Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Mi 11 Lite
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on March 23, 2023, against the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G and came out 2 years 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 Redmi Note 12
- Shows 21% longer battery life (23:06 vs 19:06 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4250 mAh
- The phone is 2 years newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (825 against 739 nits)
- 54% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 721 and 469 points
- Weighs 26.5 grams less
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 | 6.67 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 | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 95.4% |
| PWM | 484 Hz | 373 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 2.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 183.5 g (6.47 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1260 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 381 | - |
| Single-core score | 469 | 721 |
| Multi-core score | 1484 | 1875 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 187869 | 221926 |
| GPU | 29691 | 52657 |
| Memory | 141765 | 99819 |
| UX | 136961 | 152245 |
| Total score | 496286 | 526647 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 335 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8747 | 8156 |
| Video editing | 4745 | 6079 |
| Photo editing | 15136 | 15414 |
| Data manipulation | 7401 | 7408 |
| Writing score | 10107 | 10006 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (SSAN) | AnTuTu 11 | 508133 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Tameng) | AnTuTu 11 | 501656 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (blvll.) | AnTuTu 11 | 480276 |
| 📘 2026-07-05 (Ikan pari 🐟🦈) | AnTuTu 11 | 501460 |
| 📘 2026-07-02 (Zəka) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 381 |
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-03 (Yuu) | AnTuTu 11 | 526647 |
| 📘 2025-12-03 (Yuu) | AnTuTu 11 | 531974 |
| 📘 2025-10-25 (MarkG10) | AnTuTu 11 | 529639 |
| 📘 2025-10-21 (Sephaa) | AnTuTu 11 | 507602 |
| 📘 2025-10-03 (MaCc) | AnTuTu 11 | 469426 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4250 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:11 hr | 1:08 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:20 hr | 06:36 hr |
| Watching video | 15:10 hr | 11:27 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 04:29 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung GW3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 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 | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.1 |
| 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, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | March 2021 |
| Release date | March 2023 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $300 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. But if the camera, performance, gaming, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite.
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