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Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Huawei Nova 5T

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Xiaomi 12 Lite vs Huawei Nova 5T

67 out of 100
Xiaomi 12 Lite
VS
55 out of 100
Huawei Nova 5T
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Huawei Nova 5T

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Xiaomi 12 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on July 9, 2022, against the Huawei Nova 5T, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 35 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Delivers 62% higher peak brightness (831 against 514 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 22.5W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 10
  • Comes with 550 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 3750 mAh
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 2-years and 11-months newer
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12 Lite and Huawei Nova 5T crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk ( * ) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
12 Lite
vs
Nova 5T

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.55 inches 6.26 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 402 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 950 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming 		-
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% 99.9%
PWM 119 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 36.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1344:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
12 Lite +62%
831 nits
Nova 5T
514 nits

Design and build

Height 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) 154.3 mm (6.07 inches)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Green, Pink Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
12 Lite +5%
88.2%
Nova 5T
84.2%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi 12 Lite and Huawei Nova 5T in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max clock 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 		- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76
Lithography process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU shading units 768 360
GPU clock 550 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~844 GFLOPS ~518.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
12 Lite +14%
1076
Nova 5T
944
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12 Lite +22%
3000
Nova 5T
2449
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
12 Lite +4%
565738
Nova 5T
544761
CPU 172246 164651
GPU 144035 137388
Memory 112732 107466
UX 136124 130217
Total score 565738 544761
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 39.5 °C 38.5 °C
Stability - 48%
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Graphics score - 2477
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 6474
Video editing - 5750
Photo editing - 15021
Data manipulation - 8083
Writing score - 10855

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6, 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)
ROM MIUI 14 EMUI 12
OS size 24.7 GB 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 3750 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes, SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 1:25 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:39 hr -
Watching video 13:26 hr -
Gaming 05:11 hr -
Standby 86 hr -
General battery life
12 Lite
28:08 hr
Nova 5T
n/a

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 108 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 117°
Lenses 3 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) 4 (48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 0.7 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 13 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS)
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 13 mm
- Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS)
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 50 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Pixel size: 1.75 micron
Depth lens - - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.75 micron
- Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Lite from DxOMark -
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6912 x 4624
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Pixel size 0.8 microns 0.8 microns
Sensor type CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" 1/2.8"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 18 18
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
12 Lite +11%
89.7 dB
Nova 5T
81.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2022 August 2019
Release date July 2022 November 2019
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W -
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 12 Lite is definitely a better buy.

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