Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G vs Realme 15 Pro 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 15 Pro 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and came out 5 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 Plus 5G
  • Delivers 71% higher peak brightness (3204 against 1879 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 15 Pro 5G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (32:07 vs 27:56 hours)
  • 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 1024K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Weighs 20 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Realme 15 Pro 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 447 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 6500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 91.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
3204 nits
1879 nits

Design and build

Height 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) 162.26 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) 76.15 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 inches) 7.69 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Realme 15 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max clock 2700 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
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)
- 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
L3 cache - 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 722
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 895 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Realme 15 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4716 6607
Single-core score 1222 1201
Multi-core score 3251 3549
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
15 Pro 5G +22%
1251276
CPU 390323 475740
GPU 183859 238625
Memory 181087 218084
UX 268965 318827
Total score 1024234 1251276
Samples [7 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 666
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14468 17079
Video editing 7782 6656
Photo editing 22069 35259
Data manipulation 11271 9400
Writing score 17239 19269

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Bomi)AnTuTu 111049904
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Ethab)Geekbench 6 CPU1222 / 3251
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13Battery lifeSOT 2:02 / –
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13Geekbench 6 CPU1217 / 3169
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Bomi)AnTuTu 111047857
Realme 15 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Reper_65)AnTuTu 111346084
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2AnTuTu 111301157
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (THAKUR)AnTuTu 111331093
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Bekbol)AnTuTu 111251276
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (АлСксСй)AnTuTu 111232218

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Realme UI 6.0
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 80 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 (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 0:53 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:18 hr 14:42 hr
Watching video 18:31 hr 19:07 hr
Gaming 06:41 hr 07:28 hr
Standby 134 hr 142 hr
General battery life
15 Pro 5G +15%
32:07 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 115Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX896
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32D OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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 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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 July 2025
Release date December 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $370
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Realme 15 Pro 5G. But if the connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G.

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