Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus vs realme 16T 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 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 Note 15 Pro Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,272, while realme 16T 5G scores 2,007, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while realme 16T 5G offers 6.81 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus features a AMOLED display compared to realme 16T 5G's LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 16T 5G offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 16T 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 41m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus delivers 14h 12m, making realme 16T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 16T 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while realme 16T 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: realme 16T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus

₹39,999

@ Amazon

realme 16T 5G

₹25,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

04 Feb, 2026

27 May, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 6300	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.81 inches (17.3 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	LCD	Super AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	16 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	8000 mAh	6000 mAh
100W Fast Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Large and bright AMOLED display
Solid battery life, fast 100W charging
Improved durability with multiple IP ratings
Strong daylight photography

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Performance lags behind some rivals
Portrait, human subject detail could be better
No telephoto camera
Ships with Android 15

Underwhelming chipset
No ultra-wide camera
HD+ LCD panel

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(330 ratings)

4.5/5

(613 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,055,895 AnTuTu Score	633,631 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Feb 04, 2026

(Official)

May 22, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Realme UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 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)

4 nm

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

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.

1,055,895

633,631

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

31.0 s

N/A

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.

1,112

386

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.2 %

11.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.81 inches (17.3 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

N/A

2000 nits

Brightness

N/A

975 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

254 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.33 %

87.3 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.34 mm

166.4 mm

164.4 mm

Width

78.31 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.19 mm

8.88 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

207.1 grams

224 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 0.56µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

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

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @120/240 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

8000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC 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 12m

17h 41m

N/A

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

0h 38m 0s

1h 31m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)