Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Huawei Mate 20 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

95 out 100
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5410mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 226g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Huawei Mate 20 Pro
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
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 660 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
1599 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 9.35 mm (0.37 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
90 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1536 360
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
3008
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
9065
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3008933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)90652383
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
2544373
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU558586192149
GPU1040161158975
Memory520300112523
UX425326126437
NanoReview Score2544373590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 23.9 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 5410 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 40 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
30:03
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing12:19 h07:46 h
Video Playback18:43 h11:44 h
Games06:45 h04:55 h
Standby Mode141 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.63f/1.8
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.01/1.73
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length100 mm80 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/4
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/2.7
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
158
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
134
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
153
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Bokeh80n/a
Preview89n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
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
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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 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
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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 (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
92.1 dB
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1050
MSRP ($) 1099 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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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