Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs OnePlus 15

Comparing the Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs OnePlus 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 17 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,941, while OnePlus 15 scores 10,575, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while OnePlus 15 offers 6.78 inches, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the larger display of the two. Xiaomi 17 Ultra features a OLED display compared to OnePlus 15's LTPO AMOLED, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better display of the two.

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

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while OnePlus 15 offers 32 MP, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 15 delivers longer battery life with 17h 06m, while Xiaomi 17 Ultra delivers 15h 31m, making OnePlus 15 the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 15 is rated 8.4.

User Rating: Xiaomi 17 Ultra and OnePlus 15 both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹139,997

@ Amazon

OnePlus 15

₹77,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

13 Nov, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.608 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
OLED	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1200x2608 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4.3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


50 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	7300 mAh	6600 mAh
90W Hyper Charging	120W Super VOOC Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.7/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

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Pros

One of the best camera systems on a smartphone
Large, bright, colour-accurate display
Blazing fast performance
Excellent battery life with fast charging

Stellar performance, especially while gaming
Improved design and durability
Excellent battery life and fast charging
OxygenOS 16 is polished and smooth

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

On the pricey side
Heavy and bulky to use for long periods
Software update policy trails rivals

165Hz only while gaming, downgraded resolution
Camera performance is not the best in class
DetailMax Engine is still in its infancy

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5

(37 ratings)

4.6/5

(1,443 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,654,776 AnTuTu Score	3,615,565 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
15h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 06m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹139,997

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₹77,999

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

Nov 13, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.608 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840

RAM

16 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

16 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.

3,654,776

3,615,565

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 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.

6,387

7,206

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.4 %

8.4 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

3600 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

416 ppi

450 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

92.25 %

90.95 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.2 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

162.9 mm

161.4 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77.6 mm

76.7 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.29 mm

8.1 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

218.4 grams

211 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Crystal Shield Glass Glass Fiber

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1" sensor size OV50X

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.96 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera85 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Continuous Laser Autofocus Laser Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Xiaomi ProFocus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

7300 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

15h 31m

17h 06m

15h 10m

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

0h 47m 45s

0h 30m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 1900(band 25) / 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) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)