Xiaomi 12 Lite is official

Xiaomi officially announced today the newest model in the Xiaomi 12 line-up and a little brother of the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro — the Xiaomi 12 Lite.

The Xiaomi 12 Lite has very little design features to resemble the Xiaomi 12 line-up. In fact, it looks more like the Redmi 11 Note Pro series, only marginally better with its balanced mixed of hardware configuration and a very capable camera setup.

Xiaomi 12 Lite specs:
6.55” Full HD+ AMOLED DotDisplay (2400 x 1080 pixels)
120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate
Dolby Vision, HDR10+ support
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
1 x 2.4GHz Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
3 x 2.2GHz Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4 x 1.9GHz Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
6GB, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
128GB, 256GB UFS 2.2 storage
108MP Samsung HM2 sensor main camera, f/1.88, 1/1.52” sensor size
8MP f/2.2, 120° ultra-wide angle camera, 1/4.0” sensor size
2MP f/2.4 macro camera, 1/5.0” sensor size
32MP f/2.45 selfie camera, 1/2.8” sensor
Dual SIM, dual 5G
WiFi 6
NFC
Bluetooth 5.2
MIUI 13 with Android 12
4,300mAh Li-Ion battery, 67W turbo charging
Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge
173 grams (weight)
159.30mm x 73.70mm x 7.29mm (dimension)
Lite Green, Lite Pink and Black (colors)

Xiaomi 12 Lite comes in three storage variants. Recommended retail prices are USD399 for 6GB+128GB, USD 449 for 8GB+128GB, and USD 499 for 8GB+256GB, with pre-orders starting today via Xiaomi authorized online channels.