Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G 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: Xiaomi Redmi 15 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,262, while Samsung Galaxy A17 5G scores 2,240, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A17 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A17 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi 15's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A17 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 15 and Samsung Galaxy A17 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A17 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A17 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 15 delivers longer battery life with 14h 54m, while Samsung Galaxy A17 5G delivers 9h 59m, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 15 and Samsung Galaxy A17 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A17 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 is rated 7.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A17 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi 15

₹20,499

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy A17 5G

₹19,785

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

28 Aug, 2025

29 Aug, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	Samsung Exynos 1330	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	5000 mAh	6000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Two-day battery life
Premium design
Big screen for bingeing content

Bright and vibrant display
Impressive low-light photography
Long-term software update

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Thick bezels
Phone seems unnecessarily large
Low-light photography could be better

Notch display seems dated
Slow charging

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(5,152 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,932 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

463,289 AnTuTu Score	604,677 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	9h 59m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹20,499

@ Amazon

₹19,785

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Aug 19, 2025

(Official)

Aug 29, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

6 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

Samsung Exynos 1330

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G68 MP2

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

463,289

604,677

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s

29.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.7 %

12.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

850 nits

1100 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

374 ppi

387 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.04 %

85.86 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.70 %

N/A

Design

Height

168.48 mm

164.4 mm

Width

80.45 mm

77.9 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.40 mm

7.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

217 grams

192 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass Fiber

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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.

14h 54m

9h 59m

N/A

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

1h 18m 0s

1h 10m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

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

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 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)
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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

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