Xiaomi 12 vs. Honor 90 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi 12 and Honor 90 Lite. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Xiaomi 12 vs. Honor 90 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.7 mm 162.9 mm Honor 90 Lite has greater height than Xiaomi 12.
Width 69.9 mm 74.5 mm Honor 90 Lite has greater width than Xiaomi 12.
Depth 8.16 mm 7.48 mm Honor 90 Lite is narrower than Xiaomi 12.
Weight 180 g 179 g Honor 90 Lite is lighter than Xiaomi 12.
Body Colour Grey Cyan lake | Midnight black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 90 Lite is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.596 W/kg (head), 0.998 W/kg (body), 1.972 W/kg (limb) 1.28 W/kg (body), 0.85 W/kg (head), 2.96 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) - Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.28" 6.7" Honor 90 Lite has larger screen size than Xiaomi 12.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 2388 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi 12 has better screen resolution than Honor 90 Lite.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 419 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 20:9 19.9:9
Max Brightness 1100 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 68 billion colours 16.7 million colours Xiaomi 12 has better colour depth than Honor 90 Lite.
Contrast Ratio 5000000:1 -
HDR Yes - Xiaomi 12 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Enhancement Technology Dolby Vision, Sunlight mode, AdaptiveSync technology Eye comfort mode
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 90 Hz Xiaomi 12 has better refresh rate than Honor 90 Lite.
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz -
Display Features Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Dot Display, True Colour, DisplayMate A+, 16000 levels auto brightness adjustment Night Display, Dark mode, True Colour, One-handed Mode, multi-window, dynamic dimming, JNCD < 1, Edgeless display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 6020
Clock Speed 3 GHz 2.2 GHz Xiaomi 12 has higher clock speed than Honor 90 Lite.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO Mali-G57 MC2
MEMORY Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
RAM LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB 8 GB + up to 5 GB virtual extension Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 256 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface UFS 3.1 -
CAMERA Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 100 Megapixel Honor 90 Lite has better camera resolution than Xiaomi 12.
Sensor Size 1/1.56" -
Sensor Name Sony IMX766 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.88 F/1.9 Xiaomi 12 has better lens aperture than Xiaomi 12.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Pixel Size 1 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Xiaomi 12 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects Moving crowd, Neon trails, Oil painting, Light painting, Starry sky, Star trails HDR
Camera Modes Night mode, Documents, Vlog mode, Pro Video mode, Movie frame, Night portrait mode, photo filters, Timed burst, Photo clones, Dual video mode, Ultra Night Video, Pro Time-lapse, 50MP mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Capture smiles, Aperture mode, Super Macro, wide-angle mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, instant movie
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 11584 x 8688
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) HDR10+ recording, Google Lens, One-click AI cinema, HDR video recording, 2.1μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, Xiaomi ProFocus -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better second camera resolution than Honor 90 Lite.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Honor 90 Lite has better second camera lens aperture than Xiaomi 12.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 5 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has higher resolution third camera than Honor 90 Lite.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Tele-macro lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 50mm -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) AF (3cm-7cm) -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Xiaomi 12 has better front camera resolution than Honor 90 Lite.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.45 F/2.45 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies, AI Beautify, Timed burst, Selfie Night mode, Capture Dual, Time-lapse selfie, AI portrait mode with bokeh and depth control, AI portrait video Portrait mode, Capture smiles, Mirror reflection, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 90 Lite has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) 4-in-1 to 1.4μm Super Pixel, Video HDR Gesture control
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4500 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 90 Lite has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 39 min -
Wireless Charging Yes - Xiaomi 12 can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 12 Android 13
User Interface MIUI 13 MagicOS 7.1
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, n40 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements Harman Kardon Sound technology, Dolby Atmos sound technology Hi-Res audio, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, flicker sensor, gyroscope, 360° ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology AI face unlock -
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, linear motor, VC Liquid Cooling, Reverse wireless charging, dual stereo speakers, X-axis linear vibration motor, IR blaster, Qualcomm 7th generation AI Engine, Xiaomi AdaptiveCharge Gesture Controls, Virtual Proximity Sensing, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Xiaomi 12 Honor 90 Lite
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 67W charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied)
Compliant Standards SGS Low Blue Light Certification -
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