Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Google Pixel 5 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Google Pixel 5

95 out 100
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
VS
52 out 100
Google Pixel 5
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Google Pixel 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 5, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 765G. 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 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5410mAh vs 4080mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 5
  • Lighter design: 151g vs 226g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Google Pixel 5
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 Ultra
vs
Google Pixel 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 86.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
1599 nits
Google Pixel 5
693 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz367 Hz
Response time1 ms5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Google Pixel 5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 144.7 mm (5.7 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 70.4 mm (2.77 in)
Thickness 9.35 mm (0.37 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
90 %
Google Pixel 5
86.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Google Pixel 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 1 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 1/2.2 (Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 696
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 620
GPU Cores 1536 384
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
3008
Google Pixel 5
765
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
9065
Google Pixel 5
1944
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3008765
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)90651944
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
2544373
Google Pixel 5
388038
CPU558586145746
GPU104016136336
Memory52030085253
UX425326120703
NanoReview Score2544373388038
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
n/a
Google Pixel 5
1084
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.6 °C
Stabilityn/a89 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1084
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 5]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23.9 GB 16.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5410 mAh 4080 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
30:03
Google Pixel 5
20:28
Web Browsing12:19 h07:33 h
Video Playback18:43 h13:33 h
Games06:45 h04:59 h
Standby Mode141 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 122 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.3x 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 107 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 12.2 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP122 MP
Aperturef/1.63f/1.7
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/1.01/2.55
Pixel size1.6 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length100 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX481
Sensor size1/2.761/3.09
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
158
Google Pixel 5
119
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
134
Google Pixel 5
106
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
153
Google Pixel 5
109
Bokeh8060
Preview8958
Zoomn/a71
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Google Pixel 5]

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 Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/4.0
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No 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 Ultra
n/a
Google Pixel 5
117
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
n/a
Google Pixel 5
142

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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a15
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
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
92.1 dB
Google Pixel 5
91.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 700
MSRP ($) 1099 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- 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

Note

Xiaomi 15 Ultra:

The Chinese version of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a 6000 mAh battery, while the international model comes with 5410 mAh, leading to a noticeable difference in battery life.

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

Results

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

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