Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro vs OnePlus 15T
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on September 1, 2026, against the OnePlus 15T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 5 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 Poco F9 Pro
- Delivers 273% higher peak brightness (4089 against 1095 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15T
- Comes with 1170 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6330 mAh
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3927K versus 3228K)
- 10% higher pixel density (460 vs 419 PPI)
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3640 and 3377 points
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 | 6.59 inches | 6.32 inches |
| Resolution | 1156 x 2510 pixels | 1216 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 419 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-165 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2200 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 10000 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 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 6 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Poco F9 Pro
6.59β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.5 in2
OnePlus 15T
6.32β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) | 150.56 mm (5.93 inches) |
| Width | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) | 71.82 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.79 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Green, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 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 | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2457.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 17372 | 27558 |
| Single-core score | 3377 | 3640 |
| Multi-core score | 10344 | 11033 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 959225 | 1113855 |
| GPU | 1064864 | 1450217 |
| Memory | 500444 | 487460 |
| UX | 703893 | 876444 |
| Total score | 3228426 | 3927976 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (67th and 27th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Mj) | AnTuTu 11 | 3457874 |
OnePlus 15T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-04 -> Pisulka_deda13 | AnTuTu 11 | 4140191 |
| π 2026-07-23 -> savel | Battery life | SOT 11:47 / 12:40 |
| π 2026-07-21 (savel) | AnTuTu 11 | 3783475 |
| π 2026-06-18 (linuxβ) | AnTuTu 11 | 3828108 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Winra) | AnTuTu 11 | 3927976 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 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 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | - | 57 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6330 mAh | 7500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 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 |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:00 hr | - |
| Watching video | 25:47 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:46 hr | - |
| Standby | 136 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#12th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 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 | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (β 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 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 | - | 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 |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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 | September 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming is more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 15T. But if the design and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro.
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