Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G vs Poco M7 Pro 5G

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on August 1, 2025, against the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G
  • Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5110 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
  • Delivers 90% higher peak brightness (1175 against 619 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (671K versus 504K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G and Poco M7 Pro 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
179.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
104.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 374 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 650 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2100 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6% 87.3%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 99.6%
PWM Not detected 60 Hz
Response time 30 ms 1 ms
Contrast 1426:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi 15 4G
6.9β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Poco M7 Pro 5G
6.67β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
619 nits
1175 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 169.48 mm (6.67 inches) 162.4 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 80.45 mm (3.17 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP64
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Purple Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Average (2.61/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops Average (D) Β· 45 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
85.6%
87.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G and Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra
Max clock 2800 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek NPU 550
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 1260 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G and Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
937
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2248
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 15 4G +179%
376
Compute Score (GPU) 376 135
Single-core score 466 937
Multi-core score 1529 2248
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
504376
671573
CPU 191284 262554
GPU 28459 53544
Memory 154573 146793
UX 130060 208682
Total score 504376 671573
Samples [8 tests] [9 tests]
PCMark 3.0
10946
Web score 11100 10402
Video editing 4691 4636
Photo editing 15112 23419
Data manipulation 7440 8321
Writing score 11632 16909

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Ary)AnTuTu 12557806
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Aryy)AnTuTu 12557806
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Aj Umagat)AnTuTu 11525916
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Veliki_eblan)AnTuTu 11503739
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Ary)Geekbench 6 CPU463 / 1485
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (CMOs)AnTuTu 11692215
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (kokofish)AnTuTu 11680125
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Luka)AnTuTu 11687348
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (Muhamad Sodikin)AnTuTu 11625753
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Okas)AnTuTu 11637425

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 26 GB 28 GB
OS updates 5 years 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5110 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:46 hr 1:00 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:36 hr
Watching video - 14:05 hr
Gaming - 05:10 hr
Standby - 93 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.5
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX882
Sensor size - 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution - 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV20B40
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
84.2 dB
91.9 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2025 December 2024
Release date August 2025 December 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $199
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G. But if the display, performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G.

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