Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 15 and Xiaomi 11T - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 15 vs Xiaomi 11T

80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
VS
58 out 100
Xiaomi 11T
Apple iPhone 15
Xiaomi 11T

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Xiaomi 11T, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 203g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 and Xiaomi 11T
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 15
vs
Xiaomi 11T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4 % 85.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
Xiaomi 11T
797 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)306 Hz120 Hz
Response time2 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15], [Xiaomi 11T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.6 mm (5.81 in) 164.1 mm (6.46 in)
Width 71.6 mm (2.82 in) 76.9 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %
Xiaomi 11T
85.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 and Xiaomi 11T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 640 576
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Xiaomi 11T
1076
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Xiaomi 11T
3051
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25991076
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65453051
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 15], [Xiaomi 11T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
Xiaomi 11T
752077
CPU378046204691
GPU449766224020
Memory261642138080
UX325827185285
NanoReview Score1415281752077
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Xiaomi 11T
4520
Max Surface Temp.44.3 °C40 °C
Stability81 %81 %
Graphics Test59 fps27 fps
Graphics Score96324520
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 11T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
10700
Writing scoren/a14316
Web scoren/a6564
Video editingn/a5706
Data manipulationn/a10100
NanoReview Scoren/a10700

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 18 GB 26 GB
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 3349 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Xiaomi 11T
22:44
Web Browsing10:47 h08:33 h
Video Playback16:55 h14:58 h
Games05:36 h05:23 h
Standby Mode112 h108 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom 114 Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.51/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX633Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.551/4.0
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15
147
Xiaomi 11T
96
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
153
Xiaomi 11T
106
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15
145
Xiaomi 11T
93
Bokeh80n/a
Preview84n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15], [Xiaomi 11T]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 Omnivision OV16A10
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
110
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
124

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE ()LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category1818
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB
Xiaomi 11T
88.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 500
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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