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Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs 15 Pro

92 out of 100
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
VS
86 out of 100
Xiaomi 15 Pro
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
Xiaomi 15 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Xiaomi 15 Pro, 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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  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 17 Pro Max
  • Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6100 mAh
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3998K versus 2995K)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3697 and 2792 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15 Pro
  • 25% higher pixel density (522 vs 416 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and 15 Pro 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
17 Pro Max
100
15 Pro
84*
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 / 512 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
14.6
(Bad)
Value Index
761.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
17 Pro Max
vs
15 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.73 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 3200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Shatterproof glass
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 103% -
PWM 122 Hz -
Response time 63 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
17 Pro Max
1021 nits
15 Pro
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 161.3 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.35 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple White, Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
17 Pro Max +3%
92.4%
15 Pro
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi 15 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4610 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi 15 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
17 Pro Max +32%
3697
15 Pro
2792
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17 Pro Max +27%
11010
15 Pro
8637
Compute Score (GPU)
17 Pro Max +10%
27311
15 Pro
24803
Compute Score (GPU) 27311 24803
Single-core score 3697 2792
Multi-core score 11010 8637
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
17 Pro Max +33%
3998145
15 Pro
2995695
CPU 1196188 876314
GPU 1435952 1114047
Memory 526360 392536
UX 839645 612798
Total score 3998145 2995695
Samples [4 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
17 Pro Max +8%
2410
15 Pro
2237
Stability 75% 83%
Graphics test 18 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 2410 2237
3DMark Solar Bay
17 Pro Max +7%
10958
15 Pro
10269
Graphics test 42 FPS 39 FPS
Section 1 48 FPS 44 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 39 FPS
Section 3 34 FPS 33 FPS
Graphics score 10958 10269
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
17 Pro Max +8%
5808
15 Pro
5365
Stability - 90%
Graphics test 34 FPS 32 FPS
Graphics score 5808 5365
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
17 Pro Max +16%
19616
15 Pro
16963
Web score 17696 16107
Video editing 8079 8038
Photo editing 41496 35680
Data manipulation 18359 14137
Writing score 25803 21568
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (27th and 115th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-09 -> PocoF5hyperosAnTuTu 113241083
📘 2026-06-03 (Eterion)AnTuTu 114008895
📘 2025-12-27 (Chan)AnTuTu 113852243
📘 2025-11-02 (Okekdjekei)AnTuTu 113998145
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Xiaomi 15 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-19 (Eiyuu)AnTuTu 112962006
📘 2026-08-07 (QuexTech)Geekbench 6 GPU18665
📘 2026-08-07 (QuexTech)AnTuTu 113077379
📘 2026-07-27 (QuexTech)Geekbench 6 CPU2792 / 8637
📘 2026-07-27 (QuexTech)AnTuTu 112995695
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3.0
OS size 32 GB -
OS updates 6 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 6100 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 0:53 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:28 hr -
Watching video 25:18 hr -
Gaming 09:04 hr -
Standby 143 hr -
General battery life
17 Pro Max
36:26 hr
15 Pro
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
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 1920 FPS (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 102° 115°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.4
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision Light Fusion 950L Omnivision OVX9000
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.5
Focal length 115 mm 120 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm 14 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
17 Pro Max
165
15 Pro
n/a
Video quality
17 Pro Max
146
15 Pro
n/a
Generic main camera score
17 Pro Max
159
15 Pro
n/a
Bokeh 160 -
Zoom 137 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 17 Pro Max from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50M40 Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 5.4
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, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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* No No
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
17 Pro Max
85.8 dB
15 Pro
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2025 October 2024
Release date September 2025 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $1010
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 15 Pro.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
42 (71.2%)
17 (28.8%)
Total votes: 59

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