Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Dec 28, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches 159.3 x 73.7 x 7.29 mm	6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g)	6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.30% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 3x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 642L	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 21min

Video

11h 29min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.52” Pixel size: 0.7 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) EIS
Front
32 MP	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA	Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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