Xiaomi 15 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, Manufactured in March, 2024 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 213g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3200 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 84.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
1020 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 161.7 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15 Pro
90 %
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
84.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 1380
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU Cores 1536 320
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 608 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Pro
2986
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
1025
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Pro
9174
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29861025
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)91742998
Geekbench Compute (GPU)240343039
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15 Pro
2746026
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
602279
CPU597550198260
GPU1220361136082
Memory492215111152
UX435900156785
NanoReview Score2746026602279
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15 Pro
20255
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
n/a
Stability72 %n/a
Graphics Test121 fpsn/a
Graphics Score20255n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15 Pro
17130
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
n/a
Writing score21828n/a
Web score16218n/a
Video editing8029n/a
Data manipulation15391n/a
NanoReview Score17130n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size n/a 28 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 6100 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:26 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
22:25
Web Browsingn/a08:47 h
Video Playbackn/a14:03 h
Gamesn/a05:56 h
Standby Moden/a106 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision Light Fusion 900Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8
Sensor size1/1.311/1.95
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.5n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.51n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
Sensorn/aGalaxyCore GC08A3
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
107
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
110
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
104
Bokehn/a50
Previewn/a52
Zoomn/a71

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
90.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr March, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 380
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G:

Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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