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Xiaomi 15 vs Honor Magic 7

87 out of 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
85 out of 100
Honor Magic 7
Xiaomi 15
Honor Magic 7

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 Honor Magic 7, 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 7
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 15 and Honor Magic 7 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
52.2
(Average)
Value Index
44.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 15
vs
Magic 7

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2670 pixels 1264 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Shield Glass Rhino Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 91.9%
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
Magic 7
6.78″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Xiaomi 15
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1524 nits
Magic 7
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 152.3 mm (6 inches) 162.1 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green, Purple White, Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1%
Magic 7 +2%
91.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 15 and Honor Magic 7
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 and Honor Magic 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2940
Magic 7 +7%
3132
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
9243
Magic 7 +4%
9598
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 15
24715
Magic 7
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 24715 -
Single-core score 2940 3132
Multi-core score 9243 9598
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 15 +4%
3076179
Magic 7
2967184
CPU 946469 932482
GPU 1118762 1156470
Memory 372907 358130
UX 638041 520102
Total score 3076179 2967184
Samples [32 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 15
2204
Magic 7 +12%
2460
Stability 82% 53%
Graphics test 16 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 2204 2460
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 15
10153
Magic 7 +13%
11519
Graphics test 39 FPS 44 FPS
Section 1 43 FPS 49 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 44 FPS
Section 3 33 FPS 37 FPS
Graphics score 10153 11519
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 15
5782
Magic 7
n/a
Stability 89% 66%
Graphics test 34 FPS -
Graphics score 5782 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
17440
Magic 7 +14%
19929
Web score 18558 23913
Video editing 8103 8032
Photo editing 37685 36496
Data manipulation 13755 17592
Writing score 21293 26385
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (98th and 118th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 (PenPen)AnTuTu 123242949
📘 2026-08-24 (zaido)AnTuTu 113236909
📘 2026-08-16 (jakisgood)AnTuTu 113007116
📘 2026-08-03 (abdurashidovvv)AnTuTu 113102543
📘 2026-08-02 (Hans)Geekbench 6 CPU2859 / 8837
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Honor Magic 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-03 (Raim152)AnTuTu 112979186
📘 2025-12-28 (Ronti)AnTuTu 112967184
📘 2025-12-21 (reneval_da)AnTuTu 112961082
Add View all (3)

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 MagicOS 10
OS size 21 GB -
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5400 mAh 5650 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 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
Xiaomi 15
31:54 hr
Magic 7
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3x
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° 122°
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/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision Light Fusion 900 -
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 60 mm 68 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 14 mm 12 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Magic 7
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Magic 7
n/a
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Magic 7
n/a
Bokeh 75 -
Preview 87 -
Zoom 152 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B -
Sensor size 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.6 micron
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)
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 5.4
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, DP 1.2
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* 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 -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Magic 7
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 October 2024
Release date October 2024 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $945 $650
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - Honor Magic 8
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 15. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Honor Magic 7.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
97 (39.1%)
151 (60.9%)
Total votes: 248

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