Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra 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 17 Ultra scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,941, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 scores 1,528, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 6.77 inches, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi 17 Ultra's OLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 20 MP, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 delivers longer battery life with 17h 00m, while Xiaomi 17 Ultra delivers 15h 31m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 17 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi 17 Ultra the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 is rated 8.

User Rating: Xiaomi 17 Ultra receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15

₹26,999

@ Amazon

Xiaomi 17 Ultra

₹139,997

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

09 Jan, 2026

18 Mar, 2026

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	OLED	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1200x2608 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4.3x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP	50 MP

Battery


5520 mAh	6000 mAh	6600 mAh
45W Turbo Charging	90W Hyper Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	512 GB	512 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

One of the best camera systems on a smartphone
Large, bright, colour-accurate display
Blazing fast performance
Excellent battery life with fast charging

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Performance could be better
Ships with Android 15

On the pricey side
Heavy and bulky to use for long periods
Software update policy trails rivals

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,466 ratings)

4.6/5

(37 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

868,311 AnTuTu Score	3,654,776 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
17h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹26,999

@ Amazon

₹139,997

@ Amazon

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Jan 09, 2026

(Official)

Mar 11, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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

3,654,776

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

15.0 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

6,387

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.1 %

13.4 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3500 nits

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

416 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.46 %

92.25 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

164 mm

162.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.42 mm

77.6 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.35 mm

8.29 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

178 grams

218.4 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1" sensor size OV50X

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

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

200 MP
f/2.96 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

60 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Xiaomi ProFocus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Video Pro Mode

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

50 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5520 mAh

6000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Turbo Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

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

15h 31m

15h 10m

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

0h 57m 0s

0h 47m 45s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

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/eSIM

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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)

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)