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Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 14

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Xiaomi 15 vs Xiaomi 14

94 out of 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
90 out of 100
Xiaomi 14
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi 14

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 Xiaomi 14, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year 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
  • Comes with 790 mAh larger battery capacity: 5400 vs 4610 mAh
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (29:03 vs 25:30 hours)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2545K versus 2031K)
  • 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2934 and 2182 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (1183 against 1021 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14 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
Xiaomi 14

Display

TypeAMOLEDAMOLED
Size6.36 inches6.36 inches
Resolution1200 x 2670 pixels1200 x 2670 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI460 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness3200 nits3000 nits
HDR supportYes, Dolby VisionYes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate300 Hz240 Hz
Screen protectionTempered glassGorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio90.1%89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space99.5%99.6%
PWM120 Hz429 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1021 nits
Xiaomi 14+16%
1183 nits

Design and build

Height152.3 mm (6 inches)152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width71.2 mm (2.8 inches)71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness8.08 mm (0.32 inches)8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight191 g (6.74 oz)193 g (6.81 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Silver, Green, PurpleBlack, Silver, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15+1%
90.1%
Xiaomi 14
89.4%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 14 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 EliteQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock4320 MHz3300 MHz
CPU cores8 (2 + 6)8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 12 MB
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process3 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonHexagon
GraphicsAdreno 830Adreno 750
GPU shading units15361536
GPU clock1100 MHz903 MHz
FLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15+34%
2934
Xiaomi 14
2182
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15+25%
8762
Xiaomi 14
6991
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Xiaomi 15+25%
2545786
Xiaomi 14
2031113
CPU565987452780
GPU1096126851183
Memory497457411673
UX386216315477
Total score25457862031113
SamplesLess then 3[17 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Xiaomi 15+35%
20737
Xiaomi 14
15401
Max surface temperature49.8 °C47.9 °C
Stability - 71%
Graphics test123 FPS92 FPS
Graphics score2073715401
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15+13%
18369
Xiaomi 14
16194
Web score1902915732
Video editing80597904
Photo editing3833631257
Data manipulation1465415991
Writing score2259219653

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB8, 12, 16 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels24
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROMHyperOS 2.0HyperOS 2.0
OS size21 GB28 GB

Battery

Capacity5400 mAh4610 mAh
Max charge power90 W90 W
Battery typeSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)Li-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (50 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (50% in 18 min)Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full charging time0:40 hr0:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing11:11 hr10:59 hr
Watching video15:47 hr17:04 hr
Gaming06:14 hr05:15 hr
Standby155 hr111 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 15+14%
29:03 hr
Xiaomi 14
25:30 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 2.6xOptical, 3.2x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 24FPS
4K video recordingUp to 120FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion1920 FPS (720p)1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens115°115°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision Light Hunter 900OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor size1/1.31"1/1.31"
Pixel size1.2 micron1.2 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length60 mm75 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.76"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.64 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm14 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.76"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.64 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 73
Zoom - 134
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels32 megapixels
Image resolution6528 x 48966528 x 4896
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length22 mm22 mm
SensorOmnivision OV32BOmnivision OV32B
Sensor size1/3"1/3"
Pixel size0.7 micron0.7 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

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 version5.45.4
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYesYes, DP 1.2
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesYes
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support* - Yes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Xiaomi 14+1%
92.6 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedOctober 2024October 2023
Release dateOctober 2024November 2023
Launch price$757$999
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 90 WYes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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