Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G runs at 2.2 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi 15 and Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G offer the same screen size of 6.9 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G offers 32 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 15 and Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi Redmi 15 delivers 14h 54m, making Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G the better pick for all day usage.

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

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G has a rating of 3.8.

Xiaomi Redmi 15

₹22,999

@ Flipkart

Xiaomi Redmi 15A 5G

₹15,010

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

08 2025

04 2026

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	Unisoc T8300	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	32 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	6300 mAh	8000 mAh
33W Fast Charging	15W	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	64 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Detailed, colourful display
Excellent battery endurance
Good looks, strong IP ratings
Android 17 out of the box

Cons

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Camera results may appear flat
OS update longevity on lower end

User Ratings

4.2/5

(4,484 ratings)

3.8/5

(816 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹22,999 @ Flipkart	₹15,010 @ Amazon	₹25,999 @ Flipkart
Not Available in any other store	Not Available in any other store	₹30,950 @ Amazon

Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

August 19, 2025

(Official)

March 27, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

2 Year

4 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

Unisoc T8300

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G57

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

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.

463,289

N/A

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s

N/A

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.

N/A

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

850 nits

800 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

288 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

374 ppi

254 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.04 %

84.31 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.3 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

168.48 mm

171.56 mm

162.56 mm

Width

80.45 mm

79.47 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.40 mm

8.15 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

217 grams

210 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01.12µm pixel size

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

N/A

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

6300 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging

Yes 15W

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W 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.

14h 54m

N/A

18h 49m

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

1h 18m

N/A

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 2048 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 N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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 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 N40 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 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)