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Xiaomi 15T vs Xiaomi 14T

78 out of 100
Xiaomi 15T
VS
70 out of 100
Xiaomi 14T
Xiaomi 15T
Xiaomi 14T

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi 15T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Xiaomi 14T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra and came out 1 year 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15T
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (26:15 vs 21:55 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1915K versus 1598K)
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (1537 against 1368 nits)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1632 and 1335 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14T
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 15T and Xiaomi 14T 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
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)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
69.6
(Good)
Value Index
67.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (30-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1100 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 4000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99.6%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 15T +12%
1537 nits
Xiaomi 14T
1368 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) 160.5 mm (6.32 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Rose gold Black, Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15T +1%
89.9%
Xiaomi 14T
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 15T and Xiaomi 14T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra
Max clock 3250 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Mali G615 MP6
GPU shading units 896 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 15T and Xiaomi 14T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15T +22%
1632
Xiaomi 14T
1335
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15T +58%
6505
Xiaomi 14T
4107
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 15T +40%
11228
Xiaomi 14T
8041
Compute Score (GPU) 11228 8041
Single-core score 1632 1335
Multi-core score 6505 4107
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 15T +20%
1915524
Xiaomi 14T
1598339
CPU 601024 498423
GPU 581727 410822
Memory 320685 291621
UX 412008 397473
Total score 1915524 1598339
Samples [16 tests] [25 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 15T +53%
1281
Xiaomi 14T
836
Stability 88% 97%
Graphics test 9 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1281 836
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 15T +76%
5899
Xiaomi 14T
3346
Graphics test 22 FPS 13 FPS
Section 1 24 FPS 14 FPS
Section 2 23 FPS 13 FPS
Section 3 20 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 5899 3346
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15808 -
Video editing 6673 -
Photo editing 23714 -
Data manipulation 13815 -
Writing score 18234 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 15T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-31 (chebypeli100500)AnTuTu 111926611
📘 2026-03-15 (Bers2409)AnTuTu 112029273
📘 2026-01-24 (8arusadar)AnTuTu 111940768
📘 2025-12-09 (Darwish)AnTuTu 111881055
📘 2025-11-29 (Viktor)AnTuTu 111939706
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Xiaomi 14T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Zen)AnTuTu 111670904
📘 2026-08-21 (FanzerNN)AnTuTu 111664804
📘 2026-07-28 (Chisa)AnTuTu 111620414
📘 2026-07-04 (Raze)AnTuTu 111611939
📘 2026-05-10 (Pasaribu)AnTuTu 111658131
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 3
OS size 33 GB 22 GB
OS updates 5 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 0:49 hr
Battery cycles 1600 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:09 hr 10:03 hr
Watching video 14:55 hr 13:20 hr
Gaming 06:40 hr 05:09 hr
Standby 125 hr 95 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 15T +20%
26:15 hr
Xiaomi 14T
21:55 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED 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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 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/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 Sony IMX906
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
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 46 mm 50 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 Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV13B Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 68
Zoom - 140
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung KD1S5KKD1 Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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
Xiaomi 15T +1%
92.2 dB
Xiaomi 14T
91.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2025 September 2024
Release date September 2025 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $549
Successor - - Xiaomi 15T
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Xiaomi 14T:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
    - The titanium version features a back panel protected by Panda X glass. The green model comes with an eco-leather back.
*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 15T is definitely a better buy.

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