Xiaomi 12 Lite Unboxing & Review

Xiaomi 12 Lite. 6.55" 120hz AMOLED midrange phone with SD778G, 8GB of RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 (Spec reviewed) 108MP Samsung HM2 main camera. 4300Mah battery and 67W fast charging.
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Unboxing
01:50 - Design and build
04:17 - Screen
05:42 - MIUI 13 performance
07:12 - Bloatware & charge time
08:17 - Battery life
08:49 - Antutu, storage speeds, and Geekbench
09:26 - Widevine and Camera 2 API
09:55 - Audio and loudspeaker sample
10:46 - Gaming
11:52 - Video sample footage
13:21 - Camera samples
14:26 - Final words with Pros and Cons
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[@NathanDreamsBig]

Your reviews are the best on KZbin, bravo 👏

[@muhammadtayyab9316]

Eid Mubarak to All😊

[@mohammadzein504]

I feel this will appeal to many Chris. The phone is light and thin with a good flat sized screen. And the 778g is good reliable non overhearing chipset here and provides a good overall experience. Have nice weekend Sir Chris and thank you for the review✌✌🙂

[@obarthelemy]

But don't "non-overhearing" chipsets have good sound ? ;-p

[@arsenal_84]

I'm using the mi 11 lite ne with the similar chipset. Not much reason to upgrade to this model. Much prefer the fingerprint sensor as a button and round edges at the sides of the phone. Oh and the mi 11 lite still retains the SD card expansion slot.

[@toxmustdie3618]

Was waiting for this one for my mom, i think she will love it.

[@carpediem7654]

Good to see you Chris 💪🏻

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Great unboxing and hands on review as always Sir

[@lomejor6367]

A good place coming from a good tech reviewer.. 👍

[@sheikah6461]

Hi Chris! Im planning to buy a new phone and im quite confused if i should buy the mi 11 5g NE or xiaomi 12 lite. Which phone has a great and better camera, video, and its stabilization. Hope you'll help meee☺️thanks💗

[@citizenofdaworld7582]

i don't know all this while am now watching your review you awesome bro. you are thanks

[@Techtablets]

Happy to help

[@luchdvilleneuve6384]

Thanks for the review Chris. I was hoping they would improve a bit more from the Xiaomi 11lite 5G but that disent really seem to be the case. Weight is bit higher, same chip, little improvement on the caméra. We'll have to wait for the Price point to see if it's really worth buying compared to its predecessor

[@Mezthecreator]

It is overpriced

[@gabbybuensuceso3838]

@@Mezthecreator Yes it is, compare to mi 11 5g ne - just a light upgrade on Camera/Design/67watts fast charging

[@Mezthecreator]

@@gabbybuensuceso3838 This year has not been impressive

[@arsenal_84]

Yup, price wise might be cheaper to go with the Poco F4 instead.

[@shreyasas3128]

Made to exactly compete with Moto Edge 30 (atleast in my market). Slimness, battery, soc, etc are so similar.

[@pakkoss23]

Really nice review!!

[@zaxele]

does anyone know if in MIUI 13 they have fixed the bug that you cannot set different notification sounds for different senders in the Messages app?

[@markestares4607]

If they actually make a flat display on the flagships i will definitely buy those.

[@ariprinpsei]

Yeah we want flat versions of andriod flagships

[@omnihein9322]

I ain't going back to a flat-screen ever again. Love my mi11.

[@shuja.j]

Don't the base variant of Samsung flagships already have flat screens tho? I'm pretty sure both the regular S21 and S22 have flat screens

[@jesrelsunit60]

Flat screen with uniform bezels and a tiny punch hole cutout is the best!

[@MothersMilk-1]

Nice review as usual. But I'll probably use my Mi 9t Pro till it dies on me. Rocking the white colour for past 3 years with no scratches, and I have gcam to the rescue. I've had no justification to by another xiaomi phone for myself.

[@jonathanferrer4510]

Pleased suggest what xiaomi or redmi is the loudest output in 3.5mm headphone jack?

[@shafiqazemi96]

Does it supports HDR and Dolby Vision on Netflix?

[@hadenkriztenzen]

Is the main camera of 12 lite better than 12x?

[@cruelfoolish]

Why only record audio at 96 kbps on video? Is there any way to improve the kbps?

[@maximada2003]

what are your top 3 phones Mr Techtablets?

