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Xiaomi 15 vs Apple iPhone 16

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Xiaomi 15 vs Apple iPhone 16

94 out of 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
88 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16
Xiaomi 15
Apple iPhone 16

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 29, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 16, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
  • Comes with 1839 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 3561 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2545K versus 1673K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16
  • Delivers 68% higher peak brightness (1720 against 1021 nits)
  • Weighs 21 grams less
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3283 and 2934 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 15
vs
iPhone 16

Display

TypeAMOLEDOLED
Size6.36 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1200 x 2670 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio20:919.5:9
PPI460 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)No
Max rated brightness3200 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, Dolby VisionYes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate300 Hz -
Screen protectionTempered glassCeramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio90.1%86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space99.5%99.7%
PWM120 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1021 nits
iPhone 16+68%
1720 nits

Design and build

Height152.3 mm (6 inches)147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width71.2 mm (2.8 inches)71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness8.08 mm (0.32 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight191 g (6.74 oz)170 g (6 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Silver, Green, PurpleWhite, Black, Blue, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15+4%
90.1%
iPhone 16
86.4%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi 15 and Apple iPhone 16 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteApple A18
Max clock4320 MHz4040 MHz
CPU cores8 (2 + 6)6 (2 + 4)
Architecture- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process3 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonNeural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 830Apple A18 GPU
GPU shading units1536640
GPU clock1100 MHz1490 MHz
FLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS~1907 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
iPhone 16+12%
3283
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Xiaomi 15+52%
2545786
iPhone 16
1673813
CPU565987441992
GPU1096126699959
Memory497457173158
UX386216358704
Total score25457861673813
SamplesLess then 3[2 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
PCMark 3.0
Web score19029 -
Video editing8059 -
Photo editing38336 -
Data manipulation14654 -
Writing score22592 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Channels24
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMHyperOS 2.0 -
OS size21 GB16 GB

Battery

Capacity5400 mAh3561 mAh
Max charge power90 W30 W
Battery typeSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)Li-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (15 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (50% in 18 min)Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:40 hr1:42 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing11:11 hr13:44 hr
Watching video15:47 hr18:09 hr
Gaming06:14 hr05:56 hr
Standby155 hr130 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 15
29:03 hr
iPhone 16+2%
29:45 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 2.6xDigital
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 120FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion1920 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens115°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision Light Hunter 900 -
Sensor size1/1.31"1/1.56"
Pixel size1.2 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP -
Aperturef/2.0 -
Focal length60 mm -
SensorSamsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size1/2.76" -
Pixel size0.64 micron -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size1/2.76" -
Pixel size0.64 micron0.7 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 84
Zoom - 116
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution6528 x 48964032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length22 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV32BCMOS
Sensor size1/3"1/3.6"
Pixel size0.7 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.45.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYesYes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*2 -
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support* - Yes
Hybrid slotNoNo
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 15+1%
91.3 dB
iPhone 16
90.4 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedOctober 2024September 2024
Release dateOctober 2024September 2024
Launch price$757$799
SAR (head) - 1.24 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.41 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerYes, 90 WNot included
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16:
    - The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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