Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G vs Note 10
63
out of 100
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46
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 Redmi Note 10, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 and came out 4 years and 10 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 384% higher peak brightness (3323 against 687 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (830K versus 510K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
- Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
- The phone is 4 years and 10 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Thinner bezels – 6.3% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.93:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 406 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- |
| RGB color space | - | 89.1% |
| PWM | - | 250 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 15 5G
6.77″ (19.93:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Redmi Note 10
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 75.42 mm (2.97 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.35 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP66 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 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 1.7 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 685 |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 612 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1010 MHz | 895 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS | ~229.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3347 | - |
| Single-core score | 991 | 714 |
| Multi-core score | 2972 | 1577 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 288209 | 216553 |
| GPU | 132172 | 30227 |
| Memory | 174635 | 103694 |
| UX | 235749 | 160187 |
| Total score | 830765 | 510711 |
| Samples | [21 tests] | [2 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6057 |
| Video editing | - | 5351 |
| Photo editing | - | 14635 |
| Data manipulation | - | 6444 |
| Writing score | - | 9952 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-01 (bagassetiawan) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 852 / 3007 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Florian) | AnTuTu 12 | 868661 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (bagassetiawan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1013 / 2993 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (Caleum Mark) | AnTuTu 12 | 905875 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (iQOO 🍊) | AnTuTu 11 | 840938 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-07 (Sayato) | AnTuTu 11 | 510711 |
| 📘 2026-04-30 (Twilight) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 704 / 1529 |
| 📘 2025-10-21 (Rainx) | AnTuTu 11 | 447401 |
| 📘 2025-01-10 (zafarchik) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 714 / 1577 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5520 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:07 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:37 hr | 08:29 hr |
| Watching video | 18:35 hr | 14:19 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 142 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#134th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHM9 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 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 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 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, A2DP |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | No |
| 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 |
| LTE Cat* | - | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | March 2021 |
| Release date | December 2025 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $165 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.59 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.96 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*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 Note 15 5G is definitely a better buy.
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