Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 15 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi 14 Ultra or Apple iPhone 15 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi 14 Ultra | Apple iPhone 15 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2024, February 22 | 2023, September 12 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.4 x 75.3 x 9.2 mm | 6.35 x 6.35 x 2.96 in | 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.82 in | |
| Weight | 219.8 g | 7.75 oz | 171 g | 6.03 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Shield Glass), glass or eco leather back, titanium (grade 5) or aluminum alloy frame | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, White, Titanium Gray | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, , non-removable - International , non-removable - China only | 3349 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | € 1,078 | € 655.0 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPO AMOLED | Super Retina XDR OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 68B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.73" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 108.9 cm2 | 91.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.6% | 86.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3200 px | 1179 x 2556 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 522 PPI | 461 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass / Xiaomi Longjing Glass | Ceramic Shield glass | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (typ), 3000 nits (peak) - |
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Quad | 48 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.6-f/4.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS -50 MP, f/1.8, 75mm (telephoto), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom -50 MP, f/2.5, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom -50 MP, f/1.8, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
-48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm |
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| Functions | Laser AF, Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama, 67mm filter ring holder (optional) | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@24/30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K@60fps, 1080p) | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 149 | 145 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 144 | 147 | |
| DxOMark Video | 150 | 153 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3.14", 0.7µm | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | HDR, panorama | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 149 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 145 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 156 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS | iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) | - Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520) | - Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | |
| GPU | Adreno 750 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1957217 | 1374104 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 430242 | 356479 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 809716 | 444086 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 398125 | 255398 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 430242 | 356479 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2545 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 6315 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 22441 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 2519 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 6165 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
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| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - China -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2846 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3092 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2846 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3092 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort | |
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum, barometer , Infrared port | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Two-way satellite communication - 90W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, Quick Charge 4, 100% in 33 min -80W Wireless charging, 100% in 46 min -10W Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) -Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite - Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (MagSafe) -15W Wireless charging (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update -4.5W Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: A3090 (International); A2846 (USA); A3089 (Canada, Japan); A3092 (China, Hong Kong) |
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