[@Utube_video]

Sir eagerly waiting your review of xioami 12s ultra, specially camera comparison

[@Theek_hai]

which app he is using to measure battery health ?? any idea

[@Tola007]

Hi, Sir. I just want to know the sound on redmi note 12 lite speaker power by HAMAN KARDON?

[@GFourGadget]

A little too expensive for the specs it offers. Nonetheless a good phone and a good review!

[@nicholaschanvn]

Should I buy it or Note 11T pro+ ?

[@flovv9357]

Really liking this one. The price is a little higher than what I'm willing to pay for a phone. Gonna have to wait until black Friday and see if I can get it cheaper.

[@hassanalatar370]

Where could i purchase the phone dear?

[@uriyanagar]

Thank you, that a great review. I'm really debating what to buy, this or the Poco F3. Or maybe the Mi 11 Lite 5G. I would appreciate your recommendation

[@arsenal_84]

If you want to game then get the F4 or F3 if not oos. Else mi 11 lite ne is a good all rounder.

[@starfar2481]

There is no hdr for front recording video ??

[@anasjaafar4596]

What about the temperature?

[@restyradam167]

I also love Xiaomi 12X than any 12 siries of xiaomi compact size mid range phone efficient chip good cameras.

[@jamshidibragimov9002]

Could u check PWM of screen?

[@mokisan]

If this had a headphone jack, sd card slot. Instant buy!! Thanks for the video chris

[@bojack3827]

Excellent review. Can't decide between this or paying a bit more for the 12X.

[@ariprinpsei]

If u r ok with curved design , u should go for 12x , SD 870 is also heat stable one

[@Mezthecreator]

Skip this!

[@Techtablets]

If you want a better build, cameras and game a lot the 12X. The drawback is the curved screen but it's a really nice phone the 12X.

[@Mindandsoul1996]

@@Techtablets is this 12 lite has a better camera than the 11 lite 5g ne ...or the upgrade doesn't worth it ?

[@evlo8059]

Do you know if there are any phones without hole(s), ideally without gigantic display and edge screen (or whatever it is called) in the display coming this year?

[@MothersMilk-1]

There would be none that fits your EXACT description

[@ad_fletch]

You’d think that wouldn’t be too much to ask, but in 2022 a reasonably sized flat screen with no hole is basically unobtanium (xperia 5 iii maybe, but it’s a weird shape and hard to get).

[@TechNomadUK1]

Hiya. I have a dilemma and I hope you can help me choose. In terms of main camera and selfie camera which one would you choose for a decent AND above average everyday in terms of quality, sharpness, dynamic range, low noise, low light, natural/real-life tones and video stabilization for their specs and optimisations: 1. OnePlus 9 w/ EIS (Sony IMX689) 2. Realme 9 Pro+ w/ OIS (SonyIMX766) 3. Poco F4 w/ OIS ( unknown sensor). Also, taking into account the company that is faster in updates, community support and current device optimisations. Please help. THANKS.

[@Techtablets]

I can't comment on the F4 as I never got a review unit. But Either the OnePlus 9 or the 9 Pro+, the main camera with the 9 Pro+ is okay but the software optimisation is a bit off with Realme. A good Gcam would help but maybe the F4 is better, but I've not used it.

[@RioGamerZ]

Will asus rog 6 be reviewed?

[@martinjohan8756]

Is this phone have IP53 rating?

[@David-Dumont]

Compare it to the A53 plz! Tnk u. Rly gj btw

[@arizonaland742]

does it support super wallpapers?

[@RSCB]

Legendary!

[@GeorgiDimitrov1982]

Hi, how is cooling on this phone compared to Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G(NE) ? Thanks.

[@volka6049]

this phone is better than xiaomi 11 lite 5g ne

[@richardbucher3130]

Sorry for writing a comment before watching the entire video but one thing that I don't understand is why xiaomi ditched the 5mp telemacro from last year in many of the 2021's successors (poco f4 , redmi note 11 pro, and now this) I don't understand, did they realize it's too good and reserved it just for the more expensive phones ? That's what I think at least

[@Techtablets]

You're right I think they decided it was better suited to more expensive phones. The 2MP senor is terrible and the 8MP ultrawide is poor at best

[@AleJunco67]

how good or bad is the scrolling? if you scroll on twitter does it lag? that happened with my redmi note 10 pro

[@Techtablets]

Some lag it's not super smooth!

