Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G vs Realme GT Neo 3T

53 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
VS
53 out of 100
Realme GT Neo 3T

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G (with MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra) that was released on August 1, 2025, against the Realme GT Neo 3T, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 3 years and 2 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 15C 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • The phone is 3 years and 2 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Realme GT Neo 3T
  • 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (939K versus 361K)
  • 56% higher pixel density (397 vs 254 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 33W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 870
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G and Realme GT Neo 3T 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)

Should I update?
No 12% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Realme GT Neo 3T to Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: battery life and camera.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in performance and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.62 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 254 ppi 397 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 810 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1300 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3% 85.7%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.8%
PWM - 471 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi 15C 4G
6.9″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.8 in2
GT Neo 3T
6.62″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.4 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
798 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 171.56 mm (6.75 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 79.47 mm (3.13 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.65 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 194.5 g (6.86 oz)
Waterproof IP64 No
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Orange White, Black, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
84.3%
GT Neo 3T +2%
85.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G and Realme GT Neo 3T
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max clock 2000 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 48 768
GPU clock 820 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G and Realme GT Neo 3T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
GT Neo 3T +232%
1337
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
GT Neo 3T +149%
3450
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 915 -
Single-core score 403 1337
Multi-core score 1384 3450
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
361928
GT Neo 3T +160%
939442
CPU 131538 288329
GPU 23704 184675
Memory 98010 189797
UX 108676 276641
Total score 361928 939442
Samples [5 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1226
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9949 -
Video editing 5889 -
Photo editing 17453 -
Data manipulation 5631 -
Writing score 9299 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (Junior)AnTuTu 12398363
📘 2026-09-08 (BerQt)AnTuTu 11348068
📘 2026-06-07 (Sg)AnTuTu 11367297
📘 2026-06-07 (Sg)AnTuTu 11367297
📘 2026-06-07 (Chelzie)AnTuTu 11352100
Realme GT Neo 3T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-09-13 (Max)AnTuTu 11939442

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Realme UI 5.0
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time 1:37 hr 0:40 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:52 hr
Watching video - 13:23 hr
Gaming - 05:15 hr
Standby - 115 hr
General battery life
22:51 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 9280 x 6920
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJNS OmniVision OV64B
Sensor size 1/2.96" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.3
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.14 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Omnivision OV02B10
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Smartsens SC1320CS Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
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 Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2025 June 2022
Release date August 2025 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $179 $480
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 80 W
Further details
Notes on Redmi 15C 4G:
    - The back cover is either glass or eco-leather.
Notes on GT Neo 3T:
    - There is Chinese model Realme Q5 Pro with identical specs.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G. But if the display, performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Realme GT Neo 3T.

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