Motorola Edge 70 Pro vs Xiaomi 12 Lite
The Motorola Edge 70 Pro scores 8.2 in our rating, and the Xiaomi 12 Lite scores 5.9. The Motorola Edge 70 Pro leads in display, performance, camera, battery and design. The Motorola Edge 70 Pro is the newer phone, announced Apr 22, 2026.
Key differences
Why choose the Motorola Edge 70 Pro
- Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 4,300 mAh
- Silicon-carbon battery
- Faster wired charging 90 W vs 67 W
- Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.55 inches
- Brighter screen 5,200 nits vs 950 nits
- Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
Why choose the Xiaomi 12 Lite
- Lighter 173 g vs 190 g
- Charger in the box
- IR blaster
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Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
Overall
8.2
5.9
Display
8.9
7.1
Performance
7.1
4.4
Camera
7.8
5.7
Battery
7.6
4.7
Design
8.2
7.0
Software support
6.3
6.3
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
Size
6.78 inches
6.55 inches
Type
OLED, Extreme AMOLED
OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay
Resolution
1272 × 2772 px
1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density
450 ppi
402 ppi
Refresh rate
144 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh
—
✕ No
Peak brightness
5,200 nits
950 nits
HDR
HDR10+
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Performance
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
Process
4 nm
6 nm
Max CPU clock
3.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G720 MC8
Adreno 642L
RAM
8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.1
UFS 2.2
microSD slot
✕ No
✕ No
Cameras
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
Main camera
50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56"
108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✕ No
Ultrawide
50 MP
8 MP
Telephoto
50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
3.5×
—
Rear cameras
3
3
Rear video
4K@60
4K@30
Front camera
50 MP
32 MP
Battery and charging
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
Capacity
6,500 mAh
4,300 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
Li-Po
Wired charging
90 W
67 W
Wireless charging
15 W
—
Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✓ Yes
Design and build
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
Dimensions
162.7 × 75.6 × 7.19 mm
159.3 × 73.7 × 7.29 mm
Thickness
7.19 mm
7.29 mm
Weight
190 g
173 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Plastic
Plastic
Back
Fiberglass
Glass
Water resistance
IP68 + IP69
IP53
Fingerprint
Under-display optical
Under-display optical
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
PANTONE Zinfandel, PANTONE Chicory Coffee, PANTONE Titan, PANTONE Lily White
Black, Lite Green, Lite Pink
Connectivity and features
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.4
5.2
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✕ No
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
✕ No
✓ Yes
Software
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
OS at launch
Android 16
Android 12
Interface
Hello UI
MIUI 13
OS updates
3 years
—
Security updates
5 years
4 years
Launch and price
Spec
Motorola Edge 70 ProXiaomi 12 Lite
Announced
Apr 22, 2026
Jul 1, 2022
Released
Apr 29, 2026
Jul 1, 2022
Status
Released
Discontinued
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