Mid-range · 2021

Xiaomi Civi

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A35 Camera shares the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE's main sensor

Best for

Strength 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.55″ AMOLED · 120Hz

778G 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 55W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.55″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.55"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

950 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

595,100

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, MIUI 12.5 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, MIUI 12.5

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

32 MP

Main sensor

Samsung GW3, 1/1.97", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE , Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 55 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Wired charging

55 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n77, n78

Build & Design

166 g · 7.0 mm

Height

158.3 mm

Width

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.0 mm

Weight

166 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.55″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

39% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

595k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

13% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.55″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

595k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Where to buy

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How each one compares to the Xiaomi Civi.

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Less storage

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Xiaomi Civi

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Where to buy

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