vivo Y21 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 15

Comparing the vivo Y21 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 15 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo Y21 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 runs at 2.3 GHz, making vivo Y21 5G the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while vivo Y21 5G offers 6.74 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi 15 features a IPS LCD display compared to vivo Y21 5G's LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both vivo Y21 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 15 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while vivo Y21 5G offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while vivo Y21 5G offers 6500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both vivo Y21 5G and Xiaomi Redmi 15 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while vivo Y21 5G has a rating of 4.1.

vivo Y21 5G

₹20,991

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Xiaomi Redmi 15

₹21,498

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

78%

Release Date

26 Mar, 2026

28 Aug, 2025

Performance


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

Display


6.74 inches (17.12 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
LCD	IPS LCD
1600x720 px (QHD (2k))	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
0.08 MP Camera	N/A

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	7000 mAh
44W	33W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A	7.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

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

User Ratings

4.1/5

(128 ratings)

4.2/5

(3,821 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Mar 23, 2026

(Official)

Aug 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

4 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 619

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

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.

N/A

463,289

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

34.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1600x720 px (QHD (2k))

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

850 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

374 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.03 %

86.04 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

167.40 mm

168.48 mm

Width

77.10 mm

80.45 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

8.40 mm

Weight

209 grams

217 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

0.08 MP
f/3.0

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A	Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

N/A	Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Filters Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 44W 100% in 73 minutes

Yes 33W Fast 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.

N/A

14h 54m

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

N/A

1h 18m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

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 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 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)