Microsoft Surface Duo vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

Microsoft Surface Duo

Xiaomi 12 Lite

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900;
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 100 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, plastic frame
SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

145.2 mm

159.3 mm
Width

93.3 mm

73.7 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

7.3 mm
Height unfolded

186.9 mm

-
Width unfolded

145.2 mm

-
Thickness unfolded

4.8 mm

-
Weight

250 g

173 g
Stylus

Yes

-
Colors

White

Black, Green, Pink

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

11 MP, f/2.0 , 23 mm, 1.0 µm

108 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 0.7 µm, (wide) , 1/1.52"
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, 1/5" , 1.75 µm
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

-

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

-

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, HDR10 video recording

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 80˚ , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX Adaptive

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes