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Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Xiaomi 12

53 out of 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
VS
58 out of 100
Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 12

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 12 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on July 9, 2022, against the Xiaomi 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 7 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
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (18:55 vs 15:58 hours)
  • The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12
  • 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1322K versus 781K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (904 against 825 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
74.5
(Good)
Value Index
79.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
12 Lite
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.28 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 950 nits 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% -
PWM 119 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
12 Lite
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
Xiaomi 12
6.28″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.8 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
12 Lite
825 nits
Xiaomi 12 +10%
904 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) 152.7 mm (6.01 inches)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) 69.9 mm (2.75 inches)
Thickness 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) 8.16 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Green, Pink Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
12 Lite
88.3%
Xiaomi 12 +1%
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock 2400 MHz 3000 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: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache - 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Adreno 730
GPU shading units 512 1024
GPU clock 550 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
12 Lite +3%
1024
Xiaomi 12
998
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12 Lite
3006
Xiaomi 12 +21%
3638
Compute Score (GPU)
12 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 12
7989
Compute Score (GPU) - 7989
Single-core score 1024 998
Multi-core score 3006 3638
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
12 Lite
781542
Xiaomi 12 +69%
1322176
CPU 322058 501164
GPU 100636 224623
Memory 152301 208718
UX 206547 387671
Total score 781542 1322176
Samples [13 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
12 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 12
590
Stability - 92%
Graphics test - 4 FPS
Graphics score - 590
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
12 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 12
2255
Stability - 63%
Graphics test - 13 FPS
Graphics score - 2255
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
12 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 12
13132
Web score - 12213
Video editing - 7422
Photo editing - 28303
Data manipulation - 10164
Writing score - 14805
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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 12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (Wan)Geekbench 6 CPU1653 / 4280
📘 2026-09-20 (Wan)AnTuTu 111334925
📘 2026-09-17 (xiaomi 12)AnTuTu 121426511
📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_KingGeekbench 6 GPU3761
📘 2026-07-15 -> Aura_Test_KingGeekbench 6 CPU839 / 2424
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 3
OS size 24.7 GB -
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 0:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:27 hr 06:17 hr
Watching video 11:49 hr 10:46 hr
Gaming 05:00 hr 04:42 hr
Standby 89 hr 71 hr
General battery life
12 Lite +18%
18:55 hr
Xiaomi 12
15:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM2 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 13 mm 12 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 - Samsung S5K5E9
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Optical

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
12 Lite
111
Xiaomi 12 +6%
118
Video quality
12 Lite
121
Xiaomi 12
121
Generic main camera score
12 Lite
109
Xiaomi 12 +4%
113
Bokeh 40 55
Preview 66 69
Zoom 72 72
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Lite from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 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 6E (802.11 a/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 5.2 5.2
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, 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 No
LTE Cat* 18 20
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
12 Lite
89.7 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced July 2022 December 2021
Release date July 2022 December 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $450 $580
Successor - Xiaomi 13 Lite - Xiaomi 17
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 67 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 12 is definitely a better buy.

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