Xiaomi 17 vs iQOO 15 Apex

Comparing the Xiaomi 17 vs iQOO 15 Apex across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi 17 and iQOO 15 Apex run at the same processing speed of 4.6 GHz.

Display: iQOO 15 Apex offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Xiaomi 17 offers 6.3 inches, making iQOO 15 Apex the larger display of the two. iQOO 15 Apex features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi 17's OLED, making iQOO 15 Apex the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: iQOO 15 Apex offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Xiaomi 17 offers 6330 mAh, making iQOO 15 Apex better for longer battery life.

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

User Rating: Xiaomi 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while iQOO 15 Apex has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi 17

₹89,999

@ Amazon

iQOO 15 Apex

₹76,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

96%

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

06 Apr, 2026

Performance


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

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.85 inches (17.4 cm)
OLED	AMOLED
2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.6x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6330 mAh	7000 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

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N/A

Pros

Elegant, compact build
Excellent display and speakers
Great performance output
Impressive camera system

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Low optical zoom level
Some software quirks
Pricier than rivals

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(40 ratings)

4.2/5

(34 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,453,123 AnTuTu Score	N/A
16h 32m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹89,999

@ Amazon

₹76,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

Apr 01, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB

12 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.

3,453,123

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

N/A

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.

5,751

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

Resolution

2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

6000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

508 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.45 %

90.14 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

N/A

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.37 %

Design

Height

151.1 mm

163.65 mm

Width

71.8 mm

76.80 mm

Thickness

8.06 mm

8.14 mm

Weight

191 grams

216.2 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.67 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size Light Fusion 950 2.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.05 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera17 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Periscope Camera1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6150 x 8150 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

N/A

Yes

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6330 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

16h 32m

N/A

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

0h 38m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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

N/A

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)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / 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) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)