Xiaomi 17 vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the Xiaomi 17 vs iQOO 15R 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,459, while iQOO 15R scores 9,090, making Xiaomi 17 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 15R offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Xiaomi 17 offers 6.3 inches, making iQOO 15R the larger display of the two. iQOO 15R features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi 17's OLED, making iQOO 15R the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: iQOO 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while Xiaomi 17 delivers 16h 32m, making iQOO 15R the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi 17 is rated 8.2.

User Rating: Xiaomi 17 and iQOO 15R both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Xiaomi 17

₹89,999

@ Amazon

iQOO 15R

₹53,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2026

03 Mar, 2026

20 Aug, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
OLED	AMOLED	LCD
2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))	1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 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, Sony LYTIA 600 sensor
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.6x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


6330 mAh	7600 mAh	7000 mAh
100W Hyper Charging	100W Super Flash Charging	30W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Low optical zoom level
Some software quirks
Pricier than rivals

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(51 ratings)

4.4/5

(720 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,453,123 AnTuTu Score	3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	807,683 AnTuTu Score
16h 32m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 15m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹89,999

@ Amazon

₹53,990

@ Amazon

₹26,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Aug 14, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno

Adreno 826

Adreno 710

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

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

3,078,708

807,683

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

13.0 s

23.0 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.

5,751

5,071

778

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.0 %

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

Resolution

2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

5000 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

466 ppi

391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.45 %

90.69 %

85.74 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.57 %

90.53 %

Design

Height

151.1 mm

157.61 mm

166.23 mm

Width

71.8 mm

74.42 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

8.06 mm

7.9 mm

8.60 mm

Weight

191 grams

202 grams

213 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Back: Polycarbonate Satin Finish

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)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

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 Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

50 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

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

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

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

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6330 mAh

7600 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W 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.

16h 32m

18h 23m

18h 15m

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

0h 38m 0s

0h 45m 0s

1h 20m 47s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)