Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17T Pro

95 out 100
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 17T Pro
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Xiaomi 17T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi 17T Pro, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 219g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5410mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T 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
Xiaomi 17T Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 91.1 %
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
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3477 nits
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) 162.2 mm (6.39 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 77.5 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 9.35 mm (0.37 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
90 %
Xiaomi 17T Pro
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
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
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
9065
Xiaomi 17T Pro
9438
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30083099
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)90659438
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15 Ultra], [Xiaomi 17T Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
2544373
Xiaomi 17T Pro
3323591
CPU558586933780
GPU10401611300550
Memory520300397001
UX425326692260
NanoReview Score25443733323591

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
OS Size 23.9 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5410 mAh 7000 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 (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:51 h 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
30:03
Xiaomi 17T Pro
36:42
Web Browsing12:19 h18:30 h
Video Playback18:43 h24:44 h
Games06:45 h09:34 h
Standby Mode141 h131 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
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
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.63f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Omnivision 950 LightHunter
Sensor size1/1.01/1.31 (0.76)
Pixel size1.6 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/3.0
Focal length100 mm115 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP9Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/1.41/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size0.56 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
158
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
134
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
153
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview89n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 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 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 2/3/5/8GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
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
Xiaomi 17T Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr May, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 1099 899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity 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.

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

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