Xiaomi 15S Pro vs 15 Ultra
89
out of 100
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90
out of 100
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 Xiaomi 15 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 3 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
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15 Ultra
- Delivers 68% higher peak brightness (1594 against 948 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 521 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 3200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Shatterproof glass | Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 91 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.33 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.35 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 216 g (7.62 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | White, Black, Silver, Green |
| 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 | Xiaomi Xring O1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3900 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21731 | 24339 |
| Single-core score | 2915 | 3106 |
| Multi-core score | 9082 | 9710 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 956780 | 912791 |
| GPU | 1006500 | 1097348 |
| Memory | 409347 | 440343 |
| UX | 626277 | 579894 |
| Total score | 2998904 | 3030376 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 80% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2234 | 2151 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Section 1 | 35 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 3 | 30 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8670 | 9815 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5832 | 5626 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14260 | 19993 |
| Video editing | 6497 | 8213 |
| Photo editing | 28788 | 36597 |
| Data manipulation | 16894 | 17882 |
| Writing score | 17737 | 22481 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (114th and 110th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 15S Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-07 (Anvarkhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2998904 |
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (dmxsan) | AnTuTu 12 | 3059557 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (average f-4 enjoyer) | AnTuTu 11 | 2993761 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (Mansur) | Battery life | SOT 12:59 / 16:48 |
| 📘 2026-02-22 (XX5mipiXX) | AnTuTu 11 | 3108699 |
| 📘 2026-01-27 -> MiEmirr | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3127 / 9465 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| 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 | HyperOS 3.0 |
| OS size | 33 GB | 23.9 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6100 mAh | 5410 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 (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 0:51 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 12:19 hr |
| Watching video | - | 18:43 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:45 hr |
| Standby | - | 141 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#45th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 4.3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| 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: 200 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP 5) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.63 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OVX9000 | Sony LYT-900 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.0" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| 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 | - | 170 |
| Preview | - | 89 |
| Zoom | - | 166 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 Ultra 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" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase 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/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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | 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 | February 2025 |
| Release date | May 2025 | February 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1100 | $1099 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi 17 Ultra |
| Sensors | - 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 |
Further details
Notes on 15 Ultra:
- The Chinese version of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a 6000 mAh battery, while the international model comes with 5410 mAh, leading to a noticeable difference in battery life.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the connectivity is more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 15S Pro.
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