Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 13 Ultra - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
81 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi 13 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 13 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
Xiaomi 13 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1201 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Xiaomi 13 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 163.18 mm (6.42 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 74.64 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 9.06 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 13 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
5419
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341995
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87625419
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
1524921
CPU584725389140
GPU1142381596405
Memory519406297015
UX373632242361
NanoReview Score26201441524921
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
11992
Max Surface Temp.n/a52 °C
Stabilityn/a89 %
Graphics Testn/a71 fps
Graphics Scoren/a11992
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Xiaomi 13 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
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		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 90 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
23:30
Web Browsing13:20 h09:36 h
Video Playback19:22 h13:10 h
Games07:10 h05:28 h
Standby Mode150 h117 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 503 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP503 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.311/1
Pixel size1.2 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/3.0
Focal length60 mm120 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Sony IMX858
Sensor size1/2.761/2.51
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length14 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX858
Sensor size1/2.761/2.51
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
138
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
140
Bokeh7565
Preview8772
Zoom152147
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Xiaomi 13 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.14
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
123
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
137

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
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/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42)
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
Xiaomi 13 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 1499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 90 W
* 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.

Survey

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9 (81.82%)
2 (18.18%)
Total Votes: 11

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