Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
82 out 100
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Xiaomi 15
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, Manufactured in May, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. 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
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Motorola Edge 50 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15
vs
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.36 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 92.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1460 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %97.5 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz239 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 161.1 mm (6.34 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 72.4 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 197 g (6.95 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		 - Gray
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1945
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341945
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87625163
Geekbench Compute (GPU)245079946
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
CPU584725390171
GPU1142381540712
Memory519406366039
UX373632268630
NanoReview Score26201441565552
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Motorola Edge 50 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		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 21 GB 74 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Hello UI

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 125 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (81% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Web Browsing13:20 h08:41 h
Video Playback19:22 h15:30 h
Games07:10 h05:36 h
Standby Mode150 h102 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3x
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.311/1.3
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length60 mm72 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.761/2
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Bokeh7580
Preview8777
Zoom152147
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Motorola Edge 50 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Samsung JNS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
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 5.4
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 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
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
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
83.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr May, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 999
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 125 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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