Xiaomi 15 vs Vivo X200 Pro mini
87
out of 100
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83
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 Vivo X200 Pro mini, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and came out 1 month 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
- Shows 11% longer battery life (31:54 vs 28:40 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3076K versus 2779K)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo X200 Pro mini
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (1828 against 1524 nits)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.36 inches | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2670 pixels | 1216 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 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 | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 90.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 361 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.3 mm (6 inches) | 150.8 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.08 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 187 g (6.6 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, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3630 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24715 | 22758 |
| Single-core score | 2940 | 2819 |
| Multi-core score | 9243 | 8705 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 946469 | 853223 |
| GPU | 1118762 | 971718 |
| Memory | 372907 | 348906 |
| UX | 638041 | 605282 |
| Total score | 3076179 | 2779129 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 82% | 62% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2204 | 2283 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 3 | 33 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10153 | 10156 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 89% | 60% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5782 | 5665 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18558 | 13655 |
| Video editing | 8103 | 5778 |
| Photo editing | 37685 | 30547 |
| Data manipulation | 13755 | 12752 |
| Writing score | 21293 | 22229 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (98th and 134th 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 |
Vivo X200 Pro mini
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 -> Bronelliant | AnTuTu 12 | 2833803 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (adverse) | AnTuTu 11 | 2857775 |
| 📘 2026-05-31 (elega) | AnTuTu 11 | 2810299 |
| 📘 2026-05-24 (Tape) | AnTuTu 11 | 2812729 |
| 📘 2026-05-07 (Oleg) | AnTuTu 11 | 2820364 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | OriginOS 6 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 55 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5400 mAh | 5700 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 (30 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (83% in 30 min) | Yes (62% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:52 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 13:20 hr | 11:58 hr |
| Watching video | 19:22 hr | 18:31 hr |
| Gaming | 07:10 hr | 05:59 hr |
| Standby | 150 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (30th and 72nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.6x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 119° |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision Light Fusion 900 | Sony LYT-818 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 15 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
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| 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 | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Samsung KD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| 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 | October 2024 |
| Release date | October 2024 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $945 | $649 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 17 | - |
| 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, 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. It has a better battery life, connectivity, software, and sound.
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