Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G vs Note 13 5G

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 13 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 and came out 2 years and 4 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 235% higher peak brightness (3323 against 992 nits)
  • Shows 34% longer battery life (26:08 vs 19:28 hours)
  • 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (830K versus 581K)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
  • Stereo speakers
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G and Note 13 5G 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 85% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G to Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, battery life, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.93:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1000 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 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 88.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
3323 nits
992 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 75.42 mm (2.97 inches) 75 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 7.35 mm (0.29 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 173.5 g (6.12 oz)
Waterproof IP66 IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 6080
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3347 1407
Single-core score 991 651
Multi-core score 2972 1788
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
830765
CPU 288209 222402
GPU 132172 48931
Memory 174635 135953
UX 235749 174029
Total score 830765 581315
Samples [21 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 150
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11053
Video editing - 5306
Photo editing - 20240
Data manipulation - 8410
Writing score - 13119

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Florian)AnTuTu 12868661
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (bagassetiawan)Geekbench 6 CPU1013 / 2993
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Caleum Mark)AnTuTu 12905875
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (iQOO 🍊)AnTuTu 11840938
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Techonian213)AnTuTu 11860190
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-06 (dm1q)AnTuTu 11605816
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Love)AnTuTu 11536618
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-19 (Khalifah)AnTuTu 11582609
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-25 (Rizaru)AnTuTu 11581315
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-06 (Jiro)AnTuTu 11567996

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 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size - 28 GB
OS updates 5 years 2 years
Security updates - 2 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:07 hr 1:16 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:37 hr 07:38 hr
Watching video 18:35 hr 09:56 hr
Gaming 05:50 hr 04:37 hr
Standby 112 hr 105 hr
General battery life
26:08 hr
19:28 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 4000 x 3000
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 - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHM9 Samsung S5KHM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 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 16 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08F10 OmniVision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.4" (β‰ˆ 0.23 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.6
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 5.3
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 -
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 No Yes
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 September 2023
Release date December 2025 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $229
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
Sensors - 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

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

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