Price difference of IDR 800,000, is it better for Xiaomi 12T or Xiaomi 12 Lite?

KOMPAS. com – Xiaomi publication smartphones Xiaomi 12 series on the Indonesian market in 2022. The models of these devices consist of the “regular” Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro, Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12T.

The launch of the Xiaomi 12 series was done in phases, where the “regular” Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro were launched simultaneously in April 2022, followed by the Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12T which were released respectively in July and December 2022 .

Even though they were launched at different times, Xiaomi 12 Lite and Xiaomi 12T have some similarities, such as the screen hole at the top center of the screen, three rear cameras are positioned vertically, equipped with a 108MP main camera, and carry an AMOLED screen.

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The Xiaomi 12T itself is priced at IDR 6,599,000 (8/256GB variant), while the Xiaomi 12 Lite retails for IDR 5,799,000 (8/256GB variant).

With a price difference between the two of around IDR 800,000, what are the differences between the two devices?

Personalization of Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12 Lite

Camera

Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12 Lite both come with triple rear cameras. The camera configuration is a 108MP (f/1.7) main camera, an 8MP (f/2.2) ultra wide angle camera, and a 2MP (f/2.4) macro camera.

Both also come with a number of photography support features, such as optical image stabilization (OIS). It’s just that the difference is in the front camera. The camera of the Xiaomi 12 Lite has a resolution of 32 MP, while the Xiaomi 12T is locked at 20 MP.

Screen

As mentioned above, these two devices both come with AMOLED screens. It’s just that the difference lies in the screen size and resolution offered.

The Xiaomi 12T features a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen that offers a 2K resolution (2,712 x 1,220 pixels) with refresh rate 120Hz and touch sample rate 480Hz.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 12 Lite has a smaller screen, which has a diagonal of 6.55 inches with Full HD resolution (2,400 x 1,080 pixels). refresh rate 120Hz and touch sample rate 240Hz.

body size

Since the screen size of the Xiaomi 12T is also larger than the Xiaomi 12T, this also affects the body size of the two devices. Xiaomi 12T has a larger size and weight. The dimensions are 163.1 mm (height) x 75.9 mm (width) x 8.6 mm (thickness) and it weighs 202 grams.

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The dimensions of the Xiaomi 12 Lite are slightly smaller and lighter, i.e. 159.3 mm (height) x 73.7 mm (width) x 7.29 mm (thickness) and weighs 173 grams.

chipset

The third difference is in the performance aspect. Xiaomi 12T relies chipset made by MediaTek, Dimensity 8100-Ultra designed with 5nm fabrication. chipset offers speed clock up to 2.85 GHz. For the graphics processor (GPU) is the Arm Mali-G610 MC6.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 12 Lite is led by chipset made by Qualcomm, Snapdragon 778G, designed with 6nm manufacturing. Clock speed offered is 2.4GHz and the reliable graphics processor is Adreno 642L.

Battery

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Moving on to the durability of the device, the Xiaomi 12T comes with a bigger camera than the Xiaomi 12 Lite. This is because the Xiaomi 12T is supported by a battery with a capacity of 5.00mAh, while the Xiaomi 12 Lite is equipped with a battery with a capacity of 4.300mAH.

Even though both are compact, they are equipped with fast charging technology (fast charging), the Xiaomi 12T has a higher output power of 120 watts, while the Xiaomi 12T has an output power of only 67 watts.

Color variant

The last difference is the choice of colors presented. The Xiaomi 12T comes with a more minimalistic and stark-looking color variant, namely black and blue.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 12 Lite has a variety of color variants and colorednamely Black, Lite Green and Lite Pink.

To facilitate the more detailed comparison of the two devices, here is a comparison table of specifications between Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12 Lite.

Comparison of specifications of Xiaomi 12T and Xiaomi 12 Lite

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