Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Note 15 Pro 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra and came out 5 years and 9 months after. 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 9 Pro
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 442% higher peak brightness (3319 against 612 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (927K versus 524K)
- Comes with 1560 mAh larger battery capacity: 6580 vs 5020 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- The phone is 5 years and 9 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7400 Ultra
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1280 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.4% | 89.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 35.2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 1649:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 163.61 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 78.09 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.96 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP69 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | Black, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1213 | 3008 |
| Single-core score | 751 | 1042 |
| Multi-core score | 1835 | 2950 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 228431 | 324188 |
| GPU | 50266 | 147261 |
| Memory | 99133 | 182022 |
| UX | 146457 | 273704 |
| Total score | 524287 | 927175 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 315 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6579 | - |
| Video editing | 5468 | - |
| Photo editing | 16915 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6913 | - |
| Writing score | 9699 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (masnung08) | AnTuTu 12 | 599693 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Aether2005) | AnTuTu 11 | 563764 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 751 / 1835 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | AnTuTu 11 | 524287 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Tahmid) | AnTuTu 11 | 525416 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Gg) | AnTuTu 11 | 931786 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Name-less) | AnTuTu 11 | 953150 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 (Charlotte Filbert) | AnTuTu 11 | 870152 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Mishkat) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3008 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (Mishkat) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1042 / 2950 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 18.9 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 6580 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:27 hr | 13:11 hr |
| Watching video | 13:57 hr | 17:54 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 06:54 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 104 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (118th and 102nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHPE |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC8034 | OmniVision OV08F10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K5E9 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 5184 x 3888 |
| Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32A1Q | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2020 | December 2025 |
| Release date | May 2020 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $185 | $349 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.66 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 45 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 5G is definitely a better buy.
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