Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 24, 2018	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€179

Design

Dimensions
5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches 149.33 x 71.68 x 8.75 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 79.57% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	LCD
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 432 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (HDR)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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