15 vs POCO F6

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Xiaomi 15

Lifespan decides this one: the 15 is supported until Mar 2030 at $16.81 per month of safe use, while the POCO F6 runs out in May 2028 ($14.15/month). On a which-lasts-longer question, that's not a tie — it's the whole answer.

Value Score: 15 67 · POCO F6 69 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Xiaomi 15 $750

Safe to buy$16.81/mo

2025◆ Buy-by Mar 20282030

Xiaomi POCO F6 $330

Buy with care$14.15/mo

2024◆ Buy-by May 20262028

Category by category

Display

15 90POCO F6 70

The 15's screen is the better one — 6.36-inch crystalres amoled, 2670×1200 (460 ppi), 1–120hz ltpo, up to 3200 nits peak, dolby vision/hdr10+.

Performance

15 98POCO F6 82

The 15's Snapdragon 8 Elite is simply the faster chip.

Camera

15 79POCO F6 67

The 15 has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

15 85POCO F6 80

5,240mAh vs 5,000mAh — the 15 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

15 53POCO F6 28

The 15 is supported until Mar 2030 — 21 months longer than the POCO F6.

Value

15 67POCO F6 69

Pound for pound, these two are equally good deals.

Full spec table

Spec	15	POCO F6
Price (street)	$750	$330
Display	6.36-inch CrystalRes AMOLED, 2670×1200 (460 ppi), 1–120Hz LTPO, up to 3200 nits peak, Dolby Vision/HDR10+	6.67-inch CrystalRes Flow AMOLED, 1.5K, up to 120Hz, 480Hz touch sampling
Chipset	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
RAM	12GB	8GB/12GB
Storage	256GB/512GB	256GB/512GB
Battery	5,240 mAh	5,000 mAh
Charging	90W wired, 50W wireless	90W wired
Rear cameras	50MP main (Light Fusion 900, f/1.62), 50MP ultra-wide, 50MP telephoto (Leica 60mm floating)	50MP main (Sony IMX882, OIS, f/1.59), 8MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	152.3 × 71.2 × 8.08 mm	160.5 × 74.5 × 7.8 mm
Weight	191 g	179 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP64
Supported until	Mar 2030	May 2028

15 full verdict →POCO F6 full verdict →Longevity master board →

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