Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 VII Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2025	May 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1599	12GB/256GB - €1499 12GB/512GB - €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)	6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm
Weight
	6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Silver Chrome, Green	Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 90.18% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
HDR support, Dolby Vision, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
3287 (Excellent)	2173 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.05 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2962	3084
GeekBench 6 Multi
8965	9267
3D Mark High
5826	6342
3D Mark Low
4771	4077

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Si - Carbon	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 80.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 33min

Browsing

16h 39min

Video

10h 11min

Gaming

13h 29min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 25min

Browsing

20h 37min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

13h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple 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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 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	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 7.1x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 85-170 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 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	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.22 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	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (1920 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

136

Overall

142

Photo

130

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

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	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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