[@AleJunco67]

@@Techtablets that's a common issue with miui i see 😔 so sad that they do not invest as much time and effort on their software as before

[@fapmashina1]

I'm new user of this phone and I have to say it is superb in almost all areas! It is gonna be sufficient for the huge majority of users including many more demanding ones since it has great display, it is fast and responsive, it has relatively impressive and capable cameras that are giving very nice photos considering this is much cheaper device than premium ones! And I'm also very satisfied with buildt quality and beautiful design! If you're budget oriented user that is looking after high quality phone with some premium features look no further! This is perfect solution!

[@BarbaraC_]

Thinking of getting this. Will you still recommended from your experience so far? My priorities are connectivity, selfie camera and display. Also, have you updated to android 13 on it? If yes, how stable is the update?

[@fapmashina1]

@@BarbaraC_ After some two weeks of usage I can still easily recomend this great phone since it's very impressive for device that's atleast twice as cheaper than lower priced premium mobile devices! Yes, it has since been updated to the Android 13 and it's absolutely stable, with no problems, fast... Although I'm not frequent user of selfie camera I've actually made several photos and they're fairly good which is no surprise since this is relatively high spec front camera. Concerning connectivity and display they're great with no issues at all! In my opinion only minor issue for some (much) more demanding folks can be display tendency to be somewhat darker outdoors if it is in very direct sunlight at sunny day! But I guess you'll have hard time to find much brighter display at this price range! This is something very minor If you ask me although I'm actually living in Croatia where there are many sunny days! Everything is very finely tuned and rounded up on this phone and I'm sure you'll be satisfied unless you're very demanding user used to highest end premium specs premium mobile phones! Don't expect from Xiaomi 12 lite to have as same performance as some 1000 euros or even much more expensive phones since this is high mid-range phone and it is performing superb at this price range with added some more premium details (higher end chip, 122 Hz Amoled display, buildt quality...).

[@BarbaraC_]

@@fapmashina1 Thank you so much for your response. This is really helpful to me. I am not even a heavy user so this phone should serve me just fine. thank you so much 👍🏽

[@fapmashina1]

@@BarbaraC_ I'm glad if this is helpful! I agree, if you're not very demanding power user this phone should be perfect choice! And this is beautiful device that's also very light and stylish! Best regards!

[@ochukoakpobi317]

Sir if u want to sell the phone what the price

[@Mindandsoul1996]

Please do some comparisons with this phone

[@mrvakruha255]

Comparison with realme gt neo 3?

[@viralvidros9256]

Sir please tell me... PUBG gameplay Overhiting...?

[@ahmadhasani200]

One of phone do have AF for front camera plus dual flash for front camera !!! Did you notice???

[@OneDollaBill]

if this is 400€ like the rumor is its way too high. a52s offers basically everything same but has ip rating, headphone jack and memory card support and its 300€. idk what is xiaomi doing

[@butch8849]

12:37 what's that weird flickering at the store?

[@lyndonagonias3748]

Is this available in Philippines

[@nufdv08]

i just realise u have no reviews on Poco F4.. or is it i overlooked?

[@varuna6089]

For a long long time, New phones have just been a minor refresh over the old model. A mere reiteration. There's no such innovative touch that makes you go 'wow' anymore.

[@mahamudulhasananik]

Xiaomi 11 lite's display is not that crispy and Sharpe compared to samsung amoled display and also suffer from black crush issue , does xiaomi 12 lite's display also suffer from these problems?

[@Techtablets]

No, its' a good display.

[@mahamudulhasananik]

@@Techtablets Thank you, just love your reviews :)

[@eoin4597]

Xiaomi mi 11 lite had two screen suppliers, Tianma and Huaxing. The tianma screen is much worse than the Huaxing one. Don't know about the Xiaomi 12 lite but it's something to be aware of. Companies sometimes use multiple screen supplier and it's pot luck which one you get.

[@Pre-chefsaadshaikh]

11 lite is worth tp buy ?

[@mahamudulhasananik]

@@Pre-chefsaadshaikh nope, 11 lite has serious finger print sensor not working issue

[@eoin4597]

Nice phone but basically more or less the same as the previous version the mi 11 lite. Of course all boils down to pricing but for those that get a good deal on the Xiaomi 12x and are ok with curved screens personally think it's a better phone with better cameras. I've tried a few phones with the hm2 and they all had slow shutter speed so it's not ideal for taking family pics of kids and pets in anything but the best lighting. The 12x has pretty fast shutter speed

[@amirabbas158]

Will 12x get android 14?

