Score16119n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 24.7 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 4880 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 67 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 (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:18 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14 Pro
25:21
Xiaomi 12 Lite
18:55
Web Browsing10:49 h07:27 h
Video Playback16:30 h11:49 h
Games05:10 h05:00 h
Standby Mode113 h89 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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: 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/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung Light Hunter 900Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.311/1.52
Pixel size1.2 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
111
Video quality
Xiaomi 14 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
121
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 12 Lite
109
Bokehn/a40
Previewn/a66
Zoomn/a72
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Lite]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B3 / B5 / B8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2018
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 14 Pro
90.5 dB
Xiaomi 12 Lite
89.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr July, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 450
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 67 W

Note

Xiaomi 14 Pro:

New Longjing Glass is used. The frame can be either aluminum or titanium, with a weight difference of 7 grams.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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