Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Huawei P40 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Huawei P40 Pro

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Xiaomi 15
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.58in

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
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Huawei P40 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
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1500 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz365 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87623131
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU584725217681
GPU1142381212255
Memory519406146459
UX373632141962
NanoReview Score2620144718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.2 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3286
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Huawei P40 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Huawei P40 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		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10.0
OS Size 21 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 40 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing13:20 h08:10 h
Video Playback19:22 h13:26 h
Games07:10 h04:54 h
Standby Mode150 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 5x
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) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.311/1.28
Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/3.4
Focal length60 mm125 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length14 mm18 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/2.761/1.54
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokeh7575
Preview8745
Zoom152124
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.1
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA 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/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 720
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* 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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