Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 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: vivo S2 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,825, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 scores 1,528, making vivo S2 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 6.77 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and vivo S2 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while vivo S2 5G offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 offers 20 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 delivers longer battery life with 17h 00m, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and vivo S2 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while vivo S2 5G has a rating of 4.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15

₹28,999

@ Amazon

vivo S2 5G

₹39,238

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

01 2026

08 2026

03 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5520 mAh	7050 mAh	5400 mAh
45W Turbo Charging	44W Flash Charging	50W Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

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Pros

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

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Cons

Performance could be better
Ships with Android 15

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

User Ratings

4.2/5

(2,612 ratings)

4/5

(44 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,818 ratings)

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₹28,999

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₹39,238

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₹38,990

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General

Launch Date

January 9, 2026

(Official)

August 6, 2026

(Official)

March 5, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MP2

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

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

956,029

1,176,492

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

21.0 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

851

1,116

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.1 %

N/A

38.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

3000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

2160 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

2500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

449 ppi

440 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.46 %

91.03 %

87.37 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92 %

93.82 %

N/A

Design

Height

164 mm

164.42 mm

163.9 mm

Width

75.42 mm

75.25 mm

77.5 mm

Thickness

7.35 mm

7.99 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

178 grams

197 grams

205 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP66 IP65 (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 Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

60 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Digital Zoom

Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5520 mAh

7050 mAh

5400 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Turbo Charging v3.0

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes 18W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 7.5W 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.

17h 00m

14h 57m

14h 42m

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

57m

1h 5m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 GB

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 N38 / N40 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
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)

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) / 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) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)