Xiaomi 17T vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the Xiaomi 17T 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: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while Xiaomi 17T scores 6,860, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi 17T and iQOO 15R offer the same screen size of 6.59 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

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

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

Battery: iQOO 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while Xiaomi 17T delivers 14h 45m, making iQOO 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi 17T and iQOO 15R offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi 17T is rated 8.5.

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

Xiaomi 17T

₹69,999

@ Amazon

iQOO 15R

₹53,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

06 2026

03 2026

09 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


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

Battery


6500 mAh	7600 mAh	4900 mAh
67W Hyper Charging	100W Super Flash Charging	45W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

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

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

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Cons

Slow charging speeds
Inconsistent screen refresh rate

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.4/5

(83 ratings)

4.4/5

(884 ratings)

N/A

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₹69,999

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General

Launch Date

June 4, 2026

(Official)

February 24, 2026

(Official)

September 4, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

Processor

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 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 826

Galileo

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,136,906

3,078,708

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

13.0 s

16.0 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.

3,457

5,071

5,513

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

5000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

3500 nits

1800 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

3200 Hz

360 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

466 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.76 %

90.69 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.57 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

157.6 mm

157.61 mm

161.6 mm

Width

75.2 mm

74.42 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

8.17 mm

7.9 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

200 grams

202 grams

193 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.723 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size OV50H 2.0µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

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

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

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

7600 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

14h 45m

18h 23m

10h 16m

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

1h 13m

45m

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 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 3500(band 48) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
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) / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)