Xiaomi 13 Lite vs 12 Lite
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 13 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1) that was released on February 26, 2023, against the Xiaomi 12 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 13 Lite
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (859K versus 781K)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (939 against 825 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- The phone is 7 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Lite
- Stereo speakers
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1024 and 865 points
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 | 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 | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 950 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.8% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.23 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 171 g (6.03 oz) | 173 g (6.1 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Pink | Black, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 | 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: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
- 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 | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 644 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 443 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~680.4 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2384 | - |
| Single-core score | 865 | 1024 |
| Multi-core score | 2423 | 3006 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 108282 | 322058 |
| GPU | 342590 | 100636 |
| Memory | 171953 | 152301 |
| UX | 236691 | 206547 |
| Total score | 859516 | 781542 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [13 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 265 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 826 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 13 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-04 (Amooarman) | AnTuTu 11 | 867019 |
| π 2026-04-18 (Ashnikko) | AnTuTu 11 | 859516 |
| π 2025-12-30 -> Kanat_arsen_1 | AnTuTu 11 | 829085 |
| π 2025-10-23 (Zalkar) | AnTuTu 11 | 804954 |
| π 2023-09-05 (unreal3579) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2384 |
Xiaomi 12 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-29 (Alexandru) | AnTuTu 11 | 790704 |
| π 2026-03-25 (Dyl) | AnTuTu 11 | 814723 |
| π 2026-03-10 (ggy11) | AnTuTu 11 | 810403 |
| π 2026-02-04 (pegger) | AnTuTu 11 | 776925 |
| π 2026-01-20 (Orrala542) | AnTuTu 11 | 773806 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 33.1 GB | 24.7 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 5 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 | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:35 hr | 07:27 hr |
| Watching video | 12:35 hr | 11:49 hr |
| Gaming | 05:01 hr | 05:00 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual 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 | 119Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.52" (β 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX376 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 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/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3D2 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 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) | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/) | 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | 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 | February 2023 | July 2022 |
| Release date | March 2023 | July 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $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 gaming and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 13 Lite. But if the camera, performance, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi 12 Lite.
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