realme 15x 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

At a glance

Brand: realme; Xiaomi
Release date: October 2025, 9 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 409.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 67% of devices; 529.087 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 73% of devices

Size: 6.8"; 6.43"
Resolution: 720 x 1570 px HD+; 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 254 ppi Medium Density; 409 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 6000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, 83% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 700 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6300; MediaTek Helio G96
CPU: 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 2x Cortex A76 2.05 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 2.05 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2; ARM Mali-G57 MC2 900MHz
RAM: 6 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 108 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX852; Samsung S5KHM2
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, 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, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Pixel size: —; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.52"

Dimensions: 77.9 mm 166.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 73.4 mm 159.9 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 212 g; 179 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Red Cyan; Black Blue Green
Water/dust resistance: IP69; IP53
Usable surface: 87 %; 85 %

Operating system: Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16); Android 13 Tiramisu MIUI 14 (Android 13)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; 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, QZSS, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; —
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: Noise cancellation microphone, 2 microphones; Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
Gyroscope: —; Yes