Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro vs Vivo iQOO 15T

90 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
VS
91 out of 100
Vivo iQOO 15T

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.59-inch Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro (with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series) that was released on August 11, 2026, against the Vivo iQOO 15T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Monster and came out 3 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 K100 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 15T
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4704K versus 3531K)
  • 22% higher pixel density (510 vs 419 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Vivo iQOO 15T 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
103.6
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Value Index
103.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1156 x 2510 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 419 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness - 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.55 mm (0.34 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Red White, Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Vivo iQOO 15T
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Monster
Max clock 4610 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium
- 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache 12 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS ~2457.6 GFLOPS ~5271.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro and Vivo iQOO 15T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO 15T +1%
3507
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10634
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO 15T +11%
23147
Compute Score (GPU) 20875 23147
Single-core score 3474 3507
Multi-core score 10594 10634
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3531378
iQOO 15T +33%
4704310
CPU 1072515 1310391
GPU 1108332 1671982
Memory 543094 743018
UX 807437 981973
Total score 3531378 4704310
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (43rd and 6th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (El Bicho)Geekbench 6 CPU3349 / 10094
Vivo iQOO 15T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-20 -> fireAnTuTu 114704310

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 OriginOS 6
OS updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 8580 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution - 16320 x 12288
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP5 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 0.5 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 60 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV32D -
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version - 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
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 Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 May 2026
Release date August 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $550 $560
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO 15T. But if the connectivity, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi K100 Pro.

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