Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

93 out 100

VS

70 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos), Manufactured in October, 2023 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15

Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Lighter design: 191g vs 209g
Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4500mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Infrared port
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

Larger display: 6.4in

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Xiaomi 15

93

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

83

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Xiaomi 15

90

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

76

Performance

App & system performance

Xiaomi 15

96

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

60

Games

3D gaming performance

Xiaomi 15

97

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

57

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Xiaomi 15

100

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

59

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Xiaomi 15

93

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

86

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Xiaomi 15

93

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

70

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Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Size	6.36 in	6.4 in
Resolution	1200x2670 pixels	1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	460 ppi	403 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (1-120 Hz)	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness	1500 nits	1450 nits
HDR support	Yes Dolby Vision	Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	300 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	90.1 %	83.2 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Peak brightness (auto)

Xiaomi 15

1508 nits

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

904 nits

sRGB gamut	99.5 %	99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	120 Hz
Response time	1 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinite	∞ Infinite

Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	152.3 mm (6 in)	158 mm (6.22 in)
Width	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness	8.08 mm (0.32 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight	191 g (6.74 oz)	209 g (7.37 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 - Green - Purple
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Xiaomi 15

90.1 %

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

83.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) In benchmarks

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 6 (Single-Core)

Xiaomi 15

2934

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

1599

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Xiaomi 15

8762

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

3909

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2934	1599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	8762	3909
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	24507	n/a

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)]

AnTuTu 10

Xiaomi 15

2620144

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

1170970

CPU	584725	325994
GPU	1142381	440398
Memory	519406	174869
UX	373632	229709
NanoReview Score	2620144	1170970

3DMark Wild Life

Xiaomi 15

20823

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

8315

Max Surface Temp.	n/a	50.2 °C
Stability	n/a	61 %
Graphics Test	n/a	49 fps
Graphics Score	n/a	8315

Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)]

PCMark 3.0

Xiaomi 15

18292

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

13449

Writing score	22508	16564
Web score	18826	11835
Video editing	8060	7387
Data manipulation	14605	12600
NanoReview Score	18292	13449

Memory

RAM Size	- 12 GB - 16 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory Frequency	n/a	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage Capacity	- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB	- 128 GB - 256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 15	Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size	21 GB	21 GB
UI Skin	HyperOS 2.0	One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume	5400 mAh	4500 mAh
Max Charging Power	90 W	25 W
Battery Type	Silicon Carbon (Si/C)	Li-ion
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging	Yes (83% in 30 min)	Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	0:45 h	1:10 h

Battery Life

Xiaomi 15

31:54

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

17:40

Web Browsing	13:20 h	06:25 h
Video Playback	19:22 h	10:03 h
Games	07:10 h	03:27 h
Standby Mode	150 h	96 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	8160x6120 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 2.6x	Optical, 3x
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 °	123 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.6	f/1.8
Focal length	23 mm	23 mm
Sensor	OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900	Samsung GN3
Sensor size	1/1.31	1/1.57
Pixel size	1.2 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Laser autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	50 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.4
Focal length	60 mm	76 mm
Sensor	Samsung S5KJN5	Hynix Hi847
Sensor size	1/2.76	1/4.4
Pixel size	0.64 μm	1 μm
Stabilization	Optical	Digital

Matrix	50 MP	12 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	14 mm	13 mm
Sensor	Samsung S5KJN1	Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size	1/2.76	1/3.1
Pixel size	0.64 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Xiaomi 15

150

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

n/a

Video quality

Xiaomi 15

133

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

n/a

Overall camera score

Xiaomi 15

147

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

n/a

Bokeh	75	n/a
Preview	87	n/a
Zoom	152	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix	32 MP	10 MP
Photo resolution	6528x4896 pixels	3648x2736 pixels
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.4
Focal length	22 mm	26 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV32B	Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size	1/3.14	1/2.65
Pixel size	0.7 μm	1.22 μm
Autofocus	No	No
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	5.3
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
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	Yes	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM B2/B3/B5/B8	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bands	WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19	UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)
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 (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category	n/a	20
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Max Volume

Xiaomi 15

91.3 dB

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

88.8 dB

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	October, 2024 yr	October, 2023 yr
Release Date	October, 2024 yr	October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($)	757	599
Sensors	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	Yes 90 W	No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

Key Differences

Versions

Review

Tests & specs

Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

Front camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Results

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