Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Xiaomi 15
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. 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
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi

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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S22 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
Galaxy S22 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1440x3088 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.3:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 830 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 77.9 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341710
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87623809
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
CPU584725315483
GPU1142381346984
Memory519406183253
UX373632233537
NanoReview Score26201441079257
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.7 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6875
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Writing score2250815799
Web score1882611474
Video editing80607200
Data manipulation1460511082
NanoReview Score1829213071

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB 26.8 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Web Browsing13:20 h09:06 h
Video Playback19:22 h13:47 h
Games07:10 h05:57 h
Standby Mode150 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 10x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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 (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.311/1.33
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/4.9
Focal length60 mm230 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX574
Sensor size1/2.761/3.52
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Bokeh7570
Preview8773
Zoom152141
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.82
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145

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 3.2
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
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
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
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
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No
* 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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