Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S21

Compare Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S21 to understand which one suits your needs the best. The Xiaomi 15 is priced from ₹64,999, while Samsung Galaxy S21 is available at ₹69,999 respectively. In terms of performance and features, each device offers a unique combination of processor, display, camera, and battery capabilities. Explore their complete specifications and key differences side-by-side to make a well-informed buying decision.

Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Comparison Overview

Key Highlights	Xiaomi 15	Samsung Galaxy S21
Price	₹64,999	₹69,999
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite	Samsung Exynos 2100
Display	6.36", 1.5K AMOLED, 120Hz	6.2", FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Rear Camera	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 32MP (Front)	12MP (Wide-angle), 64MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Front)
Battery	5240mAh, 90Watt, Charger in the box	4000mAh, 25Watt, Charger in the box
RAM/Storage	12GB (LPDDR5X), 512GB (UFS 4.0)	8GB (LPDDR5), 128GB (UFS 3.1)

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Xiaomi 15

₹64,999

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6.9/10

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₹69,999

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Xiaomi 15

₹64,999

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₹69,999

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Key Specifications

Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite	Samsung Exynos 2100
Display	6.36", 1.5K AMOLED, 120Hz	6.2", FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Camera	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 32MP (Front)	12MP (Wide-angle), 64MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Front)
Battery	5240mAh, 90Watt, Charger in the box	4000mAh, 25Watt, Charger in the box
RAM	12GB (LPDDR5X)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Storage	512GB (UFS 4.0)	128GB (UFS 3.1)

General

Box Contents	Phone, 90W Charger, Type-C Cable, Case, SIM Ejector Tool	Phone, Type-C cable, SIM Ejector Tool
Colors	Black, Green, White	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Launch	March 11, 2025	January 14, 2021
Stores	Xiaomi, Amazon, Flipkart, Reliance Digital
Launch Country	India	India
Launch Price	₹64,999	₹69,999

Display

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 15

Display Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh Rate	120Hz	120Hz
LTPO Support	Yes	-
Playback Quality	Dolby Vision	HDR10+
Display Engine	Pro HDR	Dynamic 2X
Touch Sampling Rate	300Hz	240Hz
Display Size	6.36 inches	6.2 inches
Area	97.6cm²	94.1cm²
Display Form Factor	Flat Display	Flat Display
Screen to Body Ratio	90	87.2
Resolution Width	1200 pixels	1080 pixels
Resolution Height	2670 pixels	2400 pixels
Aspect Ratio	20:9	20:9
Pixel Density	460ppi	421ppi
Display Bit Rate	12-bit	-
Color Gamut Range	100%	100%
Display Resolution	1.5K	FHD+
Peak Brightness	3200 nits	1300 nits
Eye Protection	TUV Rheinland certification	Eye Comfort Shield
Contrast Ratio	8,000,000:1	-
Colour Gamut	DCI-P3	-
Colour Depth	68.7 Billion Colours	16 Million Colours
LTPS Support	-	Yes

Body

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 15

Height	152.3mm	151.7mm
Width	71.2mm	71.2mm
Thickness	8.08mm	7.9mm
Weight	191 grams	169 grams
Screen Material	Xiaomi Shield Glass	Gorilla Glass Victus
Display Protection	Xiaomi Shield Glass	Gorilla Glass Victus
Back Material	Glass	Plastic
Side Material	Aluminium Frame	Aluminium Frame
Build Quality	Xiaomi Shield Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Ports	USB Type-C 3.2	USB Type-C 3.2
Additional Features	USB Type-C (bottom)	OTG
IP Rating	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)
Speaker	Stereo Speakers	Stereo Speakers, Tuned by AKG
Sound Tuning	Dolby Atmos	No Tuning

Processor

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 15

Chipset Manufacturer	Qualcomm	Samsung
Chipset	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Exynos 2100
Fabrication Size	3nm	5nm
Number of Cores	Octa-core	Octa-core
Clock Speed	2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Cooling System	Xiaomi IceLoop System	-
GPU	Adreno 830	Mali-G78 MP14

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Performance Benchmarks

AnTuTu	2745854	875803
Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core	3155	1356

