Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 17T

Comparing the Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 17T across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.32 GHz, while Xiaomi 17T runs at 3.4 GHz, making Xiaomi 15 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 17T offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Xiaomi 15 offers 6.36 inches, making Xiaomi 17T the larger display of the two. Xiaomi 15 features a LTPO OLED display compared to Xiaomi 17T's AMOLED, making Xiaomi 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 17T feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 17T feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi 17T delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while Xiaomi 15 delivers 13h 44m, making Xiaomi 17T the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 15 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Xiaomi 17T offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 15 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17T receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi 15 is rated 8.2.

Xiaomi 15

₹67,999

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi 17T

₹59,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2025

08 Jun, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.36 inches (16.15 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LTPO OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1200x2670 px (FHD+)	1268x2756 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 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)	50 MP Telephoto Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


5240 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
90W Hyper Charging	67W Hyper Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.2/10

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8.5/10

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

Excellent telephoto camera
Reliable all-day battery life
Sharp, vibrant display
Smooth everyday performance

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

Cons

Occasional contrast and exposure issues
Throttles under heavy load

Slow charging speeds
Inconsistent screen refresh rate

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5

(539 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,431,158 AnTuTu Score	2,136,906 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
13h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

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

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Mali-G720 MC8

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

2,136,906

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

18.0 s

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

3,457

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.36 inches (16.15 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1200x2670 px (FHD+)

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.06 %

89.76 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

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

157.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.2 mm

75.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.08 mm

8.17 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

191 grams

200 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

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 Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.723 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size OV50H 2.0µm 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 Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

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

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

120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

Slow Motion
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

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5240 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Hyper Charging

Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

13h 44m

14h 00m

16h 04m

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

0h 38m 0s

1h 13m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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: 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 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / 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) / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / 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) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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)