Xiaomi 15T vs Apple iPhone 17
78
out of 100
VS
86
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 15T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 17, which is powered by Apple A19. 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
- Comes with 1808 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 3692 mAh
- Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (1525 against 1007 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 40W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17
- Handles wireless charging up to 25W
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2156K versus 1915K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3736 and 1632 points
- Reverse charging feature
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.5 mm narrower
- Weighs 17 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1100 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 241 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Xiaomi 15T
6.83″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
iPhone 17
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Rose gold | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Average (2.82/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 MP7 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2329.6 GFLOPS | ~2073.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 11228 | 37553 |
| Single-core score | 1632 | 3736 |
| Multi-core score | 6505 | 9226 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 601024 | 598735 |
| GPU | 581727 | 803562 |
| Memory | 320685 | 200566 |
| UX | 412008 | 553263 |
| Total score | 1915524 | 2156126 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [19 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 88% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1281 | 2147 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | 24 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | 23 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5899 | 9465 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15808 | - |
| Video editing | 6673 | - |
| Photo editing | 23714 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13815 | - |
| Writing score | 18234 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 15T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-31 (chebypeli100500) | AnTuTu 11 | 1926611 |
| 📘 2026-03-15 (Bers2409) | AnTuTu 11 | 2029273 |
| 📘 2026-01-24 (8arusadar) | AnTuTu 11 | 1940768 |
| 📘 2025-12-09 (Darwish) | AnTuTu 11 | 1881055 |
| 📘 2025-11-29 (Viktor) | AnTuTu 11 | 1939706 |
Apple iPhone 17
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (Shovandeep) | AnTuTu 11 | 1837059 |
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn) | AnTuTu 11 | 2243285 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (Aarav) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776737 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (yuki) | AnTuTu 11 | 2352837 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Taelnwza) | AnTuTu 11 | 2117495 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 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 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | - |
| OS size | 33 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:51 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:09 hr | 09:21 hr |
| Watching video | 14:55 hr | 19:24 hr |
| Gaming | 06:40 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#131st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | Sony IMX904 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 46 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV13B | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Zoom | - | 105 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 17 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung KD1S5KKD1 | Sony IMX914 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 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 | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| 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 | September 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*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 Apple iPhone 17 is definitely a better buy.
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