Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G

53 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
VS
74 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Manufactured in September, 2020, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G, Manufactured in August, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. 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 Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 443ppi
  • Lighter design: 211g vs 215g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5160mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
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:
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
vs
Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1220x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 n/a
Pixel density 395 ppi 443 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 450 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6 % 86.8 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
629 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)2358 Hzn/a
Response time35.4 msn/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 78.3 mm (3.08 in)
Thickness 9.4 mm (0.37 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
84.6 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
86.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC and Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.7 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 688 Yes
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 825 MHz n/a
FLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
722
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
1245
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
1878
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
3271
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7221245
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18783271
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3612
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
395451
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
849756
CPU132406253323
GPU79345236053
Memory75270175783
UX108430184597
NanoReview Score395451849756
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
1108
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.42.6 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test6 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1108n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
8826
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Writing score10279n/a
Web score7068n/a
Video editing5923n/a
Data manipulation7591n/a
NanoReview Score8826n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 15
OS Size 20.5 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 14 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:15 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
24:00
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Web Browsing09:56 hn/a
Video Playback13:59 hn/a
Games05:35 hn/a
Standby Mode116 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6920 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
SensorSony IMX682n/a
Sensor size1/1.731/2
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
107
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
98
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
103
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5963x3354 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.4 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *Non/a
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM: B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28)n/a
LTE category15n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
89.2 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2020 yr August, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2020 yr August, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 245 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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