Home > Smartphone comparison > Mi 10T vs Xiaomi 15T – which one to choose?

Xiaomi Mi 10T vs Xiaomi 15T

53 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 10T
VS
78 out of 100
Xiaomi 15T
Xiaomi Mi 10T
Xiaomi 15T

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Mi 10T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on September 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi 15T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra and came out 5 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  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 Mi 10T
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15T
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 147% higher peak brightness (1537 against 623 nits)
  • 91% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1915K versus 1005K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
  • The phone is 5 years and 1 month newer
  • 13% higher pixel density (447 vs 395 PPI)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 10T and Xiaomi 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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
📱 Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 92% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Mi 10T to Xiaomi 15T is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, gaming, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mi 10T
vs
Xiaomi 15T

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1280 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 620 nits 1100 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 480 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% 99.7%
PWM 2381 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 39.8 ms 1 ms
Contrast 1279:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 10T
623 nits
Xiaomi 15T +147%
1537 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) 163.2 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 9.3 mm (0.37 inches) 7.5 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 216 g (7.62 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 10T
85.1%
Xiaomi 15T +6%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mi 10T and Xiaomi 15T
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra
Max clock 2840 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)		 - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU shading units 768 896
GPU clock 587 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mi 10T and Xiaomi 15T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 10T
1134
Xiaomi 15T +44%
1632
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 10T
3265
Xiaomi 15T +99%
6505
Compute Score (GPU)
Mi 10T
2999
Xiaomi 15T +274%
11228
Compute Score (GPU) 2999 11228
Single-core score 1134 1632
Multi-core score 3265 6505
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mi 10T
1005146
Xiaomi 15T +91%
1915524
CPU 381042 601024
GPU 171115 581727
Memory 169345 320685
UX 283644 412008
Total score 1005146 1915524
Samples [4 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Mi 10T
n/a
Xiaomi 15T
1281
Stability - 88%
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1281
3DMark Solar Bay
Mi 10T
n/a
Xiaomi 15T
5899
Graphics test - 22 FPS
Section 1 - 24 FPS
Section 2 - 23 FPS
Section 3 - 20 FPS
Graphics score - 5899
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Mi 10T
1095
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 1095 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Mi 10T
10314
Xiaomi 15T +40%
14441
Web score 7289 15808
Video editing 5614 6673
Photo editing 27627 23714
Data manipulation 7134 13815
Writing score 13327 18234
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Mi 10T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-24 (Catdors)AnTuTu 111148984
📘 2026-06-30 (Shubhuu)AnTuTu 111005146
📘 2026-03-01 (Gabriel)Geekbench 6 CPU1174 / 3386
📘 2026-02-23 (Rainx)AnTuTu 11894865
📘 2025-12-08 (Мини хакер)CPU Throttle95%
Add View all (9)
Xiaomi 15T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-31 (chebypeli100500)AnTuTu 111926611
📘 2026-03-15 (Bers2409)AnTuTu 112029273
📘 2026-01-24 (8arusadar)AnTuTu 111940768
📘 2025-12-09 (Darwish)AnTuTu 111881055
📘 2025-11-29 (Viktor)AnTuTu 111939706
Add View all (16)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2750 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MIUI 13 HyperOS 3.0
OS size 19.8 GB 33 GB
OS updates - 5 years
Security updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (69% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:51 hr
Battery cycles - 1600 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:07 hr 11:09 hr
Watching video 15:05 hr 14:55 hr
Gaming 05:39 hr 06:40 hr
Standby 123 hr 125 hr
General battery life
Mi 10T
25:11 hr
Xiaomi 15T +4%
26:15 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6920 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX682 Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.9
Focal length - 46 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 OmniVision OV13B
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Samsung S5K5E9 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 10T from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5963 x 3354 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Samsung KD1S5KKD1
Sensor size 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, HID, AVRCP, A2DP 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
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* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 22 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 10T
91.3 dB
Xiaomi 15T +1%
92.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2020 September 2025
Release date December 2020 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $500 $650
Successor - Xiaomi 15T -
SAR (head) 0.51 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*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 Xiaomi 15T is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
0 (0%)
1 (100%)
Total votes: 1

Related comparisons

1. Xiaomi Mi 10T vs Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
2. Xiaomi Mi 10T vs Xiaomi 11T
3. Xiaomi Mi 10T vs Xiaomi Poco F3 (7)
4. Xiaomi 15T vs Xiaomi 15
5. Xiaomi 15T vs Xiaomi 14T
6. Xiaomi 15T vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
7. Xiaomi 15T vs Samsung Galaxy S25
8. Xiaomi 15T vs Apple iPhone 17
9. Xiaomi 15T vs Xiaomi 15T Pro
10. Xiaomi 15T vs Apple iPhone 16e
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский