Xiaomi 15S Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 15S Pro (with Xiaomi Xring O1) that was released on May 22, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 8 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 15S Pro
- 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2998K versus 1750K)
- Comes with 1415 mAh larger battery capacity: 6100 vs 4685 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 13% higher pixel density (521 vs 460 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Delivers 88% higher peak brightness (1785 against 948 nits)
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3507 and 2915 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.73 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 521 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 900 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 | Shatterproof glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 91 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.33 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 216 g (7.62 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 3900 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 4 cores at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 2 cores at 3.9 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21731 | 33340 |
| Single-core score | 2915 | 3507 |
| Multi-core score | 9082 | 8789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 956780 | 508577 |
| GPU | 1006500 | 540541 |
| Memory | 409347 | 191233 |
| UX | 626277 | 509980 |
| Total score | 2998904 | 1750331 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2234 | 1718 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | 35 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | 30 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8670 | 7448 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5832 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14260 | - |
| Video editing | 6497 | - |
| Photo editing | 28788 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16894 | - |
| Writing score | 17737 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#114th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 15S Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-07 (Anvarkhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2998904 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-23 -> Rappzzzz | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (thuanday) | AnTuTu 11 | 2043169 |
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Jonibek) | AnTuTu 11 | 1692383 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 1650968 |
| 📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tg | Battery life | SOT 12:58 / – |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | - |
| OS size | 33 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6100 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | - | 163 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#14th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 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) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OVX9000 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | - | 130 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 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" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 149 |
| Video | - | 155 |
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 | 5.4 | 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | May 2025 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1100 | $1199 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.45 W/kg |
| Sensors | - 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 |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming is more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 15S Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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