Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S vs Xiaomi 12 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$249

Design

Dimensions
6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 165.75 x 76.68 x 8.8 mm	6.27 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches 159.3 x 73.7 x 7.29 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	6.10 oz / 173.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Interstellar grey, Aurora blue, Glacier white

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.42% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	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 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 1x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 3x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 642L
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
5020 mAh, Li - Polymer	4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 21min

Video

11h 29min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.52” Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)	Yes EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	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
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$279

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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