SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Xiaomi 12 Lite review: Slim AMOLED mid-ranger with a 108 MP camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2022·$430
Overall
74/100
Class rank
#24 of 125
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Slim Lite with a big sensor.

Xiaomi 12 Lite paired a slim, stylish body with a 108 MP camera, AMOLED 120Hz Dolby Vision display and 67W charging at $430 — the fashion-forward mid-ranger in the Xiaomi 12 family.

01Display

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision
Size6.55 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Main108 MP Samsung HM2, f/1.9
Ultrawide8 MP, 120 deg
Macro2 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 778G (6nm)
GPUAdreno 642L

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Capacity4300 mAh
Charging67W

05Build

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works
  • Slim 7.3 mm / 173 g AMOLED body
  • 108 MP main + 67W charging
  • 32 MP selfie + Dolby Vision
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 778G mid-tier
  • 2 MP macro filler
  • No 3.5 mm jack
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 7a
$499 · score 81/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .