Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5410mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Lighter design: 202g vs 226g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 522 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90 % | 82.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 253 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) | 158.2 mm (6.23 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 9.35 mm (0.37 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Green |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 | 160 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 303.7 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3008 | 1007 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9065 | 2797 |
| CPU | 558586 | 190017 |
| GPU | 1040161 | 135775 |
| Memory | 520300 | 114456 |
| UX | 425326 | 156378 |
| NanoReview Score | 2544373 | 596626 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 16 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2818 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15925 |
| Web score | n/a | 10371 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7240 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10049 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12704 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 23.9 GB | 28 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5410 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (80 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:51 h | 1:03 h |
| Web Browsing | 12:19 h | 08:04 h |
| Video Playback | 18:43 h | 14:16 h |
| Games | 06:45 h | 05:24 h |
| Standby Mode | 141 h | 106 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.3x | 79 |
| 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 (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 115 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.63 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.0 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 200 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | n/a |
| Focal length | 100 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP9 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | 55 |
| Preview | 89 | 53 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 6.0 | 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 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900) |
| 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/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 1099 | 490 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 90 W | No |
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.
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G:
Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
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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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