Home Phone comparison Realme Neo 7 SE and Xiaomi 15 - Which is better?

Realme Neo 7 SE vs Xiaomi 15

82 out 100
Realme Neo 7 SE
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
Realme Neo 7 SE
Xiaomi 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme Neo 7 SE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max, vs Xiaomi 15, Manufactured in October, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme Neo 7 SE
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 212g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme Neo 7 SE and Xiaomi 15
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme Neo 7 SE
vs
Xiaomi 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.36 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1200x2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.53 mm (6.4 in) 152.3 mm (6 in)
Width 76.27 mm (3 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.56 mm (0.34 in) 8.08 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme Neo 7 SE
89.5 %
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Realme Neo 7 SE and Xiaomi 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Max Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme Neo 7 SE
1540
Xiaomi 15
2934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme Neo 7 SE
6054
Xiaomi 15
8762
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15402934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)60548762
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24507
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme Neo 7 SE
1817902
Xiaomi 15
2620144
CPU437392584725
GPU6784721142381
Memory355848519406
UX346190373632
NanoReview Score18179022620144
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
20823
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
18292
Writing scoren/a22508
Web scoren/a18826
Video editingn/a8060
Data manipulationn/a14605
NanoReview Scoren/a18292

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
OS Size 61 GB 21 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 7000 mAh 5400 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 90 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Web Browsingn/a13:20 h
Video Playbackn/a19:22 h
Gamesn/a07:10 h
Standby Moden/a150 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.6x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX882OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor size1/1.9531/1.31
Pixel size0.7 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
150
Video quality
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
133
Overall camera score
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
147
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a87
Zoomn/a152
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.14
Pixel size 1 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM B2/B3/B5/B8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B19/B20/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme Neo 7 SE
n/a
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 240 757
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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9 (90%)
1 (10%)
Total Votes: 10

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