Xiaomi 15 vs OnePlus 9R

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
60 out 100
OnePlus 9R

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs OnePlus 9R, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9R
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • 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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and OnePlus 9R
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
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 402 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 % 86.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
OnePlus 9R
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
OnePlus 9R
86.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and OnePlus 9R In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3200 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 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 675 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
OnePlus 9R
1197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
OnePlus 9R
3254
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87623254
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
OnePlus 9R
774549
CPU584725223558
GPU1142381217145
Memory519406142520
UX373632191326
NanoReview Score2620144774549
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
OnePlus 9R
4265
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4265
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
OnePlus 9R
11356
Writing score2250815730
Web score188268756
Video editing80605845
Data manipulation146059277
NanoReview Score1829211356

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 39 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Web Browsing13:20 hn/a
Video Playback19:22 hn/a
Games07:10 hn/a
Standby Mode150 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.311/2.0
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 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 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX481
Sensor size1/2.761/3.09
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
OnePlus 9R
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 MiMO
- 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
- SBAS
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, 9, 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46)
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
OnePlus 9R
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 500
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 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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