Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in August, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G
- Lighter design: 211g vs 214g
- Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2772 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 443 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 78.3 mm (3.08 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Purple |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2700 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.7 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1245 | 3753 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3271 | 11259 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3612 | 28787 |
| CPU | 253323 | 1094797 |
| GPU | 236053 | 1447696 |
| Memory | 175783 | 425113 |
| UX | 184597 | 752613 |
| NanoReview Score | 849756 | 3720219 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 7000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 90 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 0:43 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 10:12 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 21:39 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:42 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 130 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | 141 |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 111 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.52 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 165 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| 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 | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | August, 2025 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 90 W | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2