hotwav Note 18 Pro vs realme 15 5G

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: November 2025, 6 months ago; July 2025, 10 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 680.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,699.00 ($ 248.53)

Size: 7.2"; 6.77"
Resolution: 720 x 1560 px HD+; 1280 x 2800 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 239 ppi Medium Density; 460 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); MediaTek Dimensity 7300
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.5 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Arm Mali-G615 MC2
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung; Sony IMX882
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Dimensions: 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 75.9 mm 163.3 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 185 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Blue Gold Green; Silver Pink
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 89 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP6X , IP69

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers; Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
Gyroscope: —; Yes