Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
VS
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G, Manufactured in April, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 780G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
  • Higher pixel density: 409ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4250mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Lighter design: 159g vs 176g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
vs
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.43 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 409 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1000 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
629 nits
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
843 nits
sRGB gamut99.2 %97.5 %
PWM (Flicker)355 Hz367 Hz
Response time3 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S], [Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.87 mm (6.29 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 73.87 mm (2.91 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 in) 6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Green
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
84.5 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S and Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G96 Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
Max Frequency 2050 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.9 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 12 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 128 512
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 490 MHz
FLOPS 243 GFLOPS 752.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
680
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
999
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1688
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
2616
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)680999
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16882616
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
392628
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
633483
CPU124765191999
GPU63661172063
Memory95926122336
UX108276147085
NanoReview Score392628633483
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1154
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
3126
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.2 °C
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3126
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S], [Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
8306
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
9890
Writing score1030911933
Web score67747651
Video editing45876229
Data manipulation70528438
NanoReview Score83069890

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.2
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 20 GB 11 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4250 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 4+ (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
21:29
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
18:12
Web Browsing08:34 h07:07 h
Video Playback12:36 h12:41 h
Games05:22 h04:34 h
Standby Mode105 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Samsung GW3
Sensor size1/1.521/1.97
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
118
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
101
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
111
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.4
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
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
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1320
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
81.3 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
89.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 289 370
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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