Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Xiaomi 15S Pro
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Plus Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Xiaomi 15S Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetXiaomi Xring O1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
- Lighter design: 201g vs 216g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15S Pro
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 521ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 4383mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.73 in |
| Resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 521 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 90 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.9 mm (6.33 in) | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.33 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green - Pink - Yellow |
- Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Xiaomi Xring O1 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A520) - 2/1.9 (Cortex-A725) - 4/3.4 (Cortex-A725) - 2/3.9 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A16 GPU | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2621 | 3068 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6626 | 9519 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 20919 |
| CPU | 378908 | 653020 |
| GPU | 436307 | 1065137 |
| Memory | 231161 | 550763 |
| UX | 322651 | 382075 |
| NanoReview Score | 1369027 | 2650995 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 80 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 59 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9703 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 18 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | HyperOS 2.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4383 mAh | 6100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:34 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 13:13 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 20:21 h | n/a |
| Games | 07:01 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | n/a | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 115 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX904 | Omnivision OVX9000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.31 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.51 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX633 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
| Zoom | 114 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Omnivision OV32B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 90 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15S Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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