Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G vs Realme 16 Pro
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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 Realme 16 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max. 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 5G
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Realme 16 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Weighs 18 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.83 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2772 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 447 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 6500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | AGC DT star D+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.61 mm (6.44 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 78.09 mm (3.07 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Purple | Gold, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Good (3.18/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3008 | 2508 |
| Single-core score | 1042 | 998 |
| Multi-core score | 2950 | 2881 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 324188 | 328148 |
| GPU | 147261 | 124316 |
| Memory | 182022 | 190992 |
| UX | 273704 | 275702 |
| Total score | 927175 | 919158 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-16 (Gg) | AnTuTu 11 | 931786 |
| π 2026-07-14 (Name-less) | AnTuTu 11 | 953150 |
| π 2026-06-23 (Charlotte Filbert) | AnTuTu 11 | 870152 |
| π 2026-03-29 (Mishkat) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3008 |
| π 2026-03-29 (Mishkat) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1042 / 2950 |
Realme 16 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-25 (BIJAN Majumder) | AnTuTu 11 | 919158 |
| π 2026-03-09 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2492 |
| π 2026-03-09 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2508 |
| π 2026-03-09 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 998 / 2881 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 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 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | - | 36 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6580 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1600 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:11 hr | - |
| Watching video | 17:54 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:54 hr | - |
| Standby | 104 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#102nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHPE | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08F10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV20B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | January 2026 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $499 |
| 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, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme 16 Pro. But if the gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G.
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