Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G vs Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)

Here we compared two 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 Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 2 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
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3225K versus 1024K)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6500 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 14% higher pixel density (510 vs 447 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 2.4x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2936 and 1222 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China) 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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8 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2772 pixels 1440 x 3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
PPI 447 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3200 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Rock Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 90.2%
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) 163.37 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) 76.71 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 inches) 8.05 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Eco-leather -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Blue, Orange
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 Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 2700 MHz 4320 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 256 1536
GPU clock 895 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G and Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4716 25182
Single-core score 1222 2936
Multi-core score 3251 9211
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 390323 1012692
GPU 183859 1121085
Memory 181087 400893
UX 268965 691192
Total score 1024234 3225862
Samples [7 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 49%
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Graphics score - 2406
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14468 18845
Video editing 7782 7438
Photo editing 22069 33345
Data manipulation 11271 11728
Writing score 17239 16618

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)AnTuTu1049904
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (Ethab)GeekBench CPU1222 / 3251
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13Battery lifeSOT 2:02 / –
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13GeekBench CPU1217 / 3169
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Bomi)AnTuTu1047857
Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-08 -> Knsvmc442AnTuTu3241530
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Rafi)GeekBench CPU2936 / 9211
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Abama)AnTuTu3314923
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (PuzoTras)AnTuTu3201580
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-11 -> w3infoxGeekBench GPU25182

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 2.0 OriginOS 6
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 7500 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:48 hr -
Battery cycles 1000 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 Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
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 (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 119Β°
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
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-700C
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 -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV32D Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 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 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 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 -

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced December 2025 October 2025
Release date December 2025 October 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, 100 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 Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China) is definitely a better buy.

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