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Xiaomi 15 Pro vs Xiaomi 15

87 out of 100
Xiaomi 15 Pro
VS
88 out of 100
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi 15 Pro
Xiaomi 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 15 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 29, 2024, against the Xiaomi 15, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6100 vs 5400 mAh
  • 13% higher pixel density (522 vs 460 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Weighs 22 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 15 Pro and Xiaomi 15 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
15 Pro
87*
Xiaomi 15
85
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
15 Pro
84*
Xiaomi 15
88
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
15 Pro
87*
Xiaomi 15
88
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
781.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
53.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
15 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 15

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1200 x 2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 522 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3200 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Shatterproof glass Xiaomi Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.5%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
15 Pro
6.73″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Xiaomi 15
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
15 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
1519 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) 152.3 mm (6 inches)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) 71.2 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) 8.08 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green White, Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.61/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
15 Pro
90%
Xiaomi 15
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 15 Pro and Xiaomi 15
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 15 Pro and Xiaomi 15
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
15 Pro
2792
Xiaomi 15 +5%
2940
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15 Pro
8637
Xiaomi 15 +7%
9243
Compute Score (GPU)
15 Pro
24803
Xiaomi 15
24715
Compute Score (GPU) 24803 24715
Single-core score 2792 2940
Multi-core score 8637 9243
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
15 Pro
2995695
Xiaomi 15 +3%
3076179
CPU 876314 946469
GPU 1114047 1118762
Memory 392536 372907
UX 612798 638041
Total score 2995695 3076179
Samples [7 tests] [32 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
15 Pro +1%
2237
Xiaomi 15
2204
Stability 83% 82%
Graphics test 17 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 2237 2204
3DMark Solar Bay
15 Pro +1%
10269
Xiaomi 15
10153
Graphics test 39 FPS 39 FPS
Section 1 44 FPS 43 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 39 FPS
Section 3 33 FPS 33 FPS
Graphics score 10269 10153
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
15 Pro
5365
Xiaomi 15 +8%
5782
Stability 90% 89%
Graphics test 32 FPS 34 FPS
Graphics score 5365 5782
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
15 Pro
16963
Xiaomi 15 +3%
17440
Web score 16107 18558
Video editing 8038 8103
Photo editing 35680 37685
Data manipulation 14137 13755
Writing score 21568 21293
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (102nd and 85th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 15 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-19 (Eiyuu)AnTuTu2962006
📘 2026-08-07 (QuexTech)GeekBench GPU18665
📘 2026-08-07 (QuexTech)AnTuTu3077379
📘 2026-07-27 (QuexTech)GeekBench CPU2792 / 8637
📘 2026-07-27 (QuexTech)AnTuTu2995695
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Xiaomi 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-24 (zaido)AnTuTu3236909
📘 2026-08-16 (jakisgood)AnTuTu3007116
📘 2026-08-03 (abdurashidovvv)AnTuTu3102543
📘 2026-08-02 (Hans)GeekBench CPU2859 / 8837
📘 2026-08-02 (Hans)AnTuTu2934836
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 3.0
OS size - 21 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6100 mAh 5400 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 22 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:53 hr 0:45 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:20 hr
Watching video - 19:22 hr
Gaming - 07:10 hr
Standby - 150 hr
General battery life
15 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
31:54 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2.6x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 115° 115°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.4 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OVX9000 OmniVision Light Fusion 900
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 120 mm 60 mm
Sensor Sony IMX858 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm 14 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
15 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
150
Video quality
15 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
133
Generic main camera score
15 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
147
Bokeh - 75
Preview - 87
Zoom - 152
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
15 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 October 2024
Release date October 2024 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1010 $945
Successor - - Xiaomi 17
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 15.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
367 (43%)
487 (57%)
Total votes: 854

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🇻🇳 December 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
There's a lot of missing information about the Xiaomi 15 Pro, so why is it cheaper than the regular version?
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raitsuve@gmail.com April 24, 2025 at 05:56 PM
Can i get it Xiaomi 15 pro?
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