Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs iQOO 15

Compare Xiaomi 17 Ultra and iQOO 15 to understand which one suits your needs the best. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is priced from ₹1,39,999, while iQOO 15 is available at ₹85,999 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 17 Ultra vs iQOO 15 Comparison Overview

Key Highlights	Xiaomi 17 Ultra	iQOO 15
Price	₹1,39,999	₹85,999
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Display	6.9 inches, 1.5K AMOLED, 120Hz	6.85 inches, 2K AMOLED, 144Hz
Rear Camera	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 200MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Front)	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 50MP (Telephoto), 32MP (Front)
Battery	6000mAh, 90W	7000mAh, 100W, Charger in the box
RAM/Storage	16GB (LPDDR5X), 512GB (UFS 4.1)	12GB (LPDDR5X), 256GB (UFS 4.1)

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10/10

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹1,39,999

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Was ₹1,29,999 4 day(s) ago

9.0/10

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iQOO 15

₹85,999

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₹13,000 higher than launch price

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹1,39,999

iQOO 15

₹85,999

Reasons To Consider

→ Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Bigger RAM for smoother app switching and multitasking - (16GB)

Higher optical zoom for clearer, detailed shots of distant subjects - (4.3X Zoom)

Larger image sensor capturing more ambient light - (1.0")

Tougher protective glass engineered for improved drop and scratch resistance - (Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0)

Longer zoom capability allowing clear captures from farther away - (>100x)

Advanced image stabilization ensuring blur-free photos and steady handheld video - (Hybrid Stabilization)

→ iQOO 15

Larger battery capacity for longer usage - (7000mAh)

Features a crispier and higher resolution display - (2K)

Smoother refresh rate for fluid scrolling, animations, and gameplay - (144Hz)

Stronger water and dust protection against accidental splashes and immersion - (IP68/IP69 (Dust and Water Resistant))

Higher pixel density producing razor-sharp text without visible pixels - (508ppi)

Broader color gamut reproducing more accurate, natural tones - (118%)

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra100

iQOO 1568

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra100

iQOO 1564

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iQOO 15100

Xiaomi 17 Ultra92

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iQOO 15100

Xiaomi 17 Ultra86

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra100

iQOO 1593

Key Specifications

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
6.9 inches, 1.5K AMOLED, 120Hz	6.85 inches, 2K AMOLED, 144Hz
50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 200MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Front)	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 50MP (Telephoto), 32MP (Front)
6000mAh, 90W	7000mAh, 100W, Charger in the box
16GB (LPDDR5X)	12GB (LPDDR5X)
512GB (UFS 4.1)	256GB (UFS 4.1)

General

Box Contents	Phone, Type-C Cable, Case, SIM Ejector Tool	Phone, 100W Charger, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejector Tool, Case
Launch Price	₹1,39,999	₹72,999

Display

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Display Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh Rate	120Hz	144Hz
LTPO Support	Yes	Yes
Playback Quality	Dolby Vision	Dolby Vision
Display Engine	M10	M14
Touch Sampling Rate	300Hz	3200Hz
Display Enhancements	Adaptive Colour Tone	-
Display Size	6.9 inches	6.85 inches
Area	116.6 cm²	114 cm²
Display Form Factor	Flat Display	Curved Display
Screen to Body Ratio	92.3%	94.37%
Resolution Width	1200pixels	1440pixels
Resolution Height	2608pixels	3168pixels
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	19.8:9
Pixel Density	416ppi	508ppi
Display Bit Rate	12-bit	10-bit
Color Gamut Range	100%	118%
Display Resolution	1.5K	2K
Peak Brightness	3500nits	6000nits
Eye Protection	TUV Rheinland certification	TUV Rheinland certification
Contrast Ratio	8,000,000:1	8,000,000:1
Colour Gamut	DCI-P3	DCI-P3
Colour Depth	68.7 Billion Colours	1.07 Billion Colours
Anti Reflection Coating	-	Yes
Typical Brightness	-	1000nits
High Brightness	-	3000nits

