Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 14

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi 14

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi 14, Manufactured in November, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 193g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4610mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Xiaomi 15
    vs
    Xiaomi 14

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.36 in 6.36 in
    Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1200x2670 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
    Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 1500 nits 3000 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
    Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 89.4 %
    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 14
    1170 nits
    sRGB gamut99.5 %99.6 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hz429 Hz
    Response time1 ms1 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Xiaomi 14]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 152.8 mm (6.02 in)
    Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
    Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
    Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 IP68
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Silver
    - Green
    - Purple    		 - Black
    - Silver
    - Green
    - Pink
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi 15
    90.1 %
    Xiaomi 14
    89.4 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
    Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
    Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
    - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))    		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
    GPU Cores 1536 1536
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
    FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi 15
    2934
    Xiaomi 14
    2182
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi 15
    8762
    Xiaomi 14
    6991
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29342182
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87626991
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15], [Xiaomi 14]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi 15
    2620144
    Xiaomi 14
    2031113
    CPU584725452780
    GPU1142381851183
    Memory519406411673
    UX373632315477
    NanoReview Score26201442031113
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi 15
    20823
    Xiaomi 14
    15419
    Max Surface Temp.n/a47.9 °C
    Stabilityn/a70 %
    Graphics Testn/a92 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a15419
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Xiaomi 14]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi 15
    18292
    Xiaomi 14
    16364
    Writing score2250819653
    Web score1882615768
    Video editing80607891
    Data manipulation1460516120
    NanoReview Score1829216364

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB    		 - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    - 16 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency n/a 4200 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 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
    OS Size 21 GB 28 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0

    Battery

    Volume 5400 mAh 4610 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 (Wireless)
    Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:35 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi 15
    31:54
    Xiaomi 14
    25:30
    Web Browsing13:20 h10:59 h
    Video Playback19:22 h17:04 h
    Games07:10 h05:15 h
    Standby Mode150 h111 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3.2x
    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 (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 115 ° 115 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
    Focal length23 mm23 mm
    SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
    Sensor size1/1.311/1.31
    Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
    AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
    Focal length60 mm75 mm
    SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung S5KJN1
    Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
    Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal length14 mm14 mm
    SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
    Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
    Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi 15
    150
    Xiaomi 14
    137
    Video quality
    Xiaomi 15
    133
    Xiaomi 14
    138
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi 15
    147
    Xiaomi 14
    138
    Bokeh7555
    Preview8773
    Zoom152134
    Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Xiaomi 14]

    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 Omnivision OV32B
    Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3
    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

    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 5.4
    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
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
    eSIM Support *YesYes
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM B2/3/5/8
    3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19UMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
    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/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
    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 14
    92.6 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
    Release Date October, 2024 yr November, 2023 yr
    Launch Price ($) 757 999
    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.

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    Survey

    Which smartphone would you pick?
    15 (51.72%)
    14 (48.28%)
    Total Votes: 29

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