Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15T and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15T vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)

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Xiaomi 15T
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Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
Xiaomi 15T
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15T Manufactured in September, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 15T
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 194g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15T and Samsung Galaxy S26 (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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15T
vs
Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.83 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1280x2772 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 447 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.2 mm (6.43 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 78 mm (3.07 in) 71.7 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Rose Gold		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15T
89.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15T and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)		 - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15T
1603
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
3378
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15T
6413
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
11097
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16033378
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)641311097
Geekbench Compute (GPU)11228n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15T], [Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15T
1872827
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
3586464
CPU4486091039672
GPU6834861390228
Memory396486419821
UX344246736743
NanoReview Score18728273586464

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
OS Size n/a 31.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 22 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:50 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.551/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length46 mm67 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor size1/2.761/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor size1/3.061/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 6.0 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8/6/19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2025 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2025 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 650 899
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 No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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