realme 16 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G SE
realme
16
Xiaomi
Redmi Note 15 5G SE
At a glance
- Brand
- realme
- Xiaomi
- Release date
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- March 2026, 2 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 454.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 71% of devices
- 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.57"
- 6.77"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2372 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 391 ppi High Density
- 405 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4000 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1920 Hz PWM, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Full Care Display 3.0 Cer, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3200 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Dragontrail Pro glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 6400
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- CPU
- 2× Cortex A76 a 2.5 GHz +6× Cortex A55 a 2.0 GHz
- 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 6 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.5 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G57 MC2
- Adreno 710
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX852
- Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Dual capture, Night Mode
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Front Flash, Night Mode
- Pixel size
- —
- 0.61 µm
- Sensor size
- —
- 1/2.88"
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 20 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.4
- ƒ/ 2.2
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 5800 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 60.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.1 mm 158.3 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.4 mm 164.0 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 181 g
- 178 g
- Materials
- Leather
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black Electric Gray
- Black White Red
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
- IP65 , Splash resistant , IP66
- Usable surface
- 89 %
- 87 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
- Android 15 HyperOS 3.X (Android 15)
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 4 years
Connectivity
- 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 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 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, Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- —
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
