Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G vs Note 11 Pro (Global)

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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 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 Pro 5G
  • Delivers 350% higher peak brightness (3362 against 747 nits)
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (927K versus 463K)
  • Comes with 1580 mAh larger battery capacity: 6580 vs 5000 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 34% longer battery life (27:12 vs 20:14 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7400 Ultra
  • The phone is 3 years and 11 months newer
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Note 11 Pro (Global) 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 96% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global) to Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 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 6.83 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 447 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 85.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.61 mm (6.44 inches) 164.2 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78.09 mm (3.07 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) 8.12 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP53
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Purple White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MediaTek Helio G96
Max clock 2600 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 1300 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3008 -
Single-core score 1042 668
Multi-core score 2950 1787
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 324188 190698
GPU 147261 40125
Memory 182022 98352
UX 273704 134278
Total score 927175 463453
Samples [7 tests] [6 tests]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (AHPGamer2026)AnTuTu 11899483
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (Gg)AnTuTu 11931786
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Name-less)AnTuTu 11953150
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Charlotte Filbert)AnTuTu 11870152
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (Mishkat)Geekbench 6 GPU3008
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro (Global)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Vors)AnTuTu 11517127
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-16 (Lahmacun)AnTuTu 11450527
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-26 (akbaar)AnTuTu 11508037
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-05 -> VNSLAnTuTu 11473040
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-04 (Skorpionjik1 Tokisaki)AnTuTu 11423396

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 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 No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 1.0
OS size - 18 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6580 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 67 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 (47% in 30 min) Yes (78% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 0:48 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:11 hr 05:57 hr
Watching video 17:54 hr 10:16 hr
Gaming 06:54 hr 04:25 hr
Standby 104 hr 126 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 12032 x 9024
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 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 108 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 200 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHPE Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV08F10 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Omnivision OV12A10
Sensor size - 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size - 1.25 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
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* Yes No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* - 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 January 2022
Release date January 2026 February 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $349 $229
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
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, 67 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 5G is definitely a better buy.

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