The Redmi Note 15 series have been announced so let’s look at all three phones to see what’s new and if there’s anything to be excited about.
So for the record, despite the recent gaffes by Xiaomi, the Redmi Note devices have always been mid-range device with the appropriate specs to boot.
The vanilla Redmi Note are usually lower mid-range device whilst the Redmi Note S, Pro and Pro+ are usually upper mid-range devices.
This is the standard that Redmi devices have set for the last decade and they usually over perform. In the era of the Redmi Note 5 to Redmi Note 10 Pro spanning around 5 – 6 years, Redmi Note devices were the most sought after globally.
These days however, Redmi has decided to segregate their offerings into 4G and 5G variants. The 4G variants are usually targeted at specific markets like ours (Africa, India, SEA) whilst the 5G variants are offered to the Global market.
Regardless of how you feel about Redmi and their 4G offerings, we cannot take away the fact that their global offerings are still very competitive and that’s what we’re going to discuss.
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Redmi Note 15 Series comes in
The Redmi Note 15 series is well positioned as the successor to the Redmi Note 14 series. There are three phones in this series (well at least for now). They are:
- Redmi Note 15 5G
- Redmi Note 15 Pro
- Redmi Note 15 Pro+
We’re going to compare and discuss each of these phones on their own merits and see just how good they are.
| Specs | Redmi Note 15 (5G) | Redmi Note 15 Pro | Redmi Note 15 Pro+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body / Build | 178g, IP68 dust / water resistance | 211g, IP68/IP69K | 211g, IP68/IP69K |
| Display | 6.77″ FHD AMOLED, 120Hz, 3200 nits, Dragon Crystal Glass | 6.83″ 1200p AMOLED, 120Hz, 3200 nits, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3840Hz PWM, Dragon Crystal Glass | Same as the Pro |
| OS | HyperOS 2, Android 15 | HyperOS 2, Android 15 | HyperOS 2, Android 15 |
| SoC | Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | Dimensity 7400 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Camera (Main) | 50MP Omnivision OV50D40
2MP depth |
50MP Sony LYT-600
8MP ultrawide |
50MP OV50 Light Hunter 800
50MP OV50M telephoto 8MP ultrawide |
| Selfie | 8MP | 20MP | 32MP OV32D |
| Video | 4K@30fps (main), 1080p @30fps (selfie) | 4K@30fps (main), 1080p @30fps (selfie) | 4K@30fps (main), 1080p @30fps (selfie) |
| Audio | Stereo, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res (no 3.5mm jack) | Stereo, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res (no 3.5mm jack) | Stereo, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res (no 3.5mm jack) |
| Comms | 5G, 4G, Wi-Fi 5, BT 5.1, NFC, Infrared, USB 2.0 | 5G, 4G, Wi-Fi 6, BT 5.4, NFC, Infrared, USB 2.0 | 5G, 4G, Wi-Fi 6, BT 5.4, NFC, Infrared, USB 2.0 |
| Battery | 5800mAh, 45W fast charge | 7000mAh, 45W fast charge | 7000mAh, 90W fast charge |
| Price | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Body:
All three phones are very similar in appearance as they all have the same design and even share the same colors. However they vary slightly in size. The Redmi Note 15 is the smallest, the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ is slightly bigger than the vanilla Note 15 and the Redmi Note 15 Pro is the biggest by a tiny margin.
The Redmi Note 15 weighs around 178g and supports IP68 dust and water resistance. On the other hand, the Redmi Note 15 Pro and Pro+ both weigh 211g and enjoy IP68/69k dust and water protection.
It’s interesting to see actually water resistance being brought down to the lower mid-range for the vanilla Redmi Note 15 which for me is good. The Pro versions have the slightly better water resistance and that okay. They’re also costlier.
Display
The Redmi Note 15 has the weakest display of all three devices and that’s no slight on it at all. The display is actually very good. It is a 6.77″ FHD AMOLED with 120Hz refresh rate and 3200 nits of brightness.
This once upon a time was flagship quality and even though this is a lower mid-range device, the quality should be fantastic in real life use.
The Pro versions on the other use a bigger 6.83″ 1200p AMOLED with 120Hz refresh rate, 3200 nits of brightness, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and 3840Hz PWM of screen dimming.
The displays of all three phones are protected by a proprietary Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass screen protection. This is as good as it gets for an upper mid-range phone. All three devices have fantastic displays.
Software
As expected, all three devices run on HyperOS 2 which is powered by Android 15.
Performance
This is where Xiaomi makes some very interesting choices. The vanilla Redmi Note 15 comes with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, the Pro version ships with a Dimensity 7400 whilst the Pro+ version is equipped with the latest Snapdragon 7s Gen 4.
This will lead to very interesting choices being made by a lot of people especially with a Dimensity 7400 device being snuck into the lineup.
The Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 is the weakest SoC here but it is superior to the Helio G200 in every department, especially in connectivity.
The Dimensity 7400 on the other hand, is on the level of the Snapdragon 865 so it’s a very solid option especially for non tweakers and gamers.
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 which completes this line up is rather close to the Snapdragon 888 in raw performance.
These are upper mid-range devices that we’re discussing, not flagship killers. These are your run of the mill mid-range phones.
Camera and Video
The vanilla Redmi Note 15 comes with a 50MP Omnivision OV50D40 main camera, a 2MP depth sensor and an 8MP selfie camera.
The Redmi Note 15 Pro ships with a better 50MP Sony LYT-600 main camera, the legendary 8MP ultra wide camera and a 20MP selfie camera.
The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ which completes this line up is well armed with a 50MP Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800, a 50MP Omnivision OV50M telephoto camera and an 8MP ultrawide. For the selfies, there’s a 32MP Omnivision OV32D in front.
Having seen the lineup of this device, especially when compared to the other two, it is apparent that Redmi went hard on this device whilst the other two went home.
These devices however all record videos of 4K@30fps from their main camera and videos of 1080p@30fps from the selfies. This is classic Xiaomi so no surprises there.
Sound
For sound, there’s no discrimination or discrepancy here. All three phones are equipped with stereo loudspeaker tuned with Dolby Atmos and can deliver 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio. There’s a kicker here however.
You’d have to give up the 3.5mm jack. This for me is a huge blow as I still very much value the 3.5mm jack. Wired audio will always be superior to wireless. That is what I stubbornly believe.
Comms and Features
The Redmi Note 15 supports WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, NFC, Infrared and a USB 2.0 port (OTG).
The Pro versions support WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC, Infrared and also a USB 2.0.
You’d think that with all the high end cameras that they threw on the Pro versions, they might have at least gone with a USB 3.1 for the Pro+ but no. It’s all USB 2.0 for the foreseeable future.
All three phones support Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity and Circle to Search.
Battery and charging
To power everything, the Redmi Note 15 ships with a Li-Ion 5800 mAh battery with 45W of fast charge.
Both Pro versions have a fantastic 7000mAh but different fast charge speeds. The Pro uses 45W of fast charge, whilst the Pro+ supports 90W of fast charge.
Their prices aren’t out yet but we’ll find out in due time.
Summary and Conclusion
My opinion is these are great phones that are easily superior to what’s mostly available here. However there’s a good chance that we’ll be expecting Helio G200 powered phones.
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