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Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

95 out 100
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
VS
87 out 100
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 239g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5410mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
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 80 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1320x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 455 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
1599 nits
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
n/a
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 164.4 mm (6.47 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 79 mm (3.11 in)
Thickness 9.35 mm (0.37 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
90 %
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max Frequency 4320 MHz n/a
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) n/a
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 n/a
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 3 nm n/a
Neural Processor Hexagon n/a
Graphics Adreno 830 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
3008
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
1824
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
9065
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
5701
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30081824
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)90655701
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6977
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
2544373
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
1750729
CPU558586451220
GPU1040161398043
Memory520300570991
UX425326330475
NanoReview Score25443731750729

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 23.9 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5410 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:51 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
30:03
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
n/a
Web Browsing12:19 hn/a
Video Playback18:43 hn/a
Games06:45 hn/a
Standby Mode141 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.3x Optical, 6.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.63f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-900n/a
Sensor size1/1.0n/a
Pixel size1.6 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.1
Focal length100 mm91 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
158
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
134
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
153
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview89n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 18 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
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)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
92.1 dB
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 1099 1100
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes, 100 W

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.

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