Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Redmi 15C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Special

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced September 2023 Not announced yet April 2026
Status Available - September 2023 Rumored Coming Soon - April 2026
Price Rs. 159,900 ($1199.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium Blue, Violet, Gray Crimson Reserve red, Carbon Black, Frosted White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
171.6 x 79.5 x 8 mm
(6.76 x 3.13 x 0.31 in)
164.0 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm or 7.8 mm
(6.46 x 2.97 x 0.29 in or 0.31 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) 178 g or 182 g (6.28 oz or 6.42 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Drop resistant up to 1.7m
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 17 Android 15 Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades
User Interface - HyperOS 2 HyperOS 2
Processor Hexa-core (2x + 4x), Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) - Adreno 710
RAM 8 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz
3840Hz PWM, 800 Nits (typ), 3200 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 68B colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.9 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels (460 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (254 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.67% 84.44% 89.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP 50 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
QVGA, f/3.0
HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Auxiliary lens
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4"

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, PD
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
18W reverse wired
Capacity - 6000 mAh 5800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -