Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 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: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,127, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 scores 1,528, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better performer.

Display: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 6.77 inches, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G features a Sunburst AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 15's AMOLED, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 20 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G delivers longer battery life with 18h 34m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 delivers 17h 00m, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 is rated 8.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15

₹28,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G

₹37,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 Jan, 2026

08 May, 2026

08 Oct, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	Sunburst AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera	2 MP Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera

		N/A
20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	16 MP

Battery

		N/A
5520 mAh	8000 mAh	8000 mAh
45W Turbo Charging	80W	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Gorgeous display
Subtle yet durable design
Excellent battery life
Smooth, feature-rich software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Performance could be better
Ships with Android 15

Camera details could've been better
Limited OS upgrades

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(2,513 ratings)

4.3/5

(2,933 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

868,311 AnTuTu Score	1,136,527 AnTuTu Score	N/A
17h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹28,999

@ Amazon

₹37,999

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Jan 09, 2026

(Official)

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years

2 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Oxygen OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

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

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 810

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

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

1,136,527

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

25.0 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.

846

1,122

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.1 %

16.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

AMOLED

Sunburst AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

3200 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.46 %

89.41 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92 %

93.5 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

164 mm

162.5 mm

162.56 mm

Width

75.42 mm

77.5 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

7.35 mm

8.5 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

178 grams

215 grams

207 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

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/1.827 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D40 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

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

2 MP
f/2.41/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Beautify

Camera Features

60 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30/60 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

5520 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Turbo Charging v3.0

Yes 80W

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Reverse 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

18h 34m

N/A

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

57m

1h 8m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 GB

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 N38 / N40 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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 3500(band 48) / 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) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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) / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)