[@eoin4597]

@@amirabbas158 Don't know to be honest if Xiaomi has offered any guarantee to update it to android 14

[@danniel7480]

@@eoin4597 12/12 pro will get until a15. 11t/11t pro and 11 lite ne should get until 13-14

[@shuja.j]

@@danniel7480 entire Xiaomi 11 series is getting upto Android 14 since Xiaomi has promised 3 years of OS updates

[@danniel7480]

@@shuja.j They didn't promised for all, or at least mi 11 and mi 11 ultra. But they said that they try to extend it to the old devices too

[@farhangkoye3633]

How much does that phone cost to Android?

[@pesto9469]

Is it true that the front facing camera has autofocus?

[@Techtablets]

Yes autofocus and two LED flashes. There was a clip I forgot that included a shot of the LEDs in action.

[@user-ri3mg6pf4x]

Top phone!

[@TheBostonTom]

I just got this phone and the scrolling is 120hrz but it's not like fast if that makes sense. It feels like it drags a bit. The strange thing is that this problem doesn't happen when your on a website, that's how I noticed it. Happens on Instagram FB Google feed and other apps. Not sure if it's just me

[@Techtablets]

Could be a new firmware update added this bug

[@KINGBRILLIANCE1]

Where do you purchase the phone?

[@Techtablets]

This came from Xiaomi it's a review unit.

[@amarksah3838]

Daughter is carbon copy of dad ❤️

[@andban92]

When is Mi 12 Ultra coming out? I'd like to see a review of that device.

[@Techtablets]

I've bought one so whenever it arrives in about 10 days more.

[@zerosiii]

Why not include optical stabilization, is beyond me

[@lewisgareen9958]

Pls review the ROG phone 6. You could resell the device once you're done. I don't mind buying it at 80% of the cost..

[@namithar652]

Can you please do a comparison with realme 9 pro plus?

[@Techtablets]

Maybe if I have time.

[@ezrapardede1921]

They make a great mid range(or premium mid range in my region calls it) but fails in the way that most Chinese brands doing, putting a mediocre secondary lens, why don't they put a better ultra wide sensor, i mean, they could do it, and they used to do it, with they Poco X3 NFC, which could record 60fps or 4k with the ultrawide, and still have EIS at that resolution

[@andyH_England]

I think in this price range a camera is not the top of the list for most buyers. Just a good main camera will do the trick and if you need more then trade up. I buy an iPhone as I am in the ecosystem but I rarely use the ultra-wide or zoom so I would def not miss them that much if Apple had a big $500 iPhone.

[@ezrapardede1921]

@@andyH_England if that's the reason than no brand doing the ultrawide properlu, and for someone who looks at this sort of pricing of a phone, i want that better camera atleast a better sensor it doesn't have to has a 60 fps at 4k or something, just a better sensor, that is sharper, and better at less than optimal lighting Also there's a real reason why they don't do it, it's easier for them to promote a phone with triple or more camera, than only 2 cameras (with better quality disparity) these days

[@andyH_England]

@@ezrapardede1921 I agree with the last paragraph, Xiaomi is a business and has to differentiate between their lineup, they all do it and it is as expected. If every $400 phone had a zoom and good ultra-wide then flagship Androids would die a death, and in some way, as sales of the Galaxy S line show, this is already happening (50%+ lower than 2.5 years ago).

[@AliceinWonderlands]

@@andyH_England yeah, actually for me a phone only needs for photos, and snappy daily usage, for messages, emails.

[@nightstalker5097]

As presenters you should include in every phone model.can they charge wireless

[@jikko-tu-1632]

Good job xiaomi👍

[@longtiniy5002]

I only wish for a lighter software skin.MIUI is a bit heavy it needs so much power to run smoothly

[@trinityblood5622]

The moment I saw no headphone jack to insert my thing, I opt out of the video! :p

[@Techtablets]

Fair enough!

[@RinoAP]

Compare it to Samsung A52S and mi 11 lite if you still have them :)

[@MagazineBrian]

I'm using the Poco F4 is there much difference???

[@leavessss5499]

870 is better than 770g, yes there is a difference

[@shitmeover]

Xiaomi/ Redmi removing microSDcard support for newer phones, 😭 Kinda Sad.

[@KING_NIGHT14]

What is the best color for xiaomi 12 lite ?

