Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus vs vivo S2 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 vivo S2 5G scores 2,825, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus and vivo S2 5G offer the same screen size of 6.83 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while vivo S2 5G offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus and vivo S2 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo S2 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 57m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus delivers 14h 12m, making vivo S2 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo S2 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the better option for storage.

Expert Review: vivo S2 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4, while vivo S2 5G has a rating of 3.9.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus

₹39,999

@ Amazon

vivo S2 5G

₹39,940

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

02 2026

08 2026

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	7050 mAh	8000 mAh
100W Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.5/10

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

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

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

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5

(177 ratings)

3.9/5

(35 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹39,999

@ Amazon

₹39,940

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

February 4, 2026

(Official)

August 6, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

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

2.5 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 810

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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.

1,055,895

956,029

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

23.0 s

26.0 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.

1,112

851

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

480 Hz

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

449 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.33 %

91.03 %

90.5 %

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

93.82 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

163.34 mm

164.42 mm

162.56 mm

Width

78.31 mm

75.25 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.19 mm

7.99 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

207.1 grams

197 grams

207 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

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/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm 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 Camera15 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

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

SuperMoon

Beautify

Camera Features

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

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @30 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

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

7050 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

14h 12m

14h 57m

18h 49m

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

38m

1h 5m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

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)