Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Realme 15 Pro 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 9 Manufactured in April, 2019, with display 6.39 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Realme 15 Pro 5G, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9
- Lighter design: 173g vs 187g
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Realme 15 Pro 5G
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 453ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 3300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/64 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.39 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1280x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3 % | 91.9 % |
| Features | - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 95.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 245 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 4.2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.5 mm (6.2 in) | 162.26 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 76.15 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 7.69 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 173 g (6.1 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Purple |
- Silver - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)) - 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)) - 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)) |
- 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)) - 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 585 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 898.5 GFLOPS | 1177.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 898 | 1204 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2206 | 3592 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 6607 |
| CPU | 209300 | 312446 |
| GPU | 191747 | 325541 |
| Memory | 113809 | 218506 |
| UX | 136185 | 229886 |
| NanoReview Score | 651041 | 1086379 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 35.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 91 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 18 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3100 | n/a |
| Writing score | 14618 | n/a |
| Web score | 7084 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6715 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7931 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 10649 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 13.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 12.5 | Realme UI 6.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3300 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 27 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (20 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:08 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:37 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:07 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 83 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 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 | 960 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 117 ° | 115 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX896 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 54 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M5 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Matrix | 16 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX481 | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5184x3880 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/3 | 1/2.88 |
| Pixel size | 0.9 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- 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 * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | WCDMA 1/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2019 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2019 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 460 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 335 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 80 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 15 Pro 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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