Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Apple iPhone Air 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1599

Design

Dimensions
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)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, White, Silver Chrome, Green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 90.18% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI	2736x1260px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
HDR support, Dolby Vision, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (4 nm)	Apple A20 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 830	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iOS

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 80.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 33min

Browsing

16h 39min

Video

10h 11min

Gaming

13h 29min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (Autofocus, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1" Pixel size: 1.6 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
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
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (1920 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

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,tri-band 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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 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
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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