Apple iPhone 17 vs Xiaomi 15 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Feb 27, 2025
Scheduled release
(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $799 | €949 8GB/512GB - $999 | €1199	12GB/256GB - €1599

Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mm (~9.3 mm with camera bump)	6.35 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 161.3 x 75.3 x 9.4 mm (~10.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Sage, Lavender, Mist Blue	Black, White, Silver Chrome, Green

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 91.04% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 90.18% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2	Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Dolby Vision, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	3287 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Apple 5-core GPU	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2962
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	8965
3D Mark High
Untested	5826
3D Mark Low
Untested	4771

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Battery

Type
Li - Ion	6000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 33min

Browsing

16h 39min

Video

10h 11min

Gaming

13h 29min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (Autofocus, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1" Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 75 mm Sensor size: 1/2.51" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Fourth camera
	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.3x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Fifth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (1920 fps)
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Infrared

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n34, n38, n39, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8947A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB