Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro vs 15 Pro
61
out of 100
VS
86
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 29, 2021, against the Xiaomi 15 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 3 years and 7 months after. 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 15 Pro
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2995K versus 1119K)
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 6100 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 67W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 3 years and 7 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.81 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 515 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 3200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Shatterproof glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 24803 |
| Single-core score | 1461 | 2792 |
| Multi-core score | 3910 | 8637 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 429098 | 876314 |
| GPU | 176076 | 1114047 |
| Memory | 195254 | 392536 |
| UX | 319286 | 612798 |
| Total score | 1119714 | 2995695 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 83% |
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2237 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 39 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 44 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 39 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10269 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 93% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1299 | 5365 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12232 | 16107 |
| Video editing | 7638 | 8038 |
| Photo editing | 29866 | 35680 |
| Data manipulation | 10494 | 14137 |
| Writing score | 15219 | 21568 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#115th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-07 (Turtle_tech) | AnTuTu 11 | 1165571 |
| π 2026-07-22 (Thiago) | AnTuTu 11 | 1138157 |
| π 2026-05-03 (Andrew Cole George) | AnTuTu 11 | 1119714 |
| π 2026-05-03 (Andrew Cole George) | AnTuTu 11 | 1119714 |
| π 2025-11-06 (Radmir) | AnTuTu 11 | 1009083 |
Xiaomi 15 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-19 (Eiyuu) | AnTuTu 11 | 2962006 |
| π 2026-08-07 (QuexTech) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 18665 |
| π 2026-08-07 (QuexTech) | AnTuTu 11 | 3077379 |
| π 2026-07-27 (QuexTech) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2792 / 8637 |
| π 2026-07-27 (QuexTech) | AnTuTu 11 | 2995695 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 3.0 |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (67 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 22 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:53 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | 115Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 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/2.0 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN2 | Omnivision OVX9000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (β 0.89 inch) | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (β 0.23 inch) | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08A10 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4" (β 0.23 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 64 | - |
| Zoom | 117 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T2 | Omnivision OV32B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 24 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | October 2024 |
| Release date | April 2021 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1099 | $1010 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 90 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 Xiaomi 15 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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