Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G vs Realme 16
64
out of 100
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65
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on December 18, 2025, against the Realme 16, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo and came out 1 month 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 Note 15 5G
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (830K versus 607K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 991 and 803 points
Reasons to consider the Realme 16
- Comes with 1480 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5520 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports higher wattage charging (60W versus 45W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.57 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1080 x 2372 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.93:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 397 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 4500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | AGC DT-Star D+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 158.3 mm (6.23 inches) |
| Width | 75.42 mm (2.97 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.35 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP66 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1010 MHz | 1072 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3347 | 1437 |
| Single-core score | 991 | 803 |
| Multi-core score | 2972 | 2047 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 288209 | 232164 |
| GPU | 132172 | 48172 |
| Memory | 174635 | 121044 |
| UX | 235749 | 205972 |
| Total score | 830765 | 607352 |
| Samples | [21 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-25 (Florian) | AnTuTu 12 | 868661 |
| π 2026-09-24 (bagassetiawan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1013 / 2993 |
| π 2026-09-22 (Caleum Mark) | AnTuTu 12 | 905875 |
| π 2026-09-16 (iQOO π) | AnTuTu 11 | 840938 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Techonian213) | AnTuTu 11 | 860190 |
Realme 16
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-24 (biszkopt875) | AnTuTu 11 | 607352 |
| π 2026-03-09 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1437 |
| π 2026-03-09 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1427 |
| π 2026-03-09 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 803 / 2047 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5520 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:07 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:37 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:35 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | - |
| Standby | 112 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#134th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHM9 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) | 1/2.93" (β 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | January 2026 |
| Release date | December 2025 | February 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Realme 16. But if the performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G.
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