Body

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Height	162.9 mm	163.65 mm
Width	77.6 mm	76.8 mm
Thickness	8.29 mm	8.17 mm
Weight	218.4 grams	220 grams
Screen Material	Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0	Schott Xensation Glass
Display Protection	Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0	Schott Xensation α
Back Material	Silicon Polymer	Glass
Side Material	Aluminium Frame	Metal Frame
Build Quality	Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0	Schott Xensation Alpha
Ports	Display Port, OTG, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2	OTG, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
Additional Features	USB Type-C (bottom)	USB Type-C (bottom)
IP Rating	IP66/68/69 (Dust and Water Resistant)	IP68/IP69 (Dust and Water Resistant)
Speaker	Stereo Speakers	Stereo Speakers
Sound Tuning	Dolby Atmos	Snapdragon Sound

Processor

🏆 Winner: Tie

Chipset Manufacturer	Qualcomm	Qualcomm
Chipset	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Fabrication Size	3 nm	3 nm
Number of Cores	Octa-core	Octa-core
Clock Speed	2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L+6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
Cooling System	Xiaomi 3D Dual-Channel IceLoop system	Vapor Chamber Cooling
GPU	Adreno 840	Adreno 840
Co-Processor	-	Q3 Gaming Chip

Gaming Benchmarks

BGMI Super Smooth + Ultra Extreme	118.1 FPS 35.4 °C (Temp)	119.3 FPS 37.2 °C (Temp)
COD Mobile Medium + Ultra	118.6 FPS 35.9 °C (Temp)	120.1 FPS 37.2 °C (Temp)
Genshin Impact Highest + 60FPS (Android)	59.1 FPS 41.2 °C (Temp)	60.1 FPS 40.1 °C (Temp)
Wuthering Waves Balanced + High	-	59.2 FPS 42.2 °C (Temp)

Performance Benchmarks

AnTuTu	3665347	3729088
Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core	3607	3588
Geekbench 6 CPU Multi-Core	10683	10207

Operating System

OS Name	Android	Android
OS Version	16	16
OS Skin	Xiaomi HyperOS	Origin OS
Inbuilt AI	Xiaomi HyperAI	-
Gaming Mode	Yes	Yes
Desktop Mode	Yes	Yes
OS Updates	5 year(s)	5 year(s)
Security Updates	6 year(s)	7 year(s)
AI Features	AI Assistant, AI Dynamic Wallpapers, AI Interpreter, AI Photo Enhancements, AI Scene recognition, AI Search, AI Speech Recognition, AI Translation, AI Writing, Circle to Search, Google Gemini, Xiaomi AI Creativity Assistant	AI Call Summary, AI Camera, AI Captions, AI Creation, AI Frame Stabilization, AI Game Assist, AI Network, AI Photo Enhance, AI Portrait, AI Scene recognition, Circle to Search

Main Camera

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Main Camera Megapixel	50MP	50MP
Main Camera Aperture	f/1.67	f/1.88
Main Camera Lens Type	Wide-angle	Wide-angle
Main Camera Camera Sensor	Light Hunter 1050L	Sony IMX921
Main Camera Sensor Size	1.0"	1/1.56"
Main Camera Camera Features	Laser Auto Focus, OIS	OIS
Main Camera #2 Megapixel	50MP	50MP
Main Camera #2 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Main Camera #2 Field of View	115°	150°
Main Camera #2 Lens Type	Ultra-wide	Ultra-wide
Main Camera #2 Camera Sensor	SAMSUNG ISOCELL JN5	-
Main Camera #2 Sensor Size	1/2.75"	1/2.76"
Main Camera #2 Camera Features	Auto Focus, Dual Pixel PDAF, EIS	-
Main Camera #3 Megapixel	200MP	50MP
Main Camera #3 Aperture	f/2.39–2.96	f/2.65
Main Camera #3 Lens Type	Telephoto	Telephoto
Main Camera #3 Camera Sensor	Samsung HPE	Sony IMX882
Main Camera #3 Sensor Size	1/1.4"	1/1.95"
Main Camera #3 Camera Features	4.3x Optical Zoom, OIS	3x Optical Zoom
Features	Auto Supermoon, Cinematic Mode, Digital zoom, Documents Mode, Dynamic Photos, EIS, Fastshot Mode, HDR, Laser Auto Focus, Long Exposure, OIS, Optical Zoom, panorama, Portrait mode, Pro mode, RAW Capture Support, Super Macro	Documents Mode, HDR, Nightscape, panorama, Portrait mode, Professional Mode, Slow Motion, Time Lapse
Camera Stabilization	Hybrid Stabilization	OIS
Raw Photo Support	Yes	-
Dynamic Video Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	SDR recording
Slow Motion Recording	1920 fps slomo	240 fps slomo
Auto Focus Type	Laser Auto Focus	PDAF
Dedicated Imaging Chip	-	-
Max Zoom Supported	>100x	50-100X
Lens Enhancements	Leica	-
Optical Zoom Support	4.3X	3X
Video Features	4-Mic array, Dolby Vision, Log Video, Movie Mode, Night Video Recording, Pro Video Mode, Slow Motion, Time-lapse Video	gyro-EIS
Video Recording	1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@30fps, 8K@30fps	1080p@120fps, 1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 8K@30fps
Log Video Recording Support	Yes	-
Stereo Sound Recording Support	-	Yes

