Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs 15 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on March 27, 2025, against the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month 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 F7 Ultra
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 90W)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15 Ultra
- Shows 14% longer battery life (30:03 vs 26:17 hours)
- The rear camera has a 4.3x optical zoom
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3106 and 2753 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 526 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 3200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Poco Shield Glass | Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.26 mm (6.31 inches) | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.35 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Yellow | White, Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | Average (2.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16908 | 24339 |
| Single-core score | 2753 | 3106 |
| Multi-core score | 8410 | 9710 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 876139 | 912791 |
| GPU | 1135602 | 1097348 |
| Memory | 434324 | 440343 |
| UX | 614928 | 579894 |
| Total score | 3060993 | 3030376 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2190 | 2151 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 3 | 33 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10116 | 9815 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5626 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22176 | 19993 |
| Video editing | 8080 | 8213 |
| Photo editing | 36202 | 36597 |
| Data manipulation | 18123 | 17882 |
| Writing score | 23212 | 22481 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (104th and 111th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Andre21st) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2442 / 8369 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 14153 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2548 / 8876 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (RuxeLV) | AnTuTu 12 | 3512055 |
| 📘 2026-10-06 (RuxeLV) | AnTuTu 11 | 3193869 |
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (dmxsan) | AnTuTu 12 | 3059557 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (average f-4 enjoyer) | AnTuTu 11 | 2993761 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (Mansur) | Battery life | SOT 12:59 / 16:48 |
| 📘 2026-02-22 (XX5mipiXX) | AnTuTu 11 | 3108699 |
| 📘 2026-01-27 -> MiEmirr | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3127 / 9465 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3.0 | HyperOS 3.0 |
| OS size | 33 GB | 23.9 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5300 mAh | 5410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:30 hr | 0:51 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:39 hr | 12:19 hr |
| Watching video | 14:46 hr | 18:43 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 06:45 hr |
| Standby | 124 hr | 141 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (129th and 45th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 4.3x |
| 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 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 115° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 32 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP 5) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.63 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OVX8000 | Sony LYT-900 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.0" (≈ 1 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 60 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Preview | - | 89 |
| Zoom | - | 166 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 Ultra 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 | 24 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | Omnivision OV32B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 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 | 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 | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | February 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | February 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra | - Xiaomi 17 Ultra |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 90 W |
Further details
Notes on 15 Ultra:
- The Chinese version of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a 6000 mAh battery, while the international model comes with 5410 mAh, leading to a noticeable difference in battery life.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. It has a better camera, battery life, and connectivity.
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