hotwav Note 18 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi 15R 5G

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; Xiaomi
Release date: November 2025, 6 months ago; September 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 415.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,099.00 ($ 160.76)

Size: 7.2"; 6.9"
Resolution: 720 x 1560 px HD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 239 ppi Medium Density; 254 ppi Medium 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; Water Drop Notch, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 800 cd/m², 1200:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, DC dimming, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); MediaTek Dimensity 6300
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 60 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Capacity: 128 GB; 128 GB
Type: eMMC 5.1 Storage; UFS Storage 2.2
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 79.5 mm 171.6 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 205 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Gold Green; Black Silver Purple Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 83 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP64

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
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
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

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), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)