Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Huawei Honor 70 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Huawei Honor 70

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Xiaomi 15
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • 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		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Huawei Honor 70
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15
vs
Huawei Honor 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 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 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz61 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87623025
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU584725198611
GPU1142381149579
Memory519406122975
UX373632147449
NanoReview Score2620144618614
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Huawei Honor 70]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Huawei Honor 70
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
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 2 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsing13:20 h09:26 h
Video Playback19:22 h13:55 h
Games07:10 h05:40 h
Standby Mode150 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.311/1.49
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokeh7555
Preview8760
Zoom15277
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 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 6 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19n/a
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)n/a
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 550
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 66 W
* 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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