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Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 14

87 out of 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
77 out of 100
Xiaomi 14
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi 14

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 Xiaomi 14, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. 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
  • Shows 25% longer battery life (31:54 vs 25:30 hours)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (1524 against 1183 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Comes with 790 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 4610 mAh
  • 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3076K versus 2363K)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2940 and 2206 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
52.2
(Average)
Value Index
34.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 15
vs
Xiaomi 14

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2670 pixels 1200 x 2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Shield Glass Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.6%
PWM 120 Hz 429 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 15 +29%
1524 nits
Xiaomi 14
1183 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.3 mm (6 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green, Purple Black, Silver, 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
Xiaomi 15 +1%
90.1%
Xiaomi 14
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 +33%
2940
Xiaomi 14
2206
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 +38%
9243
Xiaomi 14
6701
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 15 +64%
24715
Xiaomi 14
15039
Compute Score (GPU) 24715 15039
Single-core score 2940 2206
Multi-core score 9243 6701
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 15 +30%
3076179
Xiaomi 14
2363726
CPU 946469 735611
GPU 1118762 746981
Memory 372907 344459
UX 638041 536675
Total score 3076179 2363726
Samples [32 tests] [27 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 15 +46%
2204
Xiaomi 14
1511
Stability 82% 83%
Graphics test 16 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 2204 1511
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 15 +34%
10153
Xiaomi 14
7582
Stability - 80%
Graphics test 39 FPS 29 FPS
Section 1 43 FPS 32 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 29 FPS
Section 3 33 FPS 25 FPS
Graphics score 10153 7582
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 15 +27%
5782
Xiaomi 14
4551
Stability 89% 87%
Graphics test 34 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 5782 4551
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15 +11%
17440
Xiaomi 14
15662
Web score 18558 15681
Video editing 8103 7814
Photo editing 37685 31599
Data manipulation 13755 14650
Writing score 21293 17307
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (98th and 181st 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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Xiaomi 14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)Geekbench 7 GPU9730
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)Geekbench 7 CPU1824 / 6030
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)AnTuTu 122519660
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)AnTuTu 112286235
📘 2026-09-24 (neko_rhythm)AnTuTu 112406819
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 3
OS size 21 GB 28 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5400 mAh 4610 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:35 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:20 hr 10:59 hr
Watching video 19:22 hr 17:04 hr
Gaming 07:10 hr 05:15 hr
Standby 150 hr 111 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 15 +25%
31:54 hr
Xiaomi 14
25:30 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 24FPS
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/1.6 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor OmniVision Light Fusion 900 OmniVision OVX9000 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/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 60 mm 75 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 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 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
Xiaomi 15 +9%
150
Xiaomi 14
137
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Xiaomi 14 +4%
138
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 15 +7%
147
Xiaomi 14
138
Bokeh 75 55
Preview 87 73
Zoom 152 134
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 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 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 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 5.4
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, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
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
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Xiaomi 14 +1%
92.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 October 2023
Release date October 2024 November 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $945 $999
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 15 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
1029 (67.6%)
494 (32.4%)
Total votes: 1523

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Paul October 31, 2025 at 07:34 AM
very good phone specs it’s way better than my iPhone 15 pro
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Xiaomi June 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Global version?
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