Xiaomi 15 vs Google Pixel 9
87
out of 100
VS
73
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 Google Pixel 9, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 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
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3076K versus 1561K)
- The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
- Shows 42% longer battery life (31:54 vs 22:26 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 27W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 4700 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9
- Delivers 46% higher peak brightness (2217 against 1517 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
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 | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2670 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 2700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.3 mm (6 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.08 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green, Purple | White, Black, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | Good (3.5/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24715 | 7536 |
| Single-core score | 2940 | 1707 |
| Multi-core score | 9243 | 4431 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 946469 | 576617 |
| GPU | 1118762 | 410060 |
| Memory | 372907 | 210177 |
| UX | 638041 | 364573 |
| Total score | 3076179 | 1561427 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 82% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2204 | 1047 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 33 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 10153 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 89% | - |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5782 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18558 | 10043 |
| Video editing | 8103 | 7463 |
| Photo editing | 37685 | 21077 |
| Data manipulation | 13755 | 13349 |
| Writing score | 21293 | 15810 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#98th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 (PenPen) | AnTuTu 12 | 3242949 |
| 📘 2026-08-24 (zaido) | AnTuTu 11 | 3236909 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (jakisgood) | AnTuTu 11 | 3007116 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (abdurashidovvv) | AnTuTu 11 | 3102543 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (Hans) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2859 / 8837 |
Google Pixel 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 -> Oleg 16 cm | AnTuTu 11 | 1423579 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Plotwa) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| 📘 2026-04-14 (LymXT) | AnTuTu 11 | 1577137 |
| 📘 2025-12-09 (enigma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1519937 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (W1TRAY) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561427 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 21 GB | 19 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5400 mAh | 4700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:20 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 19:22 hr | 13:38 hr |
| Gaming | 07:10 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 150 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#30th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.6x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision Light Fusion 900 | Samsung GNK |
| 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 |
| 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 | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 75 |
| Preview | 87 | 83 |
| Zoom | 152 | 132 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 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 | 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | August 2024 |
| Release date | October 2024 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $945 | $799 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 17 | - Google Pixel 10 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.4 W/kg |
| 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 | 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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Total votes: 72
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