Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G vs Realme 14T 5G
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on December 18, 2025, against the Realme 14T 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 8 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 Plus 5G
- 80% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1024K versus 569K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 16% higher pixel density (447 vs 386 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 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 | 386 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 2100 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 87% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.15 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) | 75.65 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.91 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.97 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | Good (3.59/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 1072 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4716 | 1429 |
| Single-core score | 1222 | 771 |
| Multi-core score | 3251 | 1980 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 390323 | 219522 |
| GPU | 183859 | 47895 |
| Memory | 181087 | 137798 |
| UX | 268965 | 164686 |
| Total score | 1024234 | 569901 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 151 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14468 | 11337 |
| Video editing | 7782 | 5070 |
| Photo editing | 22069 | 25038 |
| Data manipulation | 11271 | 7132 |
| Writing score | 17239 | 11440 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-21 (Bomi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1049904 |
| π 2026-07-08 (Ethab) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1222 / 3251 |
| π 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13 | Battery life | SOT 2:02 / β |
| π 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1217 / 3169 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Bomi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1047857 |
Realme 14T 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-03 (uber|realme14t) | AnTuTu 11 | 425553 |
| π 2025-10-31 (qserslab) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 771 / 1980 |
| π 2025-09-27 (ΠΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ) | AnTuTu 11 | 569901 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | Realme UI 6.0 |
| OS updates | 5 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1600 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:18 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:31 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:41 hr | - |
| Standby | 134 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#92nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 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 6E (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 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | - |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | April 2025 |
| Release date | December 2025 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $280 |
| Successor | - | - Realme 15T |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| 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 Plus 5G is definitely a better buy.
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