Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.27x2.90x0.29 inches 159.3 x 73.7 x 7.29 mm	6.41x2.99x0.35 inches 162.9 x 76 x 9 mm
Weight
6.10 oz (173.0 g)	7.32 oz (207.5 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP57
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
88.30 %	86.87 %
Peak brightness
	900 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x 2.2GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2600 MHz
GPU
Adreno 642L	Mali-G68 MC4
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 2.2)	256GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12), MIUI 13 UI	Android (12), MIUI UI

Battery

Capacity
4300 mAh	4300 mAh
Type
Not user replaceable	Not user replaceable
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W	Wired: 210.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 21min

Video

11h 29min

Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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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	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Front
32 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging, OTG	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging, OTG
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	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, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800 Upper)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
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

RAM	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

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