Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 FE - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

95 out 100
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
VS
80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, Manufactured in October, 2024with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e. 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 battery capacity: 5410mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 226g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
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
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
1599 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 9.35 mm (0.37 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
90 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
88 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S24 FE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 2400e
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3110 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.96 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.59 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.11 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Samsung Xclipse 940
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1095 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
3008
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
9065
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30082147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)90656825
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a15442
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
2544373
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
CPU558586434890
GPU1040161726970
Memory520300318963
UX425326296630
NanoReview Score25443731777453

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 23.9 GB 23.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5410 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
30:03
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Web Browsing12:19 h07:20 h
Video Playback18:43 h13:33 h
Games06:45 h05:11 h
Standby Mode141 h129 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 960 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
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.63f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.01/1.57
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length100 mm75 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP9OmniVision OV08A10
Sensor size1/1.41/4.4
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/2.761/3.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
158
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
134
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
153
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Bokeh8060
Preview8969
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.65
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 3.2
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 No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
92.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
91.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
MSRP ($) 1099 649
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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 S24 FE:

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.

* 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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