Quick/Comparisons
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra's camera system narrowly edges out the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's, with a slightly higher score of 94. This minor advantage makes it the winner in the photography use case.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's superior gaming performance, with a score of 98.5, leaves the Xiaomi 15 Ultra's 89 score far behind, making it the clear winner in this use case.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Xiaomi 15 Ultra are nearly tied in everyday use, with scores of 88 and 89 respectively, making it a close call and resulting in a tie.
78 | Battery | 84 |
94 | Connectivity | 98 |
92 | QuickComparison Score |
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97 | Display | 94 |
93 | Camera | 94 |
99 | Performance | 95 |
96 | Gaming | 83 |
| 6.9 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1440 x 3120 pixels | Screen | 6.73 inches AMOLED 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| 200 megapixels | Camera | 50 megapixels |
| 5000 mAh | Battery | 5410 mAh |
| Android 16 | OS | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| 214 g (7.55 oz) | Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Type | AMOLED |
| 6.9 inches | Size | 6.73 inches |
| 1440 x 3120 pixels | Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| 19.5:9 | Aspect ratio | 20:9 |
| 500 ppi | PPI | 522 ppi |
| 120 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Yes (1-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 1500 nits | Max rated brightness | 1600 nits |
| 2600 nits | Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits |
| Yes, HDR10+ | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0 |
| 91.40% | Screen-to-body ratio | 90% |
| - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | RGB color space | 99.70% |
| — | PWM | 120 Hz |
| — | Response time | 1 ms |
| — | Contrast | ∞ Infinity |
| 2801 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 1601 nits |
| 3924 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3106 |
| 12254 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9710 |
| 29059 | Compute Score (GPU) | 24339 |
| 3871127 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 3030376 |
| 1513710 | GPU | 1097348 |
| 476999 | Memory | 440343 |
| 733906 | UX | 579894 |
| 3871127 | Total Score | 3030376 |
| 2697 | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 2151 |
| 67% | Stability | 76% |
| 20 FPS | Graphics test | 16 FPS |
| 2697 | Graphics score | 2151 |
| 11719 | 3DMark Solar Bay | 9814 |
| 45 FPS | Graphics test | 37 FPS |
| 57 FPS | Section 1 | 42 FPS |
| 41 FPS | Section 2 | 38 FPS |
| 36 FPS | Section 3 | 32 FPS |
| 11719 | Graphics score | 9814 |
| — | SoC | — |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| 4740 MHz | Max clock | 4320 MHz |
| 8 (2 + 6) | CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) |
| - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime | Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 3 nanometers | Lithography process | 3 nanometers |
| Hexagon | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | Thickness | 9.35 mm (0.37 inches) |
| 214 g (7.55 oz) | Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| IP68 | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Glass | Rear material | Glass |
| Metal | Frame material | Metal |
| White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple | Colors | White, Black, Silver, Green |
| Yes, in-display | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| — | Repairability | Average (2.61/5) |
| — | Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops |
| 91.40% | Screen-to-body ratio | 90% |
| — | RAM | — |
| 12 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 4 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| Android 16 | Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| 7 years | OS updates | 4 years |
| 7 years | Security updates | 7 years |
| 5000 mAh | Capacity | 5410 mAh |
| 60 W | Max charge power | 90 W |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes (25 W) | Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) |
| Yes, (wireless) | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| Yes | Bypass charging | No |
| Yes (84% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| 0:43 hr | Full charging time | 0:51 hr |
| — | Battery cycles | 1000 cycles |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 10:12 hr | Web browsing | 12:19 hr |
| 21:39 hr | Watching video | 18:43 hr |
| 06:42 hr | Gaming | 06:45 hr |
| 130 hr | Standby | 141 hr |
| 28:50 hr | General battery life | 30:03 hr |
| 200 megapixels | Matrix | 50 megapixels |
| 16320 x 12240 | Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 |
| Optical, 5x | Zoom | Optical, 4.3x |
| LED | Flash | Dual LED |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| Up to 30FPS | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| Up to 120FPS | 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| Up to 240FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| 240 FPS (1080p) | Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| 120° | Angle of widest lens | 115° |
| 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP | Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP 5) Depth |
| - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| — | Standard lens | — |
| 200 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/1.4 | Aperture | f/1.63 |
| 23 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | Sensor | Sony LYT-900 |
| 1/1.3 (≈ 0.77 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.0 (≈ 1 inch) |
| Laser autofocus | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 50 MP | Image resolution | 200 MP |
| f/2.9 | Aperture | f/2.6 |
| 111 mm | Focal length | 100 mm |
| Sony IMX854 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP9 |
| 1/2.52 (≈ 0.4 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.4 (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| 0.7 micron | Pixel size | 0.56 micron |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| 12 megapixels | Megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| 4000 x 3000 | Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/2.0 |
| 23 mm | Focal length | 22 mm |
| Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU | Sensor | Omnivision OV32B |
| 1.12 micron | Pixel size | 0.7 micron |
| Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Autofocus | No |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| No | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 |
| 6 | Bluetooth version | 6 |
| LE | Bluetooth features | LE |
| USB Type-C | USB type | USB Type-C |
| 3.2 | 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 | — |
| Nano | Type of SIM card | Nano |
| Standby | Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| Yes | eSIM support* | Yes |
| No | Hybrid slot | No |
| UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | 3G network | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B14(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B29(700), B30(2300), B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500), B48(3600), B66(AWS-3), B71(600) | 4G network | LTE 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/34/38/39/40/41/42/48/66 |
| Yes | 5G support | Yes |
| Stereo | Speakers | Stereo |
| No | Headphone audio jack | No |
| No | FM radio | No |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Speakers test | — |
| 92 dB | Max loudness | 92.1 dB |
| Flagship | Category | Flagship |
| February 2026 | Announced | February 2025 |
| March 2026 | Release date | February 2025 |
| - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Not included | Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W |
