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Xiaomi 17T vs OnePlus 15T

82 out of 100
Xiaomi 17T
VS
92 out of 100
OnePlus 15T
Xiaomi 17T
OnePlus 15T

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi 17T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra) that was released on May 28, 2026, against the OnePlus 15T, 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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  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 17T
  • Delivers 205% higher peak brightness (3372 against 1106 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15T
  • 81% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3927K versus 2173K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6500 mAh
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 67W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3640 and 1704 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17T and OnePlus 15T 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
56.1
(Average)
Value Index
66.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 17T
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OnePlus 15T

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.32 inches
Resolution 1268 x 2756 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1100 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 330 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Crystal Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 6 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Xiaomi 17T
6.59β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
OnePlus 15T
6.32β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 17T +205%
3372 nits
OnePlus 15T
1106 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) 150.56 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) 71.82 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) 8.35 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple White, Green, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 17T
89.9%
OnePlus 15T +1%
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17T and OnePlus 15T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 3400 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725		 - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 MP8 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1508 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3088.4 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17T and OnePlus 15T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17T
1704
OnePlus 15T +114%
3640
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17T
6686
OnePlus 15T +65%
11033
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 17T
12671
OnePlus 15T +117%
27558
Compute Score (GPU) 12671 27558
Single-core score 1704 3640
Multi-core score 6686 11033
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 17T
2173332
OnePlus 15T +81%
3927976
CPU 649639 1113855
GPU 699299 1450217
Memory 361711 487460
UX 462683 876444
Total score 2173332 3927976
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Litegrey)AnTuTu 122216950
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Bipper)AnTuTu 122325053
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Sakolin)AnTuTu 112117709
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Τ±Υ’Φ…-techπŸ‡¦πŸ‡²)AnTuTu 122261643
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (punyaphat dumnu)Geekbench 6 GPU12528
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OnePlus 15T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 -> Pisulka_deda13AnTuTu 114140191
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 -> savelBattery lifeSOT 11:47 / 12:40
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (savel)AnTuTu 113783475
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-18 (linux❀)AnTuTu 113828108
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Winra)AnTuTu 113927976
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 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 ColorOS 16
OS size - 57 GB
OS updates 5 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7500 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:50 hr -
Watching video 18:40 hr -
Gaming 07:52 hr -
Standby 112 hr -
General battery life
Xiaomi 17T
28:50 hr
OnePlus 15T
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, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 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/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 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/3.0 f/2.8
Focal length 115 mm 85 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV13B -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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 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
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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
OnePlus 15T
81.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2026 March 2026
Release date May 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $749 $799
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
*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 OnePlus 15T is definitely a better buy.

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24 (58.5%)
17 (41.5%)
Total votes: 41

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