Apple iPhone 16 vs Xiaomi 15

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 vs Xiaomi 15 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,252, while Apple iPhone 16 scores 7,995, making Xiaomi 15 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 15 offers a screen size of 6.36 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 6.1 inches, making Xiaomi 15 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi 15 features a LTPO OLED display compared to Apple iPhone 16's Super Retina XDR, making Xiaomi 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 15 delivers longer battery life with 13h 44m, while Apple iPhone 16 delivers None, making Xiaomi 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 15 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi 15 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 15 receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 16 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Xiaomi 15 has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 16

₹76,999

@ Amazon

Xiaomi 15

₹69,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

91%

95%

87%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

19 Mar, 2025

06 Oct, 2026

Performance


Apple A18	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.36 inches (16.15 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR	LTPO OLED	AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1200x2670 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 60x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3561 mAh	5240 mAh	7200 mAh
20W Fast Charging	90W Hyper Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	512 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.0	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Powerful chipset, more RAM
Excellent cameras with useful Photographic Styles
Solid battery life
Attractive colour options

Compact and lightweight design
Excellent performance
Versatile Leica cameras
Solid battery life and fast charging

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Finicky Camera Control
60Hz refresh rate
Charging could have been faster

Occasional contrast and exposure issues
Throttles under heavy load

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.6/5

(202,482 ratings)

4.5/5

(551 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,764,170 AnTuTu Score	2,431,158 AnTuTu Score	1,356,175 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹76,999

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹62,000

@ Vivo

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

Oct 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v15

Android v17

OS Updates

5 Years

4 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A18

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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Processor

Hexa Core

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple A18 GPU

Adreno 830

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Hybrid Cooling System

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,764,170

2,431,158

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.4 %

28.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

LTPO OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.36 inches (16.15 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1200x2670 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

1920 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi

460 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %

90.06 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

147.6 mm

152.3 mm

157.52 mm

Width

71.6 mm

71.2 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

7.80 mm

8.08 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

170 grams

191 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Color-infused Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.62 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size Light Fusion 900 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Lightning Burst
SuperMoon

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Xiaomi ProFocus

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @960 fps
HD @1920 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3561 mAh

5240 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Hyper Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

13h 44m

18h 36m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 20m

38m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)