Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G vs Realme GT 7T

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 GT 7T, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max and came out 7 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
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 7T
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2079K versus 1024K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1613 and 1222 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Realme GT 7T 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.7:9
PPI 447 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 ArmorShell
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 91.4%
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) 162.42 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) 75.97 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) Good (3.99/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Realme GT 7T
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max
Max clock 2700 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
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)
- 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache - 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 895 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Realme GT 7T
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
GT 7T +162%
12343
Compute Score (GPU) 4716 12343
Single-core score 1222 1613
Multi-core score 3251 6238
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
GT 7T +103%
2079848
CPU 390323 650779
GPU 183859 654189
Memory 181087 294322
UX 268965 480558
Total score 1024234 2079848
Samples [7 tests] [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 1417
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 25 FPS
Section 1 - 27 FPS
Section 2 - 25 FPS
Section 3 - 22 FPS
Graphics score - 6474
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14468 15810
Video editing 7782 6565
Photo editing 22069 23841
Data manipulation 11271 10724
Writing score 17239 18165

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 GT 7T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (BISON 010)AnTuTu 122214918
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Subhankar)AnTuTu 112057301
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (srinivasan)AnTuTu 112119380
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 -> MotherfleckersAnTuTu 112093577
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-05 -> MotherfleckersGeekbench 6 CPU1609 / 6253

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 0:37 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 800 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:18 hr -
Watching video 18:31 hr -
Gaming 06:41 hr -
Standby 134 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED 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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32D Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.8 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 6.0
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, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
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 No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2025 May 2025
Release date December 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $549
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on GT 7T:
    - The 128GB version uses UFS 3.1 storage.
*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 Realme GT 7T is definitely a better buy.

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