Xiaomi 15 vs Apple iPhone 15
88
out of 100
VS
74
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 29, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 2051 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 3349 mAh
- The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
- 84% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3076K versus 1672K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Shows 25% longer battery life (31:54 vs 25:31 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 20W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (1655 against 1519 nits)
- Weighs 20 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.36 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2670 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.3 mm (6 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.08 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green, Purple | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | Average (2.96/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24715 | 22764 |
| Single-core score | 2940 | 2612 |
| Multi-core score | 9243 | 6705 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 946469 | 462812 |
| GPU | 1118762 | 453603 |
| Memory | 372907 | 222511 |
| UX | 638041 | 533367 |
| Total score | 3076179 | 1672293 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2204 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Section 3 | 33 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10153 | 3979 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 89% | - |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5782 | 2868 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18558 | - |
| Video editing | 8103 | - |
| Photo editing | 37685 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13755 | - |
| Writing score | 21293 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#85th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-24 (zaido) | AnTuTu | 3236909 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (jakisgood) | AnTuTu | 3007116 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (abdurashidovvv) | AnTuTu | 3102543 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (Hans) | GeekBench CPU | 2859 / 8837 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (Hans) | AnTuTu | 2934836 |
Apple iPhone 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO) | AnTuTu | 1603687 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench GPU | 24336 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench CPU | 2615 / 6477 |
| 📘 2026-08-12 (j0elz) | AnTuTu | 1638319 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (ime) | AnTuTu | 1702585 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | - |
| OS size | 21 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5400 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:20 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 19:22 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 07:10 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 150 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#29th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.6x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision Light Fusion 900 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 60 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 80 |
| Preview | 87 | 84 |
| Zoom | 152 | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | September 2023 |
| Release date | October 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $945 | $799 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 17 | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 15 is definitely a better buy.
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