Xiaomi 18 Pro vs OnePlus 15
92
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93
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Xiaomi 18 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6) that was released on September 23, 2026, against the OnePlus 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 18 Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4888K versus 4008K)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1120 x 2436 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 419 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 | 4000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 330 Hz |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 15
6.78β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
18 Pro
6.4β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.8 mm (5.98 inches) | 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 inches) | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.46 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 211 g (7.44 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Red, Pink | Black, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.69/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 845 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | - | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 24461 |
| Single-core score | 3866 | 3607 |
| Multi-core score | 11140 | 10732 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1365000 | 1184036 |
| GPU | 1783000 | 1490867 |
| Memory | 662300 | 402813 |
| UX | 1047850 | 930578 |
| Total score | 4888150 | 4008294 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [45 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 78% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2699 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 48 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 39 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12540 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15531 |
| Video editing | - | 6678 |
| Photo editing | - | 26644 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14971 |
| Writing score | - | 20874 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (4th and 21st place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 18 Pro
No benchmark results yet
OnePlus 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 -> aleshka | AnTuTu 12 | 3914618 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Mehdi) | AnTuTu 11 | 3651261 |
| π 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4D | AnTuTu 11 | 4057387 |
| π 2026-08-15 (YurOk) | AnTuTu 11 | 3870500 |
| π 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch) | AnTuTu 11 | 4470263 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 4 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 7300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 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 | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:43 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1100 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 18:32 hr |
| Watching video | - | 28:44 hr |
| Gaming | - | 10:01 hr |
| Standby | - | 139 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#5th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | 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 | 102Β° | 116Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 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 | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50M40 | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.612 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
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 OV50M40 | Sony IMX709 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/2.74" (β 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* | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | October 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $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 | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 15. But if the sound is more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi 18 Pro.
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