[@alxdava2004]

Black

[@duckland27]

Pink

[@bri1085]

This is out early

[@technologyjayanta3924]

Sir can I use your unboxing video with my voice please reply sir 🙏

[@Techtablets]

No and if you do I will copyright strike you!

[@atanubose6100]

Fuck they removed that Magnificent 5mp telephoto macro! Holy Shit!

[@Techtablets]

They did ;(

[@omarf2406]

0:07 "Lite" does not refer to smaller dimensions or lesser weight. It refers to lesser specs, compared to non-lite editions.

[@sebastiento9695]

I'm sure he knows that lol

[@omarf2406]

@@sebastiento9695 I'm sure he does. But it's not what he's saying.

[@Lucifer-yg3wh]

Sir mi 12 s ultra launched

[@sheahill6628]

Excellent video!

[@Techtablets]

Thanks for watching!

[@Inflator82]

So it's a downgrade from 11 lite 5G. No SD card slot and it's heavier.

[@TienTran-uq6to]

I dont know how this phone supposed to be the successor of mi 11 lite. Only 2 positive thing is higher refresh rate and faster charger but everything else is like a downgrade. They cut down from metal frame to plastic, gorilla glass 6 to 5, no ip rating but somehow this phone become heavier and thicker than previous model!? No chip upgrade, no ufs upgrade, camera still dont have ios and battery is about 50mah more. Is Xiaomi trying to fill the blank than making a new phone?

[@johntobi1719]

Pls do a review for the 12s Ultra

[@Techtablets]

I’ve bought one it just needs to get here now.

[@johntobi1719]

@@Techtablets Wow, thanks

[@IMtimekeeper]

Is 12bit panel??

[@Techtablets]

10bit I think.

[@PartizanSRB]

No OIS on main cam? Thats a let down. But everything comes to the price, everything above 350e is too much.

[@natiqmemmedli1650]

Mi 12 lite has OIS

[@chibonchibon3967]

It make sense, all android phone use shotgun strategy (Saturate the market with as much phone as they can to get as many sales as they can get). If I am the CEO I will do the same, money is money

[@MrWho-zp7nb]

1st view

[@firisrozley5768]

Doesn't feel like a true improvement from Xiaomi 11 Lite NE, which has a hybrid-SIM slot & 5 MP macro camera. Xiaomi 12X is still a better choice.

[@DMokito]

Bloatware, and bloatware likes to come back via update / firmware / region setting change ...

[@Techtablets]

Yes that's true it does which is very annoying!

[@BabyBoyy2023]

Does this phone have super wallpapers

[@alxdava2004]

Yap

[@jayantathavade9153]

Charger should have given 120 watt. Phone frame should have been metal and glass back Battery should have been 5000mah in the phone

[@ryancaday3087]

Price???

[@Techtablets]

Not available yet or seen it from Xiaomi...

[@ochukorobinson6522]

Destroying the nothing 1 before it came out

[@OneDollaBill]

destroying with what? is basically same thing as last years 11 5g lite/ne. just with different display

[@amberali9191]

@@OneDollaBill better screen , charging speed , camera sensor. Also an indisplay fps

[@mapleee18]

Feels like it's barely an improvement over the 11 lite 5g, might as well get that instead of this.

[@asdolin42]

"The Xiaomi 12 Lite is offered in three color options - Black, Pink, and Green and in three memory tiers. The 6/128 GB version costs $400, upgrading to 8/128GB will set you back $450, while the top 8/256GB variant is $500. Pre-orders start today via Xiaomi authorized online channels." This seems like a bad deal and the EU price will be even worse.

[@Mezthecreator]

Overpriced

[@larrymalpaya]

Congratulations...xiaomi just sold u the same phone TWICE (11 lite/ NE)

[@Mezthecreator]

If Xiaomi don't bring back SD card support, I'll switch brands. They can't become the iPhones we've been running from with bad software and less camera quality. They really need to reduce the amount of phones they release in a year like half then focused on better software experience and improve camera quality (how hard can that be with all the good camera hardware), remove the useless macro lens and improve the ultra wide cameras and enough with all the nonsense beautification (it is not appealing) really sad because I was rooting for them.

[@hanakiratechchannel6920]

Buy the 11 Lite instead! Mostly same experience for cheaper.

[@Pre-chefsaadshaikh]

How about bettry and charge dipartment in 11lite

[@hanakiratechchannel6920]

@@Pre-chefsaadshaikh Do you really need 67W over 33W?