Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs realme C83 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs realme C83 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 C83 5G scores 1,978, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while realme C83 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi 15 features a IPS LCD display compared to realme C83 5G's LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme C83 5G offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while realme C83 5G offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme C83 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 09m, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 delivers 14h 54m, making realme C83 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme C83 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers 128 GB, making realme C83 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: realme C83 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 is rated 7.

User Rating: realme C83 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi 15

₹21,499

@ Amazon

realme C83 5G

₹19,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

08 2025

03 2026

Performance


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

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	LCD	LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP	5 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	7000 mAh	7000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	15W	15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	64 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Superb battery life
Strong build quality
Snappy software
Camera produces consistent tones

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Heavy weight
Long charging times

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(4,386 ratings)

4.3/5

(663 ratings)

4.2/5

(14,969 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹21,499

@ Amazon

₹19,999

@ Amazon

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

August 19, 2025

(Official)

March 6, 2026

(Official)

March 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

1 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

2 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 6300

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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 MP2

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

561,364

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s

39.0 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.

N/A

386

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.7 %

18.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

850 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

900 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

288 Hz

N/A

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

374 ppi

258 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.04 %

N/A

87.52 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

168.48 mm

N/A

166.07 mm

Width

80.45 mm

N/A

77.93 mm

Thickness

8.40 mm

N/A

8.4 mm

Weight

217 grams

212 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2

13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

4160 x 3120 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging

Yes 15W

Yes 15W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W 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 09m

N/A

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

1h 18m

2h 32m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / 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)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / 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)

N/A

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)