Xiaomi 15 vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2024with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
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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Display:
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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1260x2844 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 91.4 %
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 Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz363 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Huawei Pura 70 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 9010
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 12 (2 + 6 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 830 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341421
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87624323
Geekbench Compute (GPU)245071540
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
CPU584725326675
GPU1142381192332
Memory519406244416
UX373632193518
NanoReview Score2620144956941
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
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
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2)
OS Size 21 GB 23 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:45 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Web Browsing13:20 h09:30 h
Video Playback19:22 h16:47 h
Games07:10 h05:35 h
Standby Mode150 h139 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.311/0
Pixel size1.2 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.1
Focal length60 mm90 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision OV40A
Sensor size1/2.761/1.7
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Bokeh7585
Preview8782
Zoom152164

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 MiMO
- 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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
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
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
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 1499
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 100 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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