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Xiaomi 12 Lite vs 11 Lite 5G NE

53 out of 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
VS
52 out of 100
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

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 Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, which is powered by the same chip and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (20:31 vs 18:55 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Weighs 15 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12 Lite and 11 Lite 5G NE crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
74.5
(Good)
Value Index
37.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
12 Lite
vs
11 Lite 5G NE

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 950 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 85.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% 100%
PWM 119 Hz 373 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
12 Lite +4%
823 nits
11 Lite 5G NE
793 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) 160.5 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) 6.8 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Green, Pink White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
12 Lite +4%
88.3%
11 Lite 5G NE
85.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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)		 - 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)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 512 512
GPU clock 550 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
12 Lite +1%
1024
11 Lite 5G NE
1012
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12 Lite +7%
3006
11 Lite 5G NE
2801
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 2311
Single-core score 1024 1012
Multi-core score 3006 2801
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
12 Lite
781542
11 Lite 5G NE +1%
791030
CPU 322058 322951
GPU 100636 100623
Memory 152301 153686
UX 206547 213770
Total score 781542 791030
Samples [13 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 226
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Graphics score - 688
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 8806
Video editing - 6423
Photo editing - 22314
Data manipulation - 8898
Writing score - 13001
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 12 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-29 (Alexandru)AnTuTu 11790704
📘 2026-03-25 (Dyl)AnTuTu 11814723
📘 2026-03-10 (ggy11)AnTuTu 11810403
📘 2026-02-04 (pegger)AnTuTu 11776925
📘 2026-01-20 (Orrala542)AnTuTu 11773806
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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 (tosaino)AnTuTu 12806833
📘 2026-04-17 -> tosainoCPU Throttle88%
📘 2026-04-13 -> tosainoAnTuTu 11792686
📘 2026-03-18 (Vynx)AnTuTu 11738260
📘 2026-03-07 (Shornmino)AnTuTu 11791030
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 24.7 GB 14.8 GB
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 4250 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 1:04 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:27 hr 07:37 hr
Watching video 11:49 hr 13:17 hr
Gaming 05:00 hr 04:48 hr
Standby 89 hr 100 hr
General battery life
12 Lite
18:55 hr
11 Lite 5G NE +8%
20:31 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 9248 x 6936
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM2 Samsung GW3
Sensor size 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 50 mm 50 mm
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 40 -
Preview 66 -
Zoom 72 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Lite from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 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, HID, A2DP 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
12 Lite
89.7 dB
11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2022 September 2021
Release date July 2022 October 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $450 $320
Successor - Xiaomi 13 Lite -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 12 Lite.

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