Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 7a - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Google Pixel 7a

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
Xiaomi 15
Google Pixel 7a

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 7a, Manufactured in May, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. 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
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 193.5g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a

    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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 7a
    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
    Google Pixel 7a

    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 90 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 1500 nits 700 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 81.1 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi 15
    1508 nits
    Google Pixel 7a
    1067 nits
    sRGB gamut99.5 %98.4 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hz218 Hz
    Response time1 ms2 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 7a]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 152 mm (5.98 in)
    Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
    Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 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
    - Gray
    - Blue
    - Orange
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi 15
    90.1 %
    Google Pixel 7a
    81.1 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 7a In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G2
    Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2850 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)
    - 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
    - 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
    Process TSMC Samsung
    Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
    Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G710 MP7
    GPU Cores 1536 672
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 850 MHz
    FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi 15
    2934
    Google Pixel 7a
    1443
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi 15
    8762
    Google Pixel 7a
    3493
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341443
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87623493
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 7a]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi 15
    2620144
    Google Pixel 7a
    930436
    CPU584725255576
    GPU1142381325623
    Memory519406149843
    UX373632199394
    NanoReview Score2620144930436
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi 15
    20823
    Google Pixel 7a
    6343
    Max Surface Temp.n/a50.8 °C
    Stabilityn/a65 %
    Graphics Testn/a37 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a6343
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 7a]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi 15
    18292
    Google Pixel 7a
    10609
    Writing score2250815048
    Web score188267500
    Video editing80606362
    Data manipulation1460510504
    NanoReview Score1829210609

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB    		 8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
    Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
    Channels 2 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 1024 GB    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
    OS Size 21 GB n/a
    UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android

    Battery

    Volume 5400 mAh 4385 mAh
    Max Charging Power 90 W 18 W
    Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
    Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:57 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi 15
    31:54
    Google Pixel 7a
    19:16
    Web Browsing13:20 h08:24 h
    Video Playback19:22 h13:40 h
    Games07:10 h05:06 h
    Standby Mode150 h76 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 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 ° 120 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP    		 Standard: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 13 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP64 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
    Focal length23 mm26 mm
    SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX787
    Sensor size1/1.311/1.73
    Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.0n/a
    Focal length60 mmn/a
    SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
    Sensor size1/2.76n/a
    Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
    StabilizationOpticaln/a
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix50 MP13 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal length14 mmn/a
    SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX712
    Sensor size1/2.761/3.06
    Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi 15
    150
    Google Pixel 7a
    138
    Video quality
    Xiaomi 15
    133
    Google Pixel 7a
    133
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi 15
    147
    Google Pixel 7a
    133
    Bokeh7570
    Preview8769
    Zoom152105
    Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 7a]

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
    Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
    Aperture f/2.0 n/a
    Focal length 22 mm n/a
    Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
    Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
    Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
    Autofocus No n/a
    Stabilization Digital n/a
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No
    Selfie camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi 15
    n/a
    Google Pixel 7a
    136
    Video quality
    Xiaomi 15
    n/a
    Google Pixel 7a
    146

    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 5.3
    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 n/a
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    - NAVIC    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    - NAVIC
    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: Bands 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 (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
    LTE categoryn/a20
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Stereo
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi 15
    91.3 dB
    Google Pixel 7a
    90.4 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Mid-range
    Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
    Release Date October, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
    Launch Price ($) 757 499
    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.

    Results

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

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