Xiaomi 15 vs Google Pixel 6a

93 out 100

VS

62 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 6a, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15

Larger display: 6.36in
Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4410mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Supports DisplayPort
Supports Dolby Atmos
Infrared port
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6a

Lighter design: 178g vs 191g

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 6a

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Xiaomi 15

93

Google Pixel 6a

64

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Xiaomi 15

90

Google Pixel 6a

68

Performance

App & system performance

Xiaomi 15

96

Google Pixel 6a

52

Games

3D gaming performance

Xiaomi 15

97

Google Pixel 6a

46

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Xiaomi 15

100

Google Pixel 6a

64

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Xiaomi 15

93

Google Pixel 6a

78

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Xiaomi 15

93

Google Pixel 6a

62

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.36 in	6.1 in
Resolution	1200x2670 pixels	1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
Pixel density	460 ppi	429 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (1-120 Hz)	No
Max brightness	1500 nits	500 nits
HDR support	Yes Dolby Vision	Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	300 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	90.1 %	82.2 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Peak brightness (auto)

Xiaomi 15

1508 nits

Google Pixel 6a

869 nits

sRGB gamut	99.5 %	96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	1 ms	3 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinite	∞ Infinite

Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 6a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	152.3 mm (6 in)	152.2 mm (5.99 in)
Width	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	71.8 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness	8.08 mm (0.32 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight	191 g (6.74 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP67
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	n/a
Back panel	Glass	Plastic
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	- White - Black - Silver - Green - Purple	- White - Black - Green
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Xiaomi 15

90.1 %

Google Pixel 6a

82.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 6a In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite	Google Tensor
Max Frequency	4320 MHz	2800 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (2 + 6)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))	- 4/1.8 (Cortex A55) - 2/2.25 (Cortex A76) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)
Process	TSMC	Samsung
Transistor Size	3 nm	5 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon	Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics	Adreno 830	Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Cores	1536	1280
GPU Frequency	1100 MHz	848 MHz
FLOPS	3379.2 GFLOPS	2170.9 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Xiaomi 15

2934

Google Pixel 6a

1448

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Xiaomi 15

8762

Google Pixel 6a

3412

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2934	1448
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	8762	3412
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	24507	n/a

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 6a]

AnTuTu 10

Xiaomi 15

2620144

Google Pixel 6a

909498

CPU	584725	250722
GPU	1142381	324786
Memory	519406	143829
UX	373632	190161
NanoReview Score	2620144	909498

3DMark Wild Life

Xiaomi 15

20823

Google Pixel 6a

6194

Max Surface Temp.	n/a	41.4 °C
Stability	n/a	56 %
Graphics Test	n/a	37 fps
Graphics Score	n/a	6194

Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 6a]

PCMark 3.0

Xiaomi 15

18292

Google Pixel 6a

9940

Writing score	22508	15353
Web score	18826	6280
Video editing	8060	5843
Data manipulation	14605	9519
NanoReview Score	18292	9940

Memory

RAM Size	- 12 GB - 16 GB	6 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory Frequency	n/a	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage Capacity	- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB	128 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 15	Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size	21 GB	14.3 GB
UI Skin	HyperOS 2.0	Stock Android

Battery

Volume	5400 mAh	4410 mAh
Max Charging Power	90 W	18 W
Battery Type	Silicon Carbon (Si/C)	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (50 W)	No
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	No
Fast Charging	Yes (83% in 30 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	0:45 h	1:51 h

Battery Life

Xiaomi 15

31:54

Google Pixel 6a

20:44

Web Browsing	13:20 h	08:25 h
Video Playback	19:22 h	14:20 h
Games	07:10 h	05:34 h
Standby Mode	150 h	89 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	122 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	4032x3024 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 2.6x	Digital
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 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 °	114 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP	Standard: 12.2 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	122 MP
Aperture	f/1.6	f/1.7
Focal length	23 mm	27 mm
Sensor	OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900	Sony IMX363
Sensor size	1/1.31	1/2.55
Pixel size	1.2 μm	1.4 μm
Autofocus	Laser autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	50 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.0	n/a
Focal length	60 mm	n/a
Sensor	Samsung S5KJN5	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.76	n/a
Pixel size	0.64 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Optical	n/a

Matrix	50 MP	12 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	14 mm	17 mm
Sensor	Samsung S5KJN1	Sony IMX386
Sensor size	1/2.76	1/2.9
Pixel size	0.64 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Xiaomi 15

150

Google Pixel 6a

133

Video quality

Xiaomi 15

133

Google Pixel 6a

126

Overall camera score

Xiaomi 15

147

Google Pixel 6a

122

Bokeh	75	65
Preview	87	67
Zoom	152	74

Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 6a]

Front camera

Matrix	32 MP	8 MP
Photo resolution	6528x4896 pixels	3840x2160 pixels
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.0
Focal length	22 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV32B	Sony IMX355
Sensor size	1/3.14	1/2.8
Pixel size	0.7 μm	1.12 μm
Autofocus	No	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 fps	1080p (Full HD) 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 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	5.4	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	3.1
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	1
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	n/a
eSIM Support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM B2/B3/B5/B8	GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bands	WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19	UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category	n/a	20
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No

Max Volume

Xiaomi 15

91.3 dB

Google Pixel 6a

87.4 dB

Other

Class	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	October, 2024 yr	May, 2022 yr
Release Date	October, 2024 yr	June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($)	757	449
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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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Xiaomi 15 vs Google Pixel 6a

Key Differences

Versions

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Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

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Connectivity

Sound

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