Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 4G vs Apple iPhone XS Max
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.77-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 4G (with MediaTek Helio G200 Ultra) that was released on December 18, 2025, against the Apple iPhone XS Max, which is powered by Apple A12 Bionic and came out 7 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 4G
- Comes with 3326 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 3174 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Delivers 55% higher peak brightness (1029 against 662 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
- The phone is 7 years and 4 months newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone XS Max
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (842K versus 591K)
- Handles Qi wireless charging up to 10W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 18% higher pixel density (456 vs 388 PPI)
- 80% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1310 and 727 points
- 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1242 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.9:9 | 19.4:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 456 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 3200 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 11.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.22 mm (6.43 inches) | 157.5 mm (6.2 inches) |
| Width | 76.29 mm (3 inches) | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G200 Ultra | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest - 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~140.8 GFLOPS | ~576 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1409 | - |
| Single-core score | 727 | 1310 |
| Multi-core score | 1975 | 3458 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 198259 | 276695 |
| GPU | 48862 | - |
| Memory | 166896 | 147886 |
| UX | 177237 | 418471 |
| Total score | 591254 | 842172 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 65% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1482 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 4G
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone XS Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-05 (Jarukit) | AnTuTu 11 | 847535 |
| 📘 2026-03-22 (Jai) | AnTuTu 11 | 842172 |
| 📘 2026-03-17 (Hoangg Anhh) | AnTuTu 11 | 810991 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.7) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | - | 16 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 3174 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 03:29 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 06:43 hr |
| Watching video | - | 10:28 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:11 hr |
| Standby | - | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | - | Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone XS Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3088 x 2316 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 32 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 97 |
| Video | - | 119 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2025 | September 2018 |
| Release date | December 2025 | September 2018 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $1100 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 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 Pro 4G is definitely a better buy.
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