Selfie Camera

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Front Camera #1 Megapixel	50MP	32MP
Front Camera #1 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Front Camera #1 Focal Length	21 mm	21 mm
Front Camera #1 Pixel Size	0.61 µm	-
Front Camera #1 Field of View	90°	90°
Front Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide	Wide
Front Camera #1 Camera Sensor	OmniVision OV50M	Samsung GD2
Front Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/2.87"	-
Front Camera #1 Camera Features	Auto Focus, Dynamic Shot, Voice Shutter	-
Features	AI Face Unlock, Auto Focus, EIS, Face unlock, HDR Photos, Palm shutter, Portrait Mode, Slow-Motion, Time Lapse	120fps Slo-mo, Face Detection, Face unlock, Fixed Focus, HDR Photos, Night mode, Panoramic, Portrait Mode, Time Lapse
Auto Focus Type	Contrast Detection Auto Focus	Fixed Focus
Video Features	Dolby Vision, gyro-EIS, Slow motion, Time Lapse, Video Teleprompter	1080p@30/60fps, 4k@30/60fps
Video Recording	1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps, 720p@30fps	1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps
HDR Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	SDR recording

Camera Samples

Selfie

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Main Day

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Main Night

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Telephoto Camera Portrait

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Ultrawide Day

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Ultra Wide Night

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Battery

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Battery Capacity	6000mAh	7000mAh
Battery Type	Silicon Carbon	Silicon Carbon
Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging Support	Yes	-
Reverse Wired Charging Support	Yes	-
Charging Speed Wired	90W	100W
Charging Speed Wireless	50W	40W
Charging Speed Reverse Wireless	10W	-
Charging Standards Supported	PD2.0, PD3.0, PPS, QC2.0, QC3.0, QC3+	PD, PPS
Charging Speed Reverse Wired	22.5W	-
Bypass Charging Support	-	Yes

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (0 To 50%)	20 min (0 to 50%)	30 min (0 to 100%)

Memory

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Storage Size	512	256
Storage Type	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1
RAM Size	16	12
RAM Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X

Network

Sim Type	Dual SIM (nano-SIM & eSIM)	Dual nano-SIM (nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Support	5G	5G
Band Types	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, WCDMA	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, WCDMA
2G Bands	2, 3, 5, 8	1800, 1900, 850, 900
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28A, 28B, 66, 71, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
5G Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79	SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28A, 28B, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78

Connectivity

🏆 Winner: Tie

Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Wi-Fi Features	Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Version	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth Version	6	6
Bluetooth Codecs	AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, LC3, LDAC, LHDC 5.0, MIHC, SBC	AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, aptX Lossless, LDAC, LHDC 5.0, SBC
GPS	A-GPS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS, QZSS	Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GNSS, GPS, Navic, QZSS
NFC Support	Supported	Supported

Features

Fingerprint Scanner	Ultrasonic (under display)	Ultrasonic (under display)
Sensors on Board	Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Barometer, Electronic Compass, Flicker Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, IR Blaster, Laser Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor
Haptic Feedback	X-axis Linear Motor	Dual-Axis Vibration Motor