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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Xiaomi 12 Lite Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
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Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Xiaomi 12 Lite
3350 mAh
4300 mAh
6.3-inch · 2280x1080px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
Released · Jul 11, 2022
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Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches
156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm 		6.27 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches
159.3 x 73.7 x 7.29 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 6.10 oz / 173.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.59% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 88.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.7 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260 		Octa-core
1x2.4GHz Cortex-A78
3x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 512 Adreno 642L
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2)
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (12)

Battery

Type
3350 mAh 4300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
12h 21min
Video
11h 29min
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		108 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.52”
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
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
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps)
EIS 		Yes
EIS
Front
24 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps) 		32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording