Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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 (Snapdragon)
  • 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 (Snapdragon)
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

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
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 (Snapdragon)
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) 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 (Snapdragon)
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3000 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
4054
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87624054
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
1156434
CPU584725298058
GPU1142381421639
Memory519406208897
UX373632227840
NanoReview Score26201441156434
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
8045
Stabilityn/a56 %
Graphics Testn/a48 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8045
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
13487
Writing score2250815686
Web score1882612358
Video editing80607351
Data manipulation1460510467
NanoReview Score1829213487

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 n/a
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 (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
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 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 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 μmn/a
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 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
127
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
135
Bokeh7570
Preview8771
Zoom152137

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 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.82
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 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 (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr February, 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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