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Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs 15C 4G

37 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 8
VS
53 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
Xiaomi Redmi 8
Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.22-inch Xiaomi Redmi 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 439) that was released on October 8, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra and came out 5 years and 10 months after. 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 8
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 476 and 403 points
  • Weighs 17 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 – 120 Hz
  • 87% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (361K versus 193K)
  • Has a 0.68 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 10
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1800 MHz
  • The phone is 5 years and 10 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 8 and 15C 4G 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 84% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi 8 to Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, battery life, and connectivity.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 8
vs
Redmi 15C 4G

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.22 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 20:9
PPI 270 ppi 254 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 400 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 81.8% 84.3%
Display tests
RGB color space 95.7% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 55.2 ms -
Contrast 2308:1 -
Screen space comparison
Redmi 15C 4G
6.9β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.8 in2
Redmi 8
6.22β€³ (19:9 ratio) = 15 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 8
520 nits
Redmi 15C 4G
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) 171.56 mm (6.75 inches)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) 79.47 mm (3.13 inches)
Thickness 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof Yes IP64
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Red 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
Redmi 8
81.8%
Redmi 15C 4G +3%
84.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 8 and Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.45 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53		 - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 536 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 505 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 650 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS ~62.4 GFLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 8 and Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 8 +18%
476
Redmi 15C 4G
403
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 8 +10%
1521
Redmi 15C 4G
1384
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 915
Single-core score 476 403
Multi-core score 1521 1384
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 8
193105
Redmi 15C 4G +87%
361928
CPU 84537 131538
GPU 13350 23704
Memory 51476 98010
UX 43742 108676
Total score 193105 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
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Recent User Tests

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Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Junior)AnTuTu 12398363
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (BerQt)AnTuTu 11348068
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Sg)AnTuTu 11367297
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Sg)AnTuTu 11367297
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Chelzie)AnTuTu 11352100
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 933 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 1 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) Android 15
ROM MIUI 12.5 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 15 GB -
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 18 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 Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 85 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 3:20 hr 1:37 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:44 hr -
Watching video 11:20 hr -
Gaming 05:22 hr -
Standby 129 hr -
General battery life
Redmi 8
23:45 hr
Redmi 15C 4G
n/a
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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 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Angle of widest lens 113Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 28 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 Samsung S5KJNS
Sensor size 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch) 1/2.96" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2190 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Smartsens SC1320CS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 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 USB Type-C 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
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
LTE Cat* 4 -
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
Redmi 8
88.6 dB
Redmi 15C 4G
n/a

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced October 2019 August 2025
Release date October 2019 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $179
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G -
SAR (head) 0.231 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.48 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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