Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15 Pro
VS
48 out 100
Sony Xperia 1
Xiaomi 15 Pro
Sony Xperia 1

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Pro Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Sony Xperia 1, Manufactured in April, 2019with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 15 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 3300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 213g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 Pro and Sony Xperia 1
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 15 Pro
vs
Sony Xperia 1

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3200 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 82.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1
662 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 167 mm (6.57 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 72 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15 Pro
90 %
Sony Xperia 1
82.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 690
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Pro
2986
Sony Xperia 1
981
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Pro
9174
Sony Xperia 1
2631
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2986981
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)91742631
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24034n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15 Pro
2746026
Sony Xperia 1
616110
CPU597550194056
GPU1220361183975
Memory49221596643
UX435900141436
NanoReview Score2746026616110
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15 Pro
20255
Sony Xperia 1
3087
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.4 °C
Stability72 %87 %
Graphics Test121 fps18 fps
Graphics Score202553087
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15 Pro], [Sony Xperia 1]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15 Pro
17130
Sony Xperia 1
9908
Writing score2182812375
Web score162187329
Video editing80295709
Data manipulation153918276
NanoReview Score171309908

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 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
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 23 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 6100 mAh 3300 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes Quick Charge 4 (40% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1
14:48
Web Browsingn/a04:53 h
Video Playbackn/a09:05 h
Gamesn/a03:42 h
Standby Moden/a79 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 135 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision Light Fusion 900Sony Exmor RS
Sensor size1/1.311/2.6
Pixel size1.2 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/2.4
Focal length120 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.511/3.4
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mm16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1
99
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1
84
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1
94
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1
100
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1
102

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1700, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

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
Sony Xperia 1
82.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 950
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* 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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