Following a couple of significant leaks and a brief teaser video, after a couple of leaks and a short teaser campaign, the Xiaomi 12 Lite has finally been officially announced. It has a 120Hz OLED screen and the main camera with 108MP and a hefty price.
The new 12 Lite is the successor to the 11 Lite 5G and NE and has the 6.55″ AMOLED panel that comes with HDR10+ as well as Dolby vision support.
The two can be distinguished apart by looking through the punch hole as the new model has it at the center. The new panel supports to 120Hz rate for a refresh as well as the 240Hz rate of touch sampling.
Its Snapdragon 778G chipset, based using the 6nm process is the same as before and available with 8GB or 6GB RAM as well as 128GB or 256GB of internal memory.
On the back, The back of the Xiaomi 12 Lite has a main camera with 108MP, a Samsung HM2 sensor, and an f/1.9 aperture. In addition, it has an eight-megapixel f/2.4 ultrawide camera and a 2MP macro snapper.
The camera for selfies has the Samsung GD2 32MP sensor and an f/2.5 aperture lens. It comes with AF and numerous software options, such as Selfie portrait mode as well as Xiaomi Selfie Glow.
Xiaomi 12 Lite brings a 4,300 mAh battery, which also can charge at 67W speed and an adapter comes included in the box, like any other international Xiaomi 12 smartphone.
The phone comes with dual SIM support, with dual 5G standby. However, the availability in different markets could be different. The user interface for the phone is MIUI 13, based on Android 12.
It comes with Xiaomi 12 Lite is offered in three colors: Black, Pink, and Green and is available in three memory levels.
The version with 6/128GB capacity costs $400. Upgrading to 8/128GB costs $450. The top 8/256GB model costs $500. The pre-orders are open until today. Xiaomi authorized channels online.