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

Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 10

47 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
VS
59 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite Manufactured in July, 2020, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 765G, vs Xiaomi Mi 10, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 Mi 10 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 401ppi
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 208g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4780mAh vs 4160mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite and Xiaomi Mi 10
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 Mi 10 Lite
vs
Xiaomi Mi 10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.57 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 401 ppi 386 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1 % 89.8 %
Features - Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
607 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10
848 nits
sRGB gamut99 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)241 Hz362 Hz
Response time9 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite], [Xiaomi Mi 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.7 mm (6.44 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 74.8 mm (2.94 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Green		 - Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
85.1 %
Xiaomi Mi 10
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite and Xiaomi Mi 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 1 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 1/2.2 (Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 696 Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 620 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 384 768
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 576 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
820
Xiaomi Mi 10
1217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
2025
Xiaomi Mi 10
3366
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)8201217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20253366
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
454863
Xiaomi Mi 10
732707
CPU146064229483
GPU100468194403
Memory93251135248
UX115080173573
NanoReview Score454863732707
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
1673
Xiaomi Mi 10
4409
Max Surface Temp.43.7 °C42.8 °C
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test10 fps26 fps
Graphics Score16734409
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite], [Xiaomi Mi 10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10
11410
Writing scoren/a14234
Web scoren/a8296
Video editingn/a6565
Data manipulationn/a8803
NanoReview Scoren/a11410

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB 19 GB
UI Skin MIUI 13 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4160 mAh 4780 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (30% in 20 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite
21:33
Xiaomi Mi 10
20:47
Web Browsing08:51 h08:05 h
Video Playback14:42 h13:49 h
Games05:53 h05:13 h
Standby Mode92 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV48BSamsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/2.01/1.33
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorOmnivision OV8856Sony IMX350
Sensor size1/4.01/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3
Pixel size 1 μm 0.9 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B2100))
LTE category2022
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date July, 2020 yr June, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 315 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Mi 10 the clear winner in this comparison.

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