Tecno Pova 3 vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

Tecno Pova 3

Xiaomi 12 Lite

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

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

LTE

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, 301 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

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

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

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

173.1 mm

159.3 mm
Width

78.5 mm

73.7 mm
Thickness

9.4 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

231 g

173 g
Build features

RGB notification light stripe on the back (Electric Blue model only)

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Silver

Black, Green, Pink

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm
(depth) , 2 MP

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, 1/5" , 1.75 µm
Primary camera video

1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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

quad-LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

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

Single
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/2.0

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

Face unlock, HDR

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes