Xiaomi Poco F4 GT vs 12 Lite
74
out of 100
VS
67
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F4 GT (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on April 26, 2022, against the Xiaomi 12 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1170K versus 570K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 4300 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Lite
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Shows 12% longer battery life (28:08 vs 25:04 hours)
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (825 against 764 nits)
- Weighs 37 grams less
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1072 and 993 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 950 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 121 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 173 g (6.1 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Yellow | Black, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 3000 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 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 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 | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 642 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2512.8 GFLOPS | ~844 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 306526 | 172246 |
| GPU | 409118 | 144035 |
| Memory | 207004 | 112732 |
| UX | 236447 | 136124 |
| Total score | 1170350 | 570329 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.7 °C | 39.5 °C |
| Stability | 50% | - |
| Graphics test | 55 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9332 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11540 | - |
| Video editing | 7563 | - |
| Photo editing | 29224 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9853 | - |
| Writing score | 14703 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 33 GB | 24.7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:17 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:05 hr | 09:39 hr |
| Watching video | 11:39 hr | 13:26 hr |
| Gaming | 04:03 hr | 05:11 hr |
| Standby | 75 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | 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 | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX686 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Omnivision OV8856 |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Lite from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 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* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2022 | July 2022 |
| Release date | April 2022 | July 2022 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 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 Poco F4 GT is definitely a better buy.
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