Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy A41 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy A41

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
40 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A41
Xiaomi 15
Samsung Galaxy A41

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A41, Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetMediatek Helio P65. 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
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 3500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A41
  • Lighter design: 152g vs 191g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 8/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy A41
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
Samsung Galaxy A41

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1500 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 85.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Samsung Galaxy A41
620 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %98.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz245 Hz
Response time1 ms4.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy A41]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 69.8 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Samsung Galaxy A41
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy A41 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Mediatek Helio P65
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/1.7 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Cores 1536 48
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 78.7 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Samsung Galaxy A41
502
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Samsung Galaxy A41
1543
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2934502
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87621543
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Samsung Galaxy A41
213850
CPU58472572926
GPU114238126922
Memory51940654332
UX37363259670
NanoReview Score2620144213850
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Samsung Galaxy A41
577
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.6 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a577
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy A41]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Samsung Galaxy A41
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		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		64 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 21 GB 18.9 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 4.1

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 3500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Samsung Galaxy A41
19:03
Web Browsing13:20 h07:30 h
Video Playback19:22 h12:31 h
Games07:10 h04:48 h
Standby Mode150 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) No
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/2.0
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size1/1.311/2.0
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5K4HA
Sensor size1/2.761/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Samsung Galaxy A41
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Samsung Galaxy A41
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Samsung Galaxy A41
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 25 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
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
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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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/B3/B5/B8/B20/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Samsung Galaxy A41
85.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 220
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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