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Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G

61 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G
VS
52 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3) that was released on August 1, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1330. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 25 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G and Samsung Galaxy A17 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
VS
4 / 128 GB
118.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
89.8
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 15 5G
vs
Galaxy A17 5G

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 374 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 850 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 288 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6% 86%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 12 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 15 5G
n/a
Galaxy A17 5G
731 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 169.48 mm (6.67 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 80.45 mm (3.17 inches) 77.9 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 7.5 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP54
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Green Black, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Good (3.15/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 45 drops Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G and Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 1330
Max clock 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G68 MP2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 900 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS ~121.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G and Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 15 5G +22%
1614
Galaxy A17 5G
1318
Compute Score (GPU) 1614 1318
Single-core score 938 963
Multi-core score 2183 2193
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 15 5G
632934
Galaxy A17 5G
632461
CPU 251623 246966
GPU 60173 43707
Memory 136632 151590
UX 184506 190198
Total score 632934 632461
Samples [9 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 139
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 15 5G
11108
Galaxy A17 5G +5%
11711
Web score 11839 10836
Video editing 4813 6753
Photo editing 21937 20957
Data manipulation 9072 9036
Writing score 13558 16436
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Aditya)AnTuTu 11624333
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-03 (Peem humseem v2)AnTuTu 11663138
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (Andy Yee (Andymus))AnTuTu 11845108
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-22 (Kucing)AnTuTu 11643341
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (lilaktt)AnTuTu 11615697
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Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Đỗ Đông Điền)AnTuTu 11632633
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Tom Pearl)AnTuTu 12754245
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Điền)AnTuTu 11516874
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (NonameD)AnTuTu 11652673
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 -> Hamzax107AnTuTu 11657350
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 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 1536 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.5
OS updates 5 years 6 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 45 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:48 hr 1:20 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 06:03 hr
Watching video - 11:31 hr
Gaming - 04:29 hr
Standby - 98 hr
General battery life
Redmi 15 5G
n/a
Galaxy A17 5G
18:27 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6120
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) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor - SmartSens SC501
Sensor size - 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor CMOS GalaxyCore GC13A0
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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 5.1 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, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced August 2025 August 2025
Release date August 2025 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $209 $229
SAR (head) - 0.67 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.97 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi 15 5G is definitely a better buy.

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