Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs vivo T4R

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs vivo T4R across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo T4R runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 runs at 2.4 GHz, making vivo T4R the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and vivo T4R offer the same screen size of 6.77 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while vivo T4R offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo T4R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 20 MP, making vivo T4R better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 delivers longer battery life with 17h 00m, while vivo T4R delivers 11h 40m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and vivo T4R offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and vivo T4R equally at 8.

User Rating: vivo T4R receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 has a rating of 4.3.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15

₹26,999

(Out of Stock)

vivo T4R

₹22,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

09 Jan, 2026

05 Aug, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7400	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5520 mAh	5700 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Turbo Charging	44W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Great visual experience
Sleek and durable build
Detailed daylight shots
Long software support

Excellent multimedia output
Sleek design with IP68/IP69
Good everyday performance
Supports 4K videos on both front and rear cameras

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Performance could be better
Ships with Android 15

Slower charging speed
No ultrawide camera

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5

(1,532 ratings)

4.4/5

(51,309 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

868,311 AnTuTu Score	699,062 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
17h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

1 Video

1 More Video

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 09, 2026

(Official)

Jul 31, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

3 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 MT6878

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

868,311

699,062

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

25.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

846

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.1 %

14.7 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

1800 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.9:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

387 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.46 %

88.33 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92 %

92.6 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

164 mm

163.29 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.42 mm

76.72 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.35 mm

7.39 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

178 grams

183.5 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP66 IP65 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Camera60x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM9

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera60 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera25 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

8192 x 6144 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

60 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5520 mAh

5700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 42.3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Turbo Charging v3.0

Yes 44W Flash Charging 100% in 78 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

17h 00m

11h 40m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 57m 0s

1h 5m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)