Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 17

Comparing the Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 17 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 Xiaomi 15 scores 9,252, making Xiaomi 17 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 15 offers a screen size of 6.36 inches, while Xiaomi 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Xiaomi 15 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi 15 features a LTPO OLED display compared to Xiaomi 17's OLED, making Xiaomi 15 the better display of the two.

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

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

Battery: Xiaomi 17 delivers longer battery life with 16h 32m, while Xiaomi 15 delivers 13h 44m, making Xiaomi 17 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 17 offer the same internal storage of 512 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 17 equally at 8.2.

User Rating: Xiaomi 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi 17 has a rating of 4.4.

Xiaomi 15

₹69,990

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Xiaomi 17

₹89,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 2025

03 2026

03 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.36 inches (16.15 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
LTPO OLED	OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1200x2670 px (FHD+)	2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))	1080x2340 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 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.6x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 60x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


5240 mAh	6330 mAh	4000 mAh
90W Hyper Charging	100W Hyper Charging	25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	512 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

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

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

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

Cons

Occasional contrast and exposure issues
Throttles under heavy load

Low optical zoom level
Some software quirks
Pricier than rivals

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

4.5/5

(551 ratings)

4.4/5

(84 ratings)

4.3/5

(3,647 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

March 19, 2025

(Official)

March 11, 2026

(Official)

March 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

7 Years

Security Updates

6 Years

N/A

7 Years

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830

Adreno

Adreno 830

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Hybrid Cooling System

Vapor Chamber

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

3,453,123

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

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.

N/A

5,751

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %

16.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO OLED

OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.36 inches (16.15 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1200x2670 px (FHD+)

2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3500 nits

2600 nits

PWM Dimming

1920 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.06 %

89.45 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

152.3 mm

151.1 mm

146.9 mm

Width

71.2 mm

71.8 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

8.08 mm

8.06 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

191 grams

162 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (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/1.67 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size Light Fusion 950 2.4µm 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
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

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

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length

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

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

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

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

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5240 mAh

6330 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Hyper Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

16h 32m

N/A

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

38m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: 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 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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 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)

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 / 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 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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: