Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G vs Poco F7
63
out of 100
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76
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 Xiaomi Poco F7, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 6 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
- Delivers 116% higher peak brightness (3323 against 1537 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Weighs 37.7 grams less
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F7
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2263K versus 830K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Comes with 980 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5520 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 15% higher pixel density (447 vs 388 PPI)
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 | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1280 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.93:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 3200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 90.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 75.42 mm (2.97 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.35 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 215.7 g (7.61 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP66 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Average (2.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | Average (D) Β· 45 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1010 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3347 | 13641 |
| Single-core score | 991 | 2040 |
| Multi-core score | 2972 | 6373 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 288209 | 632157 |
| GPU | 132172 | 793892 |
| Memory | 174635 | 365292 |
| UX | 235749 | 472016 |
| Total score | 830765 | 2263357 |
| Samples | [21 tests] | [170 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 83% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1688 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7708 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15597 |
| Video editing | - | 7750 |
| Photo editing | - | 26988 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13734 |
| Writing score | - | 17764 |
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 |
Xiaomi Poco F7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 (Luis) | AnTuTu 12 | 2422061 |
| π 2026-09-29 (Thai) | AnTuTu 12 | 2603535 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Thai) | AnTuTu 12 | 2562298 |
| π 2026-09-22 (Deff) | AnTuTu 12 | 2452982 |
| π 2026-09-08 (Semechka) | AnTuTu 12 | 2437593 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 3.0 |
| OS size | - | 44 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5520 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 90 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 (90% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:07 hr | 0:39 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:37 hr | 10:24 hr |
| Watching video | 18:35 hr | 14:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 07:05 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 130 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (134th and 135th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHM9 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F10 | Omnivision OV08F |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 5184 x 3888 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | Omnivision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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, NAVIC |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | June 2025 |
| Release date | December 2025 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $399 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 90 W |
Further details
Notes on Poco F7:
- The Indian model has a larger battery β 7550 mAh.
*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 Poco F7 is definitely a better buy.
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