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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra takes the lead in photography with its 96 score, thanks to its strong camera system and superior image quality compared to the Apple iPhone 15's 83 score.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra's 93 gaming score outshines the Apple iPhone 15's 57, making it the better choice for gamers due to its superior performance and 120 Hz refresh rate.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra's 90 score in everyday use is significantly higher than the Apple iPhone 15's 67, making it the more suitable choice for general users due to its excellent display and performance.
70 | Display | 91 |
83 | Camera | 96 |
80 | Performance | 98 |
57 | Gaming | 93 |
63 | Battery | 88 |
80 | Connectivity | 98 |
74 | QuickComparison Score | 93 |
| 6.1 inches OLED 1179 x 2556 pixels | Screen | 6.9 inches AMOLED 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| Apple A16 Bionic | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 48 megapixels | Camera | 50 megapixels |
| 3349 mAh | Battery | 6000 mAh |
| iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.4) | OS | Android 16 |
| 171 g (6.03 oz) | Weight | 218.4 g (7.7 oz) |
| OLED | Type | AMOLED |
| 6.1 inches | Size | 6.9 inches |
| 1179 x 2556 pixels | Resolution | 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| 19.5:9 | Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| 460 ppi | PPI | 416 ppi |
| 60 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 2000 nits | Max rated brightness | 1200 nits |
| 1600 nits | Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| — | Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0 |
| 86.40% | Screen-to-body ratio | 92.40% |
| - DCI-P3 | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 99.60% | RGB color space | 100% |
| 306 Hz | PWM | 121 Hz |
| 2 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| ∞ Infinity | Contrast | ∞ Infinity |
| 1652 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 3678 nits |
| 2592 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3711 |
| 6588 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11259 |
| 22764 | Compute Score (GPU) | 27219 |
| 1633177 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 3667711 |
| 459087 | GPU | 1296835 |
| 201794 | Memory | 518366 |
| 499956 | UX | 788139 |
| 1633177 | Total Score | 3667711 |
| — | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 2568 |
| 74% | Stability | 81% |
| 15 FPS | Graphics test | 19 FPS |
| 3981 | Graphics score | 2568 |
| 3981 | 3DMark Solar Bay | 11330 |
| — | Graphics test | 43 FPS |
| — | Section 1 | 49 FPS |
| — | Section 2 | 42 FPS |
| — | Section 3 | 37 FPS |
| — | Graphics score | 11330 |
| — | SoC | — |
| Apple A16 Bionic | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 3460 MHz | Max clock | 4610 MHz |
| 6 (2 + 4) | CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) |
| - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest | Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 4 nanometers | Lithography process | 3 nanometers |
| Apple Neural Engine | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) | Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) | Width | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) |
| 171 g (6.03 oz) | Weight | 218.4 g (7.7 oz) |
| IP68 | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Glass | Rear material | Plastic |
| Metal | Frame material | Metal |
| Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow | Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| No | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| Average (2.96/5) | Repairability | Average (2.63/5) |
| Good (C) · 90 drops | Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
| 86.40% | Screen-to-body ratio | 92.40% |
| — | RAM | — |
| 6 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 4 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.4) | Operating system | Android 16 |
| 7 years | OS updates | 5 years |
| 7 years | Security updates | 5 years |
| 3349 mAh | Capacity | 6000 mAh |
| 20 W | Max charge power | 90 W |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes (7.5 W) | Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) |
| Yes | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| No | Bypass charging | Yes |
| Yes (58% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| 1:50 hr | Full charging time | 0:50 hr |
| 1000 cycles | Battery cycles | 1000 cycles |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 10:47 hr | Web browsing | 14:05 hr |
| 16:55 hr | Watching video | 17:21 hr |
| 05:36 hr | Gaming | 07:28 hr |
| 112 hr | Standby | 140 hr |
| 25:31 hr | General battery life | 30:46 hr |
| 48 megapixels | Matrix | 50 megapixels |
| 8064 x 6048 | Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 |
| Digital | Zoom | Optical, 4.3x |
| Dual LED | Flash | Dual LED |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| No | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| Up to 60FPS | 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| Up to 60FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| 240 FPS (1080p) | Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| 120° | Angle of widest lens | 115° |
| 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP | Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| — | Standard lens | — |
| 48 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/1.6 | Aperture | f/1.7 |
| 26 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| — | Sensor | Omnivision Light Fusion 1050L |
| 1/1.5 (≈ 0.67 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1 (≈ 1 inch) |
| Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 12 MP | Image resolution | 200 MP |
| f/2.4 | Aperture | f/2.4 - 3.0 |
| 13 mm | Focal length | 100 mm |
| Sony IMX633 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPE |
| 1/2.55 (≈ 0.39 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.4 (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| 1.4 micron | Pixel size | 0.56 micron |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| 12 megapixels | Megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| 4032 x 3024 | Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 |
| f/1.9 | Aperture | f/2.2 |
| 23 mm | Focal length | 21 mm |
| Sony IMX714 | Sensor | Omnivision OV50M |
| 1.12 micron | Pixel size | 0.61 micron |
| Phase autofocus | Autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Yes | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| 5.3 | Bluetooth version | 6 |
| LE | Bluetooth features | LE |
| USB Type-C | USB type | USB Type-C |
| 2 | USB version | 3.2 |
| - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| Yes | DisplayPort | Yes |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Yes | NFC* | Yes |
| No | Infrared port | Yes |
| — | Network | — |
| eSIM | Type of SIM card | Nano |
| — | Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| Yes | eSIM support* | Yes |
| No | Hybrid slot | No |
| UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | 3G network | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71) | 4G network | LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/32/B38/39/40/41/42/48/66/71 |
| Yes | 5G support | Yes |
| Stereo | Speakers | Stereo |
| No | Headphone audio jack | No |
| No | FM radio | No |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Speakers test | — |
| 81.6 dB | Max loudness | 84.7 dB |
| Flagship | Category | Flagship |
| September 2023 | Announced | December 2025 |
| September 2023 | Release date | December 2025 |
| - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor | Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Not included | Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W |
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