Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
82 out 100
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Xiaomi 14
Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. 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 Xiaomi 14
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 201g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 4383mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus
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:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1638 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)429 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14], [Apple iPhone 15 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 160.9 mm (6.33 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
88 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
2621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6626
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21822621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69916626
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14], [Apple iPhone 15 Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1369027
CPU452780378908
GPU851183436307
Memory411673231161
UX315477322651
NanoReview Score20311131369027
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
9703
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °C41.6 °C
Stability70 %80 %
Graphics Test92 fps59 fps
Graphics Score154199703
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 28 GB 18 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 4383 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
29:51
Web Browsing10:59 h13:13 h
Video Playback17:04 h20:21 h
Games05:15 h07:01 h
Standby Mode111 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS n/a
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 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX904
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
147
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
153
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
145
Bokeh5580
Preview7384
Zoom134114
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14], [Apple iPhone 15 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)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 category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
90.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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