Main Camera

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 15

Main Camera #1 Megapixel	50MP	12MP
Main Camera #1 Aperture	f/1.62	f/1.8
Main Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide-angle	Wide-angle
Main Camera #1 Camera Sensor	Light Fusion 900	-
Main Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/1.31"	1/1.76"
Main Camera #1 Camera Features	Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS	Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Main Camera #2 Megapixel	50MP	64MP
Main Camera #2 Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.0
Main Camera #2 Field of View	39	-
Main Camera #2 Lens Type	Telephoto	Telephoto
Main Camera #2 Camera Sensor	Samsung ISOCELL JN	-
Main Camera #2 Sensor Size	1/2.76"	1/1.72"
Main Camera #2 Camera Features	OIS, PDAF	1.1x Optical Zoom, Hybrid Zoom, OIS, PDAF
Main Camera #3 Megapixel	50MP	12MP
Main Camera #3 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Main Camera #3 Field of View	115	120
Main Camera #3 Lens Type	Ultra-wide	Ultra-wide
Main Camera #3 Sensor Size	1/2.76"	1/2.55"
Features	Documents Mode, Dual LED Dual Tone Flash, Fastshot Mode, Filter, HDR, Laser Auto Focus, Long Exposure, Night mode, panorama, Portrait mode, Pro mode, RAW Image, Super Macro, Supermoon, Watermark	Auto Focus, Auto-HDR, Digital Zoom, LED flash, Panorama
Camera Stabilization	Hybrid Stabilization	OIS
Raw Photo Support	Yes	Yes
Dynamic Video Recording Support	HDR 10+ recording	HDR 10+ recording
Stereo Sound Recording Support	Yes	Yes
Slow Motion Recording	960 fps slomo	960 fps slomo
Auto Focus Type	Dual Pixel Auto Focus	Dual Pixel Auto Focus
Max Zoom Supported	50-100X	2-10X
Lens Enhancements	Leica	No enhancement
Video Features	10-bit Log, 10-bit rec., Dolby Vision, Dual Video, gyro-EIS, HDR, HDR10+, Movie Mode, Slow Motion, Xiaomi Pro Focus	gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Stereo Sound Recording
Video Recording	1080p@120fps, 1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@960fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@1920fps, 8K@24fps, 8K@30fps	1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@960fps, 8K@24fps
Log Video Recording Support	Yes	-
Main Camera #3 Camera Features	-	Super Steady Video
Dedicated Imaging Chip	-	No Chip
Optical Zoom Support	-	3X

Operating System

OS Name	Android	Android
OS Version	15	11
OS Skin	Xiaomi HyperOS	One UI
Inbuilt AI	Xiaomi HyperAI	Neural Processing Unit(Samsung)
Gaming Mode	Yes	-
Desktop Mode	Yes	-
AI Frame Interpolation	Yes	-
Bloatware Free OS	Yes	Yes
OS Updates	4 year(s)	4 year(s)
Security Updates	6 year(s)	5 year(s)
AI Features	AI Assistant, AI Dynamic Wallpapers, AI Editor, AI Erase Pro, AI Film, AI Image Enhancements, AI Image Expansion, AI Image Generation, AI Interpreter, AI Performance, AI Photo Enhancements, AI Reflection Remover, AI Remover, AI Search, AI Speech Recognition, AI Summary, AI Writing, Circle to Search, Gemini Live, Xiaomi AI Creativity Assistant	Circle to Search

Selfie Camera

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 15

Front Camera #1 Megapixel	32MP	10MP
Front Camera #1 Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.2
Front Camera #1 Focal Length	21mm	26mm
Front Camera #1 Pixel Size	0.7µm	1.22µm
Front Camera #1 Field of View	90	-
Front Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide	Wide
Front Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/3.1"	1/3.24"
Front Camera #1 Camera Features	Auto Focus, Digital Zoom, gyro-EIS	Dual Pixel PDAF
Features	Gesture Selfie, HDR Photos, Palm shutter, Portrait Mode, Screen flash, Time Lapse	Auto-HDR, Dual Video Call
Auto Focus Type	Dual Pixel Auto Focus	Dual Pixel Auto Focus
Video Features	gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Slow motion, Time Lapse, Video Teleprompter	1080p@30fps, 4k@30/60fps
Video Recording	4k@60fps	1080@30fps, 4k@60fps
HDR Recording Support	HDR 10+ recording	SDR recording

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Battery

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 15

Battery Capacity	5240mAh	4000mAh
Battery Type	Silicon Carbon	Lithium Ion
Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Charging Speed Wired	90W	25W
Charging Speed Wireless	50W	15W
Charging Speed Reverse Wireless	10W	4.5W
Charging Standards Supported	PD2.0, PD3.0, QC2.0, QC3.0, QC3+, Xiaomi MI FC 2.0	-

Network

Sim Type	Dual SIM (nano-SIM & e-SIM) or Dual SIM (nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 nano-SIM and eSIM dual stand-by)
Network Support	5G	5G
Band Types	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, WCDMA	5G, CDMA, EVDO, GSM, HSDPA, HSPA, LTE
2G Bands	2, 3, 5, 8	1800, 1900, 850, 900
3G Bands	WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Bands	SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78	SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78

Connectivity

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 15

Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax	Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Wi-Fi Version	WiFi 6	WiFi 6
Bluetooth Version	6	5
Bluetooth Codecs	A2DP, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, LE, LHDC 5.0	A2DP, LE
GPS	A-GPS, Beidou, Galileo (E1+E5a), GLONASS (G1), GPS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), QZSS (L1+L5)	BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS
NFC Support	Supported	Supported
Radio	-	FM Radio

Features

Fingerprint Scanner	Ultrasonic (under display)	Ultrasonic (under display)
Sensors on Board	Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Barometer Sensor, E-Compass, Electronic Compass, Flicker Sensor, Gyroscope, IR Blaster, Laser Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Two-way Satellite Communication	Accelerometer, Barometer Sensor, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX
Haptic Feedback	X-axis Linear Motor	Eccentric Rotating Mass