Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 9 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
80 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Xiaomi 15
Google Pixel 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 9 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. 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
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 495ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 9 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
Google Pixel 9 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1280x2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Google Pixel 9 Pro
2328 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Google Pixel 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 152.8 mm (6.02 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 72 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 199 g (7.02 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
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Google Pixel 9 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Google Pixel 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1792 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Google Pixel 9 Pro
2002
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Google Pixel 9 Pro
4710
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29342002
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87624710
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Google Pixel 9 Pro
1125355
CPU584725283910
GPU1142381447101
Memory519406183290
UX373632211054
NanoReview Score26201441125355
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Google Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Google Pixel 9 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		 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 21 GB 28.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 27 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Google Pixel 9 Pro
22:07
Web Browsing13:20 h10:12 h
Video Playback19:22 h12:40 h
Games07:10 h06:23 h
Standby Mode150 h96 h

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 GNK
Sensor size1/1.311/1.31
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.8
Focal length60 mm113 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Google Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Google Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Google Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

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 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
- 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, 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/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
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 9 Pro
90.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 999
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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