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
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 β 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
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 | 6.82 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 | 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
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 |
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 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14468 | 18845 |
| Video editing | 7782 | 7438 |
| Photo editing | 22069 | 33345 |
| Data manipulation | 11271 | 11728 |
| Writing score | 17239 | 16618 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#62nd place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-21 (Bomi) | AnTuTu | 1049904 |
| π 2026-07-08 (Ethab) | GeekBench CPU | 1222 / 3251 |
| π 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13 | Battery life | SOT 2:02 / β |
| π 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13 | GeekBench CPU | 1217 / 3169 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Bomi) | AnTuTu | 1047857 |
Vivo iQOO Neo 11 (China)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-08 -> Knsvmc442 | AnTuTu | 3241530 |
| π 2026-08-02 (Rafi) | GeekBench CPU | 2936 / 9211 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Abama) | AnTuTu | 3314923 |
| π 2026-05-16 (PuzoTras) | AnTuTu | 3201580 |
| π 2026-04-11 -> w3infox | GeekBench GPU | 25182 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 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 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 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 |
| 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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