5 best features of the Xiaomi 12 Lite

After two weeks with the new smartphone, we share the five key features of the recently launched Xiaomi 12 Lite.

Xiaomi 12 Lite in Green at the Petronas towers!

A winner in the making?

Comes in three colorways!

1. Lightweight and eye-catching design - The new smartphone is made of a combination of glass and premium polycarbonate. This makes it premium-looking and solid-feeling while being only 173 grams.

It also comes in either Black, Lite Pink, or Lite Green.

AnTuTu and GeekBench

2. Balanced specs - Key specs of the Xiaomi 12 Lite include the 6nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G octa-core processor, Adreno 642L GPU, LPDDR4X RAM, and UFS 2.2 storage. These combinations of specs managed to produce an AnTuTu score of 518,960. While in GeekBench, it scored 783 in single-core tests and 2980 in multi-core tests.

Large display

3. Stunning display - It is equipped with a 120Hz 6.55-inch Gorilla Glass 5-protected AMOLED screen. Out of the box, the image produced is bright, vibrant, and crisp. It is readable under direct sun and the colors just pop.

The panel supports 10-point multitouch that is responsive and accurate. Lastly, it is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.

It is also one of the few with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision at the same time.

Rear cameras

4. Capable rear cameras - Xiaomi gave the Xiaomi 12 Lite a 32MP f/2.45 selfie camera and a rear camera module made up of a 108MP f/1.9 main camera Samsung HM2 sensor with PDAF, and an 8MP f/2.2 119-degree ultra-wide angle camera, 2MP f/2.4 macro camera with an LED flash.

Related: Xiaomi 12 Lite First Camera Samples

PCMark and Battery usage

5. Powerhouse battery - Powering the device is a 4,300mAh battery with 67W Turbo charging. It managed to last for 11 hours and 46 minutes in the PCMark battery test and in our two weeks with it, it managed to consistently last for more than 6 hours of onscreen time.

And that is it! We enjoyed our time with the Xiaomi 12 Lite and if you are interested, you may want to read our first impressions and unboxing.

In the Philippines, the price starts at PHP 20,999. You may read here to check the pre-order details.

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