Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs realme 16T 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 realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while realme 16T 5G offers 6.81 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi 15 features a IPS LCD display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 15 and realme 16T 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 16T 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers 8 MP, making realme 16T 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 delivers 14h 54m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 15 and realme 16T 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 16T 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 is rated 7.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while realme 16T 5G has a rating of 4.

Xiaomi Redmi 15

₹21,499

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₹27,499

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Summary

Spec Score

78%

77%

Release Date

28 Aug, 2025

27 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM
Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 vs Dimensity 6300

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
IPS LCD	LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	8000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

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

Reliable battery life
Good thermals for gaming
Large high refresh rate display

Cons

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

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

User Ratings

4.2/5

(4,023 ratings)

4/5

(87 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

463,289 AnTuTu Score	633,631 AnTuTu Score
14h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Aug 19, 2025

(Official)

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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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 A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 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

633,631

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s

31.0 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.

N/A

386

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.7 %

11.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

850 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

975 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

288 Hz

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

374 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.04 %

87.3 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.4 %

Design

Height

168.48 mm

166.4 mm

Width

80.45 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.40 mm

8.88 mm

Weight

217 grams

224 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size

N/A	2 MP f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes

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

17h 41m

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

1h 18m

1h 31m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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