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Xiaomi 12S vs 12 Lite

62 out of 100
Xiaomi 12S
VS
53 out of 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 12S
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.28-inch Xiaomi 12S (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 4, 2022, against the Xiaomi 12 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 12S
  • 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1381K versus 781K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12S and 12 Lite 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
39.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
74.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.28 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 419 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 88.3%
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 12S
6.28″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.8 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
12 Lite
818 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) 159.3 mm (6.27 inches)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 inches) 73.7 mm (2.9 inches)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) 7.29 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof No IP53
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Green, Purple Black, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12S +1%
89.3%
12 Lite
88.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 3190 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 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)
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 1024 512
GPU clock 900 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12S +76%
1800
12 Lite
1024
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12S +56%
4676
12 Lite
3006
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 12S
7509
12 Lite
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 7509 -
Single-core score 1800 1024
Multi-core score 4676 3006
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 12S +77%
1381634
12 Lite
781542
CPU 545213 322058
GPU 242413 100636
Memory 215434 152301
UX 378572 206547
Total score 1381634 781542
Samples Less than 3 [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 84% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 873 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 12S
2760
12 Lite
n/a
Stability 76% -
Graphics test 16 FPS -
Graphics score 2760 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12S
13539
12 Lite
n/a
Web score 11707 -
Video editing 7464 -
Photo editing 32177 -
Data manipulation 9691 -
Writing score 15736 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 12S
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-29 (BONLI)AnTuTu 111381634
📘 2025-01-22 (Surtalogi)Geekbench 6 GPU7509
📘 2025-01-22 (Surtalogi)Geekbench 6 CPU1800 / 4676
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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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Memory

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

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Fast charging Yes (33% in 10 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 0:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:27 hr
Watching video - 11:49 hr
Gaming - 05:00 hr
Standby - 89 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
12 Lite
18:55 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording Up to 24FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX707 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 50 mm 50 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3E9 -
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 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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, 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 No
LTE Cat* 20 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
Xiaomi 12S
n/a
12 Lite
89.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced July 2022 July 2022
Release date July 2022 July 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $450
Successor - - Xiaomi 13 Lite
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- 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 12S is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 25

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