Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G vs Honor X9d

69 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
VS
71 out of 100
Honor X9d

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra) that was released on December 18, 2025, against the Honor X9d, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and came out 3 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 Pro 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor X9d
  • Comes with 1720 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 6580 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Weighs 17 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Honor X9d 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
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8 / 128 GB
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102.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
95.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1200 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.85:9
PPI 447 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Aluminosilicate glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 90.8%
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 โˆž Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.61 mm (6.44 inches) 161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 78.09 mm (3.07 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Purple Black, Gold, Green, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) ยท 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Honor X9d
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max clock 2600 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Honor X9d
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3008 3987
Single-core score 1042 1104
Multi-core score 2950 3159
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9d +5%
977304
CPU 324188 358049
GPU 147261 160718
Memory 182022 210830
UX 273704 247707
Total score 927175 977304
Samples [7 tests] [21 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 350
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 10627
Video editing - 6303
Photo editing - 19133
Data manipulation - 7981
Writing score - 13750

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Gg)AnTuTu931786
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Name-less)AnTuTu953150
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Charlotte Filbert)AnTuTu870152
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-29 (Mishkat)GeekBench GPU3008
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-29 (Mishkat)GeekBench CPU1042 / 2950
Honor X9d
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu912468
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu866729
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu973945
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-05 (ะะธะบะธั‚ะบะฐ)AnTuTu995701

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3 MagicOS 9.0
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6580 mAh 8300 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 66 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 (47% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:21 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:11 hr -
Watching video 17:54 hr -
Gaming 06:54 hr -
Standby 104 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 120ยฐ -
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHPE -
Sensor size 1/1.4" (โ‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.67" (โ‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08F10 -
Sensor size 1/4" (โ‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 3456 x 4608
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0" (โ‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.4 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 September 2025
Release date January 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $349 $350
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Honor X9d. But if the connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority โ€“ go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G.

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