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Xiaomi 15 vs 14 Pro

87 out of 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
78 out of 100
Xiaomi 14 Pro
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi 14 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 29, 2024, against the Xiaomi 14 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 15
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (31:54 vs 25:21 hours)
  • Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (1508 against 1037 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3076K versus 2397K)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2940 and 2129 points
  • Weighs 32 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
  • 13% higher pixel density (522 vs 460 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 15 and 14 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Xiaomi 15
85
14 Pro
80*
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.
DeviceFacts Score
Final comparison evaluation
Xiaomi 15
87
14 Pro
78*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
52.2
(Average)
Value Index
21.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 15
vs
14 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.73 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2670 pixels 1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Shield Glass Xiaomi Longjing Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.5%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
14 Pro
6.73″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Xiaomi 15
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 15 +45%
1508 nits
14 Pro
1037 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.3 mm (6 inches) 161.4 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 inches) 8.49 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 223 g (7.87 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Green, Purple Black, Silver, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1%
14 Pro
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 +38%
2940
14 Pro
2129
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 +34%
9243
14 Pro
6906
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 15 +77%
24715
14 Pro
13963
Compute Score (GPU) 24715 13963
Single-core score 2940 2129
Multi-core score 9243 6906
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 15 +28%
3076179
14 Pro
2397671
CPU 946469 690713
GPU 1118762 829399
Memory 372907 341008
UX 638041 536551
Total score 3076179 2397671
Samples [32 tests] [9 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 15 +39%
2204
14 Pro
1589
Stability 82% 89%
Graphics test 16 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2204 1589
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 15 +26%
10153
14 Pro
8037
Stability - 85%
Graphics test 39 FPS 31 FPS
Section 1 43 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 31 FPS
Section 3 33 FPS 25 FPS
Graphics score 10153 8037
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Xiaomi 15 +28%
5782
14 Pro
4526
Stability 89% 83%
Graphics test 34 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 5782 4526
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15 +9%
17440
14 Pro
16058
Web score 18558 14546
Video editing 8103 7908
Photo editing 37685 31773
Data manipulation 13755 14905
Writing score 21293 20028
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (99th and 170th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-10 (artyashka)AnTuTu 123263798
📘 2026-09-28 (PenPen)AnTuTu 123242949
📘 2026-08-24 (zaido)AnTuTu 113236909
📘 2026-08-16 (jakisgood)AnTuTu 113007116
📘 2026-08-03 (abdurashidovvv)AnTuTu 113102543
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Xiaomi 14 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Nipple Power)AnTuTu 112320631
📘 2026-08-08 (Shionnnfu)AnTuTu 112413075
📘 2026-08-05 (Sulaiman Samimi)AnTuTu 112304066
📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat)Geekbench 6 CPU2127 / 6966
📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat)AnTuTu 112433153
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3.0 HyperOS 3
OS size 21 GB -
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5400 mAh 4880 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:18 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:20 hr 10:49 hr
Watching video 19:22 hr 16:30 hr
Gaming 07:10 hr 05:10 hr
Standby 150 hr 113 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 15 +26%
31:54 hr
14 Pro
25:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS 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 (720p) 1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 115° 115°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor OmniVision Light Fusion 900 Samsung Light Hunter 900
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 60 mm 75 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm 14 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
14 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
14 Pro
n/a
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
14 Pro
n/a
Bokeh 75 -
Preview 87 -
Zoom 152 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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* Yes 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 Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 15 +1%
91.3 dB
14 Pro
90.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 October 2023
Release date October 2024 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $945 $1100
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - Xiaomi 15 Pro
Sensors - 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 Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on 14 Pro:
    - New Longjing Glass is used. The frame can be either aluminum or titanium, with a weight difference of 7 grams.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
56 (69.1%)
25 (30.9%)
Total votes: 81

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