Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G vs Note 11

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 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 3 years and 11 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 Note 15 5G
  • Delivers 348% higher peak brightness (3323 against 741 nits)
  • 94% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (830K versus 427K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Shows 9% longer battery life (26:08 vs 24:01 hours)
  • 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 13
  • The phone is 3 years and 11 months newer
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G and Note 11 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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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 90% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 to Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, camera, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED 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 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 95.1%
PWM - 171 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 15 5G
6.77″ (19.93:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Redmi Note 11
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
3323 nits
741 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 159.87 mm (6.29 inches)
Width 75.42 mm (2.97 inches) 73.87 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.35 mm (0.29 inches) 8.09 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof IP66 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Gray, Blue
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 specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3347 344
Single-core score 991 415
Multi-core score 2972 1435
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
830765
427429
CPU 288209 178871
GPU 132172 27481
Memory 174635 109441
UX 235749 111636
Total score 830765 427429
Samples [21 tests] [21 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 7531
Video editing - 4072
Photo editing - 14785
Data manipulation - 6097
Writing score - 8535

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-01 (bagassetiawan)Geekbench 7 CPU852 / 3007
📘 2026-09-25 (Florian)AnTuTu 12868661
📘 2026-09-24 (bagassetiawan)Geekbench 6 CPU1013 / 2993
📘 2026-09-22 (Caleum Mark)AnTuTu 12905875
📘 2026-09-16 (iQOO 🍊)AnTuTu 11840938
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (Croze)AnTuTu 12490622
📘 2026-09-16 (ZION)AnTuTu 12514393
📘 2026-09-14 (Simran)AnTuTu 12478141
📘 2026-09-13 (Eron)AnTuTu 11521704
📘 2026-08-18 (Rio Aditama)AnTuTu 11429067

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size - 18.7 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 (51% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:07 hr 1:18 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:37 hr 08:59 hr
Watching video 18:35 hr 13:48 hr
Gaming 05:50 hr 05:50 hr
Standby 112 hr 125 hr
General battery life
26:08 hr
24:01 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHM9 Samsung JN1
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 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
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Sensor - Omnivision OV02A10
Sensor size - 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
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 No No
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 January 2022
Release date December 2025 January 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $179
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G is definitely a better buy.

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