Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs OnePlus 15
93
out of 100
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93
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi 17 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on December 25, 2025, against the OnePlus 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 2 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 17 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 4.3x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (3687 against 3398 nits)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 6000 mAh
- Shows 18% longer battery life (39:14 vs 33:23 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 330 Hz |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.4% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 121 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 218.4 g (7.7 oz) | 211 g (7.44 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Good (3.69/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4600 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27219 | 24461 |
| Single-core score | 3711 | 3607 |
| Multi-core score | 11259 | 10732 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1064371 | 1184036 |
| GPU | 1296835 | 1490867 |
| Memory | 518366 | 402813 |
| UX | 788139 | 930578 |
| Total score | 3667711 | 4008294 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [45 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 78% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2370 | 2699 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | 48 FPS |
| Section 1 | 46 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Section 3 | 36 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10845 | 12540 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 16855 | 15531 |
| Video editing | 8052 | 6678 |
| Photo editing | 40273 | 26644 |
| Data manipulation | 15949 | 14971 |
| Writing score | 26073 | 20874 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (32nd and 16th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-13 (H1roshi) | AnTuTu | 3530859 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (...) | AnTuTu | 3582442 |
| 📘 2026-06-26 (ALBAY) | AnTuTu | 3913603 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (UsusWarteg) | AnTuTu | 3828672 |
| 📘 2026-03-17 (KosmosTer) | AnTuTu | 3527804 |
OnePlus 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi) | AnTuTu | 3651261 |
| 📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4D | AnTuTu | 4057387 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk) | AnTuTu | 3870500 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch) | AnTuTu | 4470263 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (@zokhidjonovch) | AnTuTu | 4177816 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 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 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | 36 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 7300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 120 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 | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:43 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1100 cycles |
| Web browsing | 16:09 hr | 18:32 hr |
| Watching video | 22:41 hr | 28:44 hr |
| Gaming | 08:02 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 139 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (21st and 5th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 116° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.67 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX10500 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1" (≈ 1 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 - 3.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 100 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPE | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.612 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 175 | - |
| Zoom | 169 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 17 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Sony IMX709 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.64 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 | 6.0 | 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, 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 15.
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