Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro vs OnePlus 15T

91 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
VS
92 out of 100
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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
  • Delivers 273% higher peak brightness (4089 against 1095 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 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

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro 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
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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
77.5
(Good)
Value Index
66.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 6 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco F9 Pro
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)
Poco F9 Pro +273%
4089 nits
1095 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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
89.9%
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro and OnePlus 15T
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro and OnePlus 15T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3640
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10344
11033
Compute Score (GPU)
17372
27558
Compute Score (GPU) 17372 27558
Single-core score 3377 3640
Multi-core score 10344 11033
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3228426
3927976
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Mj)AnTuTu 113457874
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

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 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 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
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:00 hr -
Watching video 25:47 hr -
Gaming 07:46 hr -
Standby 136 hr -
General battery life
35:27 hr

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
Standard lens
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‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
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‰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 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‰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 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
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
81.5 dB

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 – go for the Xiaomi Poco F9 Pro.

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