Vivo X200 Pro mini vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
83
out of 100
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79
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.31-inch Vivo X200 Pro mini (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400) that was released on October 14, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 1 year and 2 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 Vivo X200 Pro mini
- Comes with 2426 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 3274 mAh
- 91% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2779K versus 1452K)
- Shows 16% longer battery life (28:40 vs 24:47 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 23W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.31 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.3% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 361 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
X200 Pro mini
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
iPhone 15 Pro
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.8 mm (5.94 inches) | 146.6 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22758 | 28057 |
| Single-core score | 2819 | 2915 |
| Multi-core score | 8705 | 7115 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 853223 | 368915 |
| GPU | 971718 | 490265 |
| Memory | 348906 | 182600 |
| UX | 605282 | 410974 |
| Total score | 2779129 | 1452754 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 62% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2283 | 1391 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | 45 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 2 | 40 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | 31 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10156 | 6089 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 60% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5665 | 3655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13655 | - |
| Video editing | 5778 | - |
| Photo editing | 30547 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12752 | - |
| Writing score | 22229 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#135th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo X200 Pro mini
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 -> Bronelliant | AnTuTu 12 | 2833803 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (adverse) | AnTuTu 11 | 2857775 |
| 📘 2026-05-31 (elega) | AnTuTu 11 | 2810299 |
| 📘 2026-05-24 (Tape) | AnTuTu 11 | 2812729 |
| 📘 2026-05-07 (Oleg) | AnTuTu 11 | 2820364 |
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 26734 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2892 / 7293 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2892 / 7293 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (elips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1387191 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (k0nd3r) | AnTuTu 11 | 1329788 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | - |
| OS size | 55 GB | - |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5700 mAh | 3274 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (30 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 1:33 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:58 hr | 09:28 hr |
| Watching video | 18:31 hr | 17:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:59 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 131 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#72nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-818 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 85 |
| Zoom | - | 139 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung KD1 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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 | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | September 2023 |
| Release date | October 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X200 Pro mini. But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
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