Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G vs Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
69
out of 100
VS
55
out of 100
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 12 Pro Plus 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 and came out 3 years and 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
- Delivers 222% higher peak brightness (3176 against 986 nits)
- Shows 46% longer battery life (27:56 vs 19:05 hours)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1024K versus 713K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 3 years and 2 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 13% higher pixel density (447 vs 395 PPI)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
- 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 | OLED |
| 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 | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 86.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 104.3% |
| PWM | - | 121 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.34 mm (6.43 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 78.31 mm (3.08 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.91 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.98 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| 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 1080 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2600 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 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| 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 | - |
| Single-core score | 1222 | 960 |
| Multi-core score | 3251 | 2372 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 390323 | 270693 |
| GPU | 183859 | 75675 |
| Memory | 181087 | 155637 |
| UX | 268965 | 211815 |
| Total score | 1024234 | 713820 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 95% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 226 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 629 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14468 | 9868 |
| Video editing | 7782 | 7093 |
| Photo editing | 22069 | 23432 |
| Data manipulation | 11271 | 10684 |
| Writing score | 17239 | 13253 |
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 12 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Gaben) | AnTuTu 11 | 713820 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 56 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5000 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 (80% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:23 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:18 hr | 07:29 hr |
| Watching video | 18:31 hr | 12:08 hr |
| Gaming | 06:41 hr | 05:15 hr |
| Standby | 134 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#93rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HPX |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.56 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 | - | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV02B1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 55 |
| Preview | - | 62 |
| Zoom | - | 77 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.6 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| 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 | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | October 2022 |
| Release date | December 2025 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $499 |
| 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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