Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.73in
- Higher pixel density: 522ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5410mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
- Lighter design: 201.8g vs 226g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.73 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 522 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90 % | 85.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) | 164.2 mm (6.46 in) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 in) | 76.1 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 9.35 mm (0.37 in) | 8.12 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 201.8 g (7.12 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP53 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Green |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 825 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 422.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3008 | 816 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9065 | 2210 |
| CPU | 558586 | 131820 |
| GPU | 1040161 | 78131 |
| Memory | 520300 | 77130 |
| UX | 425326 | 114297 |
| NanoReview Score | 2544373 | 401378 |
| Stability | n/a | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 1117 |
| Writing score | n/a | 9686 |
| Web score | n/a | 7778 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6256 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7941 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8987 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 23.9 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5410 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 90 W | 67 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (80 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (79% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:51 h | 0:48 h |
| Web Browsing | 12:19 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 18:43 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:45 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 141 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 12032x9024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 1920 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 115 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.63 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.0 | 1/1.52 |
| Pixel size | 1.6 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 200 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | n/a |
| Focal length | 100 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP9 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.14 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 89 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14 | 1/3.13 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | April, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 350 |
| MSRP ($) | 1099 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 90 W | Yes 67 W |
Note
Xiaomi 15 Ultra:
The Chinese version of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a 6000 mAh battery, while the international model comes with 5410 mAh, leading to a noticeable difference in battery life.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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