Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 12 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on July 9, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Lite
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 25W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 26 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Shows 16% longer battery life (22:02 vs 18:55 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (930 against 825 nits)
- The phone is 8 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 950 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.8% | 100% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 253 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 173 g (6.1 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Pink | Black, Silver, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2435 |
| Single-core score | 1024 | 1047 |
| Multi-core score | 3006 | 2543 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 322058 | 299339 |
| GPU | 100636 | 79444 |
| Memory | 152301 | 125398 |
| UX | 206547 | 237446 |
| Total score | 781542 | 741627 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | [31 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 238 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 639 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10948 |
| Video editing | - | 7467 |
| Photo editing | - | 18941 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10634 |
| Writing score | - | 14594 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 12 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Alexandru) | AnTuTu 11 | 790704 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Dyl) | AnTuTu 11 | 814723 |
| 📘 2026-03-10 (ggy11) | AnTuTu 11 | 810403 |
| 📘 2026-02-04 (pegger) | AnTuTu 11 | 776925 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (Orrala542) | AnTuTu 11 | 773806 |
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Ano) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2720 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Anonymous) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1020 / 2514 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstian | AnTuTu 11 | 780307 |
| 📘 2026-09-04 (Polaris) | AnTuTu 11 | 780307 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (Thomaz Tescaro) | AnTuTu 11 | 788166 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 24.7 GB | 38 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 15 min) | Yes (49% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 1:55 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:27 hr | 07:38 hr |
| Watching video | 11:49 hr | 13:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:00 hr | 05:31 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K4HAYX |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 40 | 45 |
| Preview | 66 | 48 |
| Zoom | 72 | 76 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Lite from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2022 | March 2023 |
| Release date | July 2022 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $390 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 13 Lite | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.55 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.49 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 12 Lite. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G.
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