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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-20 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.32 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Citrus Yellow, Mint Green and Truffle Black | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 405 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 670, 64-bit, 5 nm (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4250mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12, getting a score of 85 against 80. These phones have Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite has the newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy M12 has Android 10 version, so it provides the user some nice extra features and performance tweaks. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite is a noticeably lighter and much thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy M12, even when both were only released with a couple months difference.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite and the Samsung Galaxy M12 both feature very similar processing units, because although the Samsung Galaxy M12 has less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite counts with a way better looking display than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite also has more pixels per inch of display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite counts with a superior camera than Galaxy M12, because it has a way better 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, a way higher video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture. Galaxy M12 has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4250mAh.
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