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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2024-10-29 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | -- |
| Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 830 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 7.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 15 is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting a overall score of 80.6 against 76.6. The Xiaomi 15 is a a lot newer cellphone, and it's also just a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi 15 has a newer 14 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10, offering some nice extra features and a performance increase.
Xiaomi 15 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display and a quite better resolution of 1200 x 2670. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 15, although it has 9 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Xiaomi 15 counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has a back camera with a better 50 mega-pixels resolution, a larger aperture to take better captures in poorly lited situations and a much better 7680x4320 video resolution. The Xiaomi 15 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Xiaomi 15 counts with a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has an 8% greater battery capacity.
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