Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G vs Note 14 4G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G (with MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra) that was released on December 18, 2025, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra and came out 1 year 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 Note 15 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (1322 against 1148 nits)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G and Note 14 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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6 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
69.9
(Good)
Value Index
130.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 85.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99% 99.9%
PWM 119 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1148 nits
1322 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164.03 mm (6.46 inches) 163.25 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.42 mm (2.97 inches) 76.55 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 7.94 mm (0.31 inches) 8.16 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 183.7 g (6.48 oz) 196.5 g (6.93 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Average (D) · 45 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1325 1354
Single-core score 697 725
Multi-core score 1705 1926
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 200727 204666
GPU 44524 43972
Memory 161347 152591
UX 174636 169538
Total score 581234 570767
Samples [5 tests] [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 132
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11870
Video editing - 5945
Photo editing - 18745
Data manipulation - 8038
Writing score - 11498

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-14 (Javier)AnTuTu 11575630
📘 2026-05-31 (Aditya)AnTuTu 11581234
📘 2026-05-02 -> BogdanMUIYGeekbench 6 CPU697 / 1705
📘 2026-05-02 -> BogdanMUIYAnTuTu 11581234
📘 2026-05-02 (BogdanMUIY)AnTuTu 11581234
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (mr_R)AnTuTu 12656027
📘 2026-09-20 (CALLMEELCHAPO)AnTuTu 12681248
📘 2026-09-09 (Hotgtg)AnTuTu 11543543
📘 2026-09-09 (Hoot)AnTuTu 11543543
📘 2026-08-16 (Hüseyn Alizade)AnTuTu 11559646

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 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 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 3
OS size 45 GB 27 GB
OS updates 3 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:18 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1600 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:11 hr
Watching video - 11:33 hr
Gaming - 05:54 hr
Standby - 104 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution - 12000 x 9000
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 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HM9 Samsung S5KHM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - SmartSens SC202CS
Sensor size - 1/5.1" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution - 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV02F OmniVision OV20B40
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital 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 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 5.3 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
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 Yes Yes
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 January 2025
Release date January 2026 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $200
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G.

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lakLaK August 26, 2026 at 11:07 AM
14 is better in everything except the update support.
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thekoez February 27, 2026 at 03:35 AM
why downgrade everything just to have a curved display?
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Aashiqi December 21, 2025 at 01:33 AM
Redmi note 14 4g is better avoid 15
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