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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2024-10-29 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 830 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 15 has a general score of 80.6, which is just a bit better than Lumia 950's overall score of 74.1. The Xiaomi 15 is a noticeably heavier phone than the Lumia 950, but both are 0.32inches thick. The Xiaomi 15 has Android 14 OS, while Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. The Xiaomi 15 features a little bit better looking screen than Lumia 950, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1200 x 2670px and a bit worse pixels number per display inch, it also counts with a larger display.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 has a way better performance than Xiaomi 15, although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster). Xiaomi 15 has a superior memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi 15 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has an 80% more battery capacity. The Xiaomi 15 captures much better videos and photos than Lumia 950, because it has a bigger aperture to take better low light photography, a lot better 7680x4320 video definition and a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
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