Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Motorola ThinkPhone - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Motorola ThinkPhone

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
71 out 100
Motorola ThinkPhone
Xiaomi 15
Motorola ThinkPhone

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Motorola ThinkPhone, Manufactured in January, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Motorola ThinkPhone
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 189g 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 Motorola ThinkPhone
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 ThinkPhone

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.36 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 399 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 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 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Motorola ThinkPhone
1064 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 158.76 mm (6.25 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 74.38 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.26 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Motorola ThinkPhone
89.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Motorola ThinkPhone In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Motorola ThinkPhone
1789
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Motorola ThinkPhone
4473
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341789
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87624473
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Motorola ThinkPhone]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Motorola ThinkPhone
1325571
CPU584725353688
GPU1142381490171
Memory519406215556
UX373632266156
NanoReview Score26201441325571
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Motorola ThinkPhone
10574
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a63 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10574
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Motorola ThinkPhone]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Motorola ThinkPhone
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
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
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 13
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 My UX

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 68 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Motorola ThinkPhone
24:21
Web Browsing13:20 h08:04 h
Video Playback19:22 h12:58 h
Games07:10 h05:16 h
Standby Mode150 h142 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
Flash Dual LED 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.311/1.55
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1SK Hynix HI1336
Sensor size1/2.761/3
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Motorola ThinkPhone
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Motorola ThinkPhone
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Motorola ThinkPhone
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B OmniVision the OV32B40
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
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 6E (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 1.4
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/B8GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8/19
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/B18/B26/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
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 ThinkPhone
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr January, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 699
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 68 W

Note

Motorola ThinkPhone:

The rear panel is made of aramid fiber material.

* 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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