Xiaomi Redmi 7 vs 15C 4G
30
out of 100
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53
out of 100
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.26-inch Xiaomi Redmi 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 632) that was released on March 1, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra and came out 6 years and 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 7
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 489 and 403 points
- Weighs 25 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4000 mAh
- Has a 0.64 inch larger screen size
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (361K versus 243K)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 10W)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 10
- The phone is 6 years and 6 months newer
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1800 MHz
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.26 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1520 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 269 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 810 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.8% | 84.3% |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 100 Hz | - |
| Response time | 25.1 ms | - |
| Contrast | 987:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Redmi 15C 4G
6.9β³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.8 in2
Redmi 7
6.26β³ (19:9 ratio) = 15.2 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.6 mm (6.24 inches) | 171.56 mm (6.75 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 79.47 mm (3.13 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP64 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 | MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra |
| Max clock | 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 250 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 250 Gold (Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 546 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 506 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 725 MHz | 820 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~69.6 GFLOPS | ~78.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 915 |
| Single-core score | 489 | 403 |
| Multi-core score | 1531 | 1384 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 123089 | 131538 |
| GPU | 15195 | 23704 |
| Memory | 44974 | 98010 |
| UX | 60433 | 108676 |
| Total score | 243691 | 361928 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [5 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9949 |
| Video editing | - | 5889 |
| Photo editing | - | 17453 |
| Data manipulation | - | 5631 |
| Writing score | - | 9299 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi 7
No benchmark results yet
Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-26 (Junior) | AnTuTu 12 | 398363 |
| π 2026-09-08 (BerQt) | AnTuTu 11 | 348068 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Sg) | AnTuTu 11 | 367297 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Sg) | AnTuTu 11 | 367297 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Chelzie) | AnTuTu 11 | 352100 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 933 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 1 | 2 |
| Storage size | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 15 |
| ROM | MIUI 11 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 8 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:37 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:15 hr | - |
| Watching video | 09:28 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:01 hr | - |
| Standby | 87 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX486 | Samsung S5KJNS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (β 0.34 inch) | 1/2.96" (β 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Smartsens SC1320CS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 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 4 (802.11 b/g/n) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 6 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | March 2019 | August 2025 |
| Release date | May 2019 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $130 | $179 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.557 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.251 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 33 W |
Further details
Notes on Redmi 15C 4G:
- The back cover is either glass or eco-leather.
*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 15C 4G is definitely a better buy.
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