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Xiaomi 12X vs 12 Lite

57 out of 100
Xiaomi 12X
VS
53 out of 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 12X
Xiaomi 12 Lite

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.28-inch Xiaomi 12X (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on December 28, 2021, against the Xiaomi 12 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 7 months after. 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 12X
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (22:44 vs 18:55 hours)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (994K versus 781K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (927 against 825 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1297 and 1024 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • The phone is 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12X 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
17.9
(Bad)
Value Index
74.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 12X
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 98.6% 98.8%
PWM 523 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
12 Lite
6.55β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
Xiaomi 12X
6.28β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 14.8 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 12X +12%
927 nits
12 Lite
825 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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 176 g (6.21 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof No IP53
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Pink Black, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12X +1%
89.3%
12 Lite
88.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi 12 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 3200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)		 - 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 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 768 512
GPU clock 670 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi 12 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12X +27%
1297
12 Lite
1024
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12X +14%
3428
12 Lite
3006
Single-core score 1297 1024
Multi-core score 3428 3006
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 12X +27%
994972
12 Lite
781542
CPU 389144 322058
GPU 137246 100636
Memory 189635 152301
UX 278947 206547
Total score 994972 781542
Samples [15 tests] [13 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 12X
1216
12 Lite
n/a
Stability 91% -
Graphics test 7 FPS -
Graphics score 1216 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 12X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Forsic)AnTuTu 111020372
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 -> cnprtAnTuTu 111070681
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (cnprt)AnTuTu 111052508
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (cnprt)AnTuTu 11902096
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-25 (Pasergg)AnTuTu 11973586
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Xiaomi 12 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (Alexandru)AnTuTu 11790704
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-25 (Dyl)AnTuTu 11814723
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-10 (ggy11)AnTuTu 11810403
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-04 (pegger)AnTuTu 11776925
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-20 (Orrala542)AnTuTu 11773806
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 29.3 GB 24.7 GB
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 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 No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 0:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:35 hr 07:27 hr
Watching video 14:39 hr 11:49 hr
Gaming 05:35 hr 05:00 hr
Standby 101 hr 89 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 12X +20%
22:44 hr
12 Lite
18:55 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8700 x 5800 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 960 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 120Β°
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 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 1 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 12 mm 13 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B10 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 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 S5K5E9 -
Sensor size - 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Optical 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/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 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 5.1 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, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region 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
Hybrid slot No No
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
Xiaomi 12X
90.1 dB
12 Lite
89.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced December 2021 July 2022
Release date December 2021 July 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $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

If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 12X. But if the software and design are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 12 Lite.

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