Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S25

Comparing the Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 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: Samsung Galaxy S25 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,072, while Xiaomi 15 scores 9,252, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 15 offers a screen size of 6.36 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 6.2 inches, making Xiaomi 15 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi 15's LTPO OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S25 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 15 delivers longer battery life with 13h 44m, while Samsung Galaxy S25 delivers 11h 49m, making Xiaomi 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 15 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 256 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 Samsung Galaxy S25 is rated 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Xiaomi 15 has a rating of 4.5.

Xiaomi 15

₹69,999

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S25

₹62,899

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2025

22 Jan, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.36 inches (16.15 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LTPO OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1200x2670 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


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

Battery


5240 mAh	4000 mAh	6500 mAh
90W Hyper Charging	25W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

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

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Occasional contrast and exposure issues
Throttles under heavy load

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5

(533 ratings)

4.6/5

(4,432 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,431,158 AnTuTu Score	2,185,567 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
13h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store	₹62,899 @ Amazon	₹79,999 @ Amazon
	₹92,999 @ Samsung Shop	Not Available in any other store

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General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

7 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

2,431,158

2,185,567

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

10.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %

10.8 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.36 inches (16.15 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1200x2670 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

2600 nits

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

416 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.06 %

90.92 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

152.3 mm

146.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.2 mm

70.5 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.08 mm

7.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

191 grams

162 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Excellent

Resolution

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 Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5240 mAh

4000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Hyper Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W 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.

13h 44m

11h 49m

16h 04m

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

0h 38m 0s

0h 57m 11s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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

N/A

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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)

N/A

SIM 2

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)