Huawei Mate 20 lite vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 20 lite Xiaomi 12
Released · Sep 12, 2018
Released · Dec 31, 2021
6.3-inch · 2340 x 1080 px
6.3-inch · 2400 x 1080 px
20 MP Main · 24 MP Selfie
50 MP Main · 32 MP Selfie
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3750 mAh
4500 mAh
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Display

Size
6.3-inch 6.3-inch
Resolution
2340 x 1080 px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2400 x 1080 px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
81.89 % 89.30 %
Peak brightness
1100 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core, 2200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit Octa-core, 1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 730
RAM
4GB 8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB 128GB (UFS 3.1), not expandable
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo), Huawei Emotion UI Android (12), MIUI 13 UI
Device type
Smartphone Smartphone

Battery

Capacity
3750 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion, Not user replaceable Not user replaceable
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Max charge speed
Wired: 67.0W
Wireless: 50.0W
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
20 MP (PDAF)
Specifications:
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Specifications:
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) 13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Specifications:
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Telephoto, Macro)
Specifications:
Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)Features: EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps)Features: EIS
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera) 32 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
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Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
(158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm)
6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches
(152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm)
Weight
6.07 oz(172.0 g) 6.35 oz(180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), Features: Mass storage device, Charging Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging, OTG
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2018 Dec 28, 2021
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