Xiaomi 15 vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetGoogle Tensor G5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 232g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1344x2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 3300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G5
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 2/2.25 (Cortex-A520)
- 5/3.05 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.78 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
2488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
7078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29342488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87627078
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
1508196
CPU584725497292
GPU1142381553638
Memory519406222069
UX373632265772
NanoReview Score26201441508196
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
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
16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Web Browsing13:20 hn/a
Video Playback19:22 hn/a
Games07:10 hn/a
Standby Mode150 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x 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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.311/2
Pixel size1.2 μm0.77 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.8
Focal length60 mm113 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2.761/2
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2.761/2
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 42 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 17 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.51
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 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 5.4 6.0
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
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr August, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr August, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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