Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G vs Note 11 Pro Plus
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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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 920 and came out 4 years and 3 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
- Delivers 322% higher peak brightness (3181 against 753 nits)
- Shows 65% longer battery life (27:56 vs 16:55 hours)
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 4500 mAh
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1024K versus 745K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 4 years and 3 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 13% higher pixel density (447 vs 395 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack 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 | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 86.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.65 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) | 76.19 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.91 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 920 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2500 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 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4716 | 2269 |
| Single-core score | 1222 | 936 |
| Multi-core score | 3251 | 2318 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 390323 | 308860 |
| GPU | 183859 | 75633 |
| Memory | 181087 | 137931 |
| UX | 268965 | 223413 |
| Total score | 1024234 | 745837 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 593 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14468 | 8211 |
| Video editing | 7782 | 6570 |
| Photo editing | 22069 | 22079 |
| Data manipulation | 11271 | 9410 |
| Writing score | 17239 | 12083 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-21 (Bomi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1049904 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Ethab) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1222 / 3251 |
| 📘 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13 | Battery life | SOT 2:02 / – |
| 📘 2026-07-05 -> Weedsmoker13 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1217 / 3169 |
| 📘 2026-06-17 (Bomi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1047857 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Hard) | AnTuTu 11 | 767408 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2269 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 936 / 2318 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | AnTuTu 11 | 745837 |
| 📘 2026-02-26 -> Hezufus | AnTuTu 11 | 737926 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 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 | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:16 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:18 hr | 06:07 hr |
| Watching video | 18:31 hr | 10:32 hr |
| Gaming | 06:41 hr | 04:37 hr |
| Standby | 134 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#93rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | Sony IMX 471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 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 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | October 2021 |
| Release date | December 2025 | November 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $350 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 120 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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