Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 15 and Xiaomi Mi 10 - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 15 vs Xiaomi Mi 10

80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
VS
59 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 10
Apple iPhone 15
Xiaomi Mi 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 15 Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Xiaomi Mi 10, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 208g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 10
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4780mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB		 - 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 15 and Xiaomi Mi 10
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 Mi 10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 386 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4 % 89.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
Xiaomi Mi 10
848 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)306 Hz362 Hz
Response time2 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15], [Xiaomi Mi 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.6 mm (5.81 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 71.6 mm (2.82 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow		 - Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 10
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 15 and Xiaomi Mi 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 698
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 650
GPU Cores 640 768
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Xiaomi Mi 10
1217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Xiaomi Mi 10
3366
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25991217
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65453366
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
Xiaomi Mi 10
732707
CPU378046229483
GPU449766194403
Memory261642135248
UX325827173573
NanoReview Score1415281732707
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Xiaomi Mi 10
4409
Max Surface Temp.44.3 °C42.8 °C
Stability81 %99 %
Graphics Test59 fps26 fps
Graphics Score96324409
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 10
11410
Writing scoren/a14234
Web scoren/a8296
Video editingn/a6565
Data manipulationn/a8803
NanoReview Scoren/a11410

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 18 GB 19 GB
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 3349 mAh 4780 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Xiaomi Mi 10
20:47
Web Browsing10:47 h08:05 h
Video Playback16:55 h13:49 h
Games05:36 h05:13 h
Standby Mode112 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom 114 Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length26 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KHMX
Sensor size1/1.51/1.33
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX633Sony IMX350
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 15
147
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 15
153
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 15
145
Xiaomi Mi 10
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview84n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels n/a
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.9 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
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/a1
SIM TypeeSIMNano
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE ()LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B2100))
LTE category1822
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB
Xiaomi Mi 10
83.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr June, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 800
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Hall 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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