Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs Honor 90 Lite
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S (with MediaTek Helio G96) that was released on March 6, 2023, against the Honor 90 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6020 and came out 4 months after. 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 12S
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Honor 90 Lite
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 6020
- Thinner bezels – 5.1% more screen real estate
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 724 and 671 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2388 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 391 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 180 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 89.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | - |
| PWM | 355 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
90 Lite
6.7″ (19.9:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Redmi Note 12S
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.48 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 176 g (6.21 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | MediaTek Dimensity 6020 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1275 |
| Single-core score | 671 | 724 |
| Multi-core score | 1518 | 2032 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 182454 | 207365 |
| GPU | 44018 | 44155 |
| Memory | 129323 | 133108 |
| UX | 137427 | 145955 |
| Total score | 493222 | 530583 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 132 | 134 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 326 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7036 | 7468 |
| Video editing | 4563 | 5056 |
| Photo editing | 17381 | 16809 |
| Data manipulation | 6849 | 6808 |
| Writing score | 10223 | 10740 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 (nur) | AnTuTu 12 | 623444 |
| 📘 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 664 / 1929 |
| 📘 2025-11-09 (Killjoy) | AnTuTu 11 | 493222 |
| 📘 2024-05-22 (Victor Monteiiro) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 671 / 1518 |
| 📘 2024-01-03 (KaQ_Ss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 678 / 1895 |
Honor 90 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-02 (maglev) | AnTuTu 12 | 603728 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Adiddasbagels) | AnTuTu 12 | 651884 |
| 📘 2026-05-16 (Abdullah) | AnTuTu 11 | 530583 |
| 📘 2026-04-23 (tamas93tech) | AnTuTu 11 | 542327 |
| 📘 2025-12-08 (ShaqiL) | AnTuTu 11 | 527185 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MagicOS 7.1 |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 35 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 (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:12 hr | 1:52 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:33 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:31 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | - |
| Standby | 112 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 100 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 11584 x 8688 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 100 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 100 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 a/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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| 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* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | June 2023 |
| Release date | April 2023 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $289 | $300 |
| Successor | - | - Honor 400 Lite |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 35 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 Redmi Note 12S is definitely a better buy.
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