Xiaomi 15T Pro vs Xiaomi 15
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 15T Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Xiaomi 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 11 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 15T Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15
- Shows 16% longer battery life (31:54 vs 27:31 hours)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3076K versus 2788K)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2940 and 2529 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.7 mm narrower
- Weighs 19 grams less
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.36 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1200 x 2670 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 3200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Xiaomi Shield Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 90.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
15T Pro
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Xiaomi 15
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) | 152.3 mm (6 inches) |
| Width | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) | 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.08 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray | White, Black, Silver, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Average (2.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 23010 | 24715 |
| Single-core score | 2529 | 2940 |
| Multi-core score | 7899 | 9243 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 785620 | 946469 |
| GPU | 1057591 | 1118762 |
| Memory | 385760 | 372907 |
| UX | 559468 | 638041 |
| Total score | 2788439 | 3076179 |
| Samples | [50 tests] | [32 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2268 | 2204 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Section 1 | 42 FPS | 43 FPS |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Section 3 | 32 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9752 | 10153 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 89% |
| Graphics test | - | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5782 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17483 | 18558 |
| Video editing | 6965 | 8103 |
| Photo editing | 30630 | 37685 |
| Data manipulation | 15940 | 13755 |
| Writing score | 20434 | 21293 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (133rd and 98th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 15T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-16 -> la.mih0 | AnTuTu 12 | 2649888 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 -> kannzera | AnTuTu 11 | 2643488 |
| 📘 2026-09-15 (k) | AnTuTu 11 | 2643488 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> cyberQbit | AnTuTu 12 | 2600160 |
| 📘 2026-08-25 -> KerimTheBabo31 | AnTuTu 11 | 2759001 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | 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 | HyperOS 3.0 |
| OS size | - | 21 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (87% in 30 min) | Yes (83% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:36 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 12:09 hr | 13:20 hr |
| Watching video | 19:35 hr | 19:22 hr |
| Gaming | 07:04 hr | 07:10 hr |
| Standby | 108 hr | 150 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (98th and 30th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2.6x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 115° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OVX9100 | OmniVision 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 | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 60 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | 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 | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 160 | 75 |
| Preview | - | 87 |
| Zoom | 127 | 152 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 15T Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV32B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | 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* | Yes | 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 | September 2025 | October 2024 |
| Release date | September 2025 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $945 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi 17 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 90 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 15. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 15T Pro.
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