Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
92 out 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Xiaomi 15
Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 3582mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 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
    vs
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED OLED
    Size 6.36 in 6.3 in
    Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1206x2622 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 460 ppi 458 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 1500 nits 2000 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
    Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 91.1 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi 15
    1508 nits
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    1778 nits
    sRGB gamut99.5 %99.9 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hz239 Hz
    Response time1 ms1 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
    Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
    Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
    Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 IP68
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Silver
    - Green
    - Purple    		 - White
    - Black
    - Silver
    - Gold
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi 15
    90.1 %
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    91.1 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A18 Pro
    Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4040 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
    Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
    - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))    		 - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
    - 2/4.05 (Everest)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
    Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A18 Pro GPU
    GPU Cores 1536 768
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
    FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2289 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi 15
    2934
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    3558
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi 15
    8762
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    8958
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29343558
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87628958
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)2450732952
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi 15
    2620144
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    1793917
    CPU584725408349
    GPU1142381739305
    Memory519406281199
    UX373632365064
    NanoReview Score26201441793917
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi 15
    20823
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    n/a
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi 15
    18292
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    n/a
    Writing score22508n/a
    Web score18826n/a
    Video editing8060n/a
    Data manipulation14605n/a
    NanoReview Score18292n/a

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB    		 8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
    Channels 2 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 1024 GB    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 15 iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
    OS Size 21 GB 18 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

    Battery

    Volume 5400 mAh 3582 mAh
    Max Charging Power 90 W 30 W
    Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
    Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:38 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi 15
    31:54
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    28:13
    Web Browsing13:20 h11:41 h
    Video Playback19:22 h17:46 h
    Games07:10 h05:35 h
    Standby Mode150 h132 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 2.6x 142
    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 120 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
    Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Telephoto: 12 MP
    Ultra-wide: 48 MP
    Depth
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
    Focal length23 mm24 mm
    SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX803
    Sensor size1/1.311/1.28
    Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
    AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.0f/2.8
    Focal length60 mm120 mm
    SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX913
    Sensor size1/2.761/3.06
    Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal length14 mm13 mm
    SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX972
    Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
    Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi 15
    150
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    157
    Video quality
    Xiaomi 15
    133
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    159
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi 15
    147
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    157
    Bokeh7580
    Preview8793
    Zoom152n/a
    Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Apple iPhone 16 Pro]

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
    Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
    Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
    Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
    Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX714
    Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.6
    Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
    Autofocus No Phase autofocus
    Stabilization Digital Optical
    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 5.4 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*2n/a
    SIM TypeNanoeSIM
    SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
    eSIM Support *YesYes
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
    3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
    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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo n/a
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi 15
    91.3 dB
    Apple iPhone 16 Pro
    79.6 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
    Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
    Launch Price ($) 757 n/a
    MSRP ($) n/a 999
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Face Sensor
    Charger Included Yes 90 W No

    Note

    Apple iPhone 16 Pro:

    In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.

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

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