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Xiaomi 17 Pro vs Vivo iQOO 15

91 out of 100
Xiaomi 17 Pro
VS
93 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 15
Xiaomi 17 Pro
Vivo iQOO 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Vivo iQOO 15, which is powered by the same chip. 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
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5 mm narrower
  • Weighs 28 grams less
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 3584 points
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 15
  • Delivers 180% higher peak brightness (2928 against 1044 nits)
  • Has a 0.55 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6300 mAh
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3950K versus 3569K)
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 Pro and Vivo iQOO 15 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
17 Pro
90
iQOO 15
94
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
17 Pro
91*
iQOO 15
89*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
17 Pro
96
iQOO 15
97
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
17 Pro
91
iQOO 15
96
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
17 Pro
96*
iQOO 15
100
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
17 Pro
84
iQOO 15
92
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
17 Pro
91*
iQOO 15
93*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
38.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
63.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.85 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2656 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 464 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 102.8% 100%
PWM 120 Hz 561 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iQOO 15
6.85″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
17 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
17 Pro
1044 nits
iQOO 15 +180%
2928 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) 163.65 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
17 Pro
89.9%
iQOO 15
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 Pro and Vivo iQOO 15
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4610 MHz 4610 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 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 Pro and Vivo iQOO 15
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
17 Pro +8%
3871
iQOO 15
3584
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17 Pro +8%
12033
iQOO 15
11143
Compute Score (GPU)
17 Pro
27343
iQOO 15
27247
Compute Score (GPU) 27343 27247
Single-core score 3871 3584
Multi-core score 12033 11143
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
17 Pro
3569354
iQOO 15 +11%
3950082
CPU 1004041 1112833
GPU 1307517 1494722
Memory 470024 442350
UX 787772 900177
Total score 3569354 3950082
Samples [4 tests] [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
17 Pro
2404
iQOO 15 +17%
2806
Stability 81% 54%
Graphics test 18 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 2404 2806
3DMark Solar Bay
17 Pro
10752
iQOO 15 +13%
12156
Graphics test 41 FPS 46 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 52 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 46 FPS
Section 3 34 FPS 40 FPS
Graphics score 10752 12156
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
17 Pro
n/a
iQOO 15
6752
Stability 71% -
Graphics test - 40 FPS
Graphics score - 6752
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
17 Pro +9%
18486
iQOO 15
16959
Web score 17802 14169
Video editing 8078 6652
Photo editing 37143 35337
Data manipulation 17701 14682
Writing score 24706 29367
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (48th and 30th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-30 (Mmm.)AnTuTu 113569354
📘 2026-03-27 (Mm)AnTuTu 113433545
📘 2026-02-28 (aabdy)AnTuTu 113705564
📘 2026-01-09 (.)AnTuTu 113554073
📘 2025-12-13 -> JuubidaraGeekbench 6 CPU3860 / 12136
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Vivo iQOO 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-11 (Rtesh)AnTuTu 113886893
📘 2026-09-10 (Ranit)AnTuTu 113974227
📘 2026-08-07 (tt:shikazik)AnTuTu 114017492
📘 2026-07-17 (Skarvinarn)AnTuTu 113902163
📘 2026-07-03 (cA27)AnTuTu 114140036
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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 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 OriginOS 6
OS size 54 GB 57 GB
OS updates 6 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6300 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 0:52 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 18:52 hr
Watching video - 27:27 hr
Gaming - 09:04 hr
Standby - 147 hr
General battery life
17 Pro
n/a
iQOO 15
39:26 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102° 107°
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/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision 950L LightHunter Sony IMX921
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.7
Focal length 115 mm 85 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.1
Focal length 17 mm 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M 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

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50M GalaxyCore GC32E1
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 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, NAVIC 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* 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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
17 Pro +2%
85.6 dB
iQOO 15
84.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2025 October 2025
Release date September 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $699
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 15. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 17 Pro.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
15 (13.4%)
97 (86.6%)
Total votes: 112

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