Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G vs Note 15 5G

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 15 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. 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
  • Comes with 1060 mAh larger battery capacity: 6580 vs 5520 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (927K versus 830K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 15% higher pixel density (447 vs 388 PPI)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Weighs 32 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Note 15 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
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8 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
102.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
162.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.93:9
PPI 447 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 3200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 89.7%
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)
3362 nits
3323 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.61 mm (6.44 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78.09 mm (3.07 inches) 75.42 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) 7.35 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP66
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Average (2.63/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max clock 2600 MHz 2400 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1010 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3008 3347
Single-core score 1042 991
Multi-core score 2950 2972
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 324188 288209
GPU 147261 132172
Memory 182022 174635
UX 273704 235749
Total score 927175 830765
Samples [7 tests] [21 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 15 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (bagassetiawan)Geekbench 7 CPU852 / 3007
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

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 2.0
OS updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 6580 mAh 5520 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 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 (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:07 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:11 hr 10:37 hr
Watching video 17:54 hr 18:35 hr
Gaming 06:54 hr 05:50 hr
Standby 104 hr 112 hr
General battery life
27:12 hr
26:08 hr
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (102nd and 134th place)

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 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHPE Samsung ISOCELL S5KHM9
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV08F10 OmniVision OV08F10
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 0.7 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
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
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 Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 December 2025
Release date January 2026 December 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $349 $199
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
*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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