Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 16 vs Xiaomi Redmi 15 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced September 2024 August 2025 August 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2024 Available - August 2025 Available - August 2025
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine Midnight Black, Titan Gray, Green Midnight Black, Smoky Purple, Sky Blue, Cedar White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
171.1 x 82.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.74 x 3.23 x 0.34 in)
163.3 x 78.3 x 7.9 mm
(6.43 x 3.08 x 0.31 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz) 211 g (7.44 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 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)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistance (up to 2m for 24 hours)
IP69K

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 18 Android 15 Android 15
User Interface - HyperOS 2 HyperOS 2
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm) Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 619 Adreno 810
RAM 6 GB 4 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
144Hz, Unspecified
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, 3840Hz PWM
HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3200 Nits (peak)
Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 68B colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.9 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (374 ppi) 1220 x 2772 pixels (443 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.56% 82.98% 86.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP 50 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
other unspecified cameras
HDR
50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 2.5x (telephoto)
8 MP, 112˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, (wide)
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, LDAC, LHDC
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GALILEO (E1+E5a), GLONASS, QZSS (L1+L5), BDS (B1l+B1C+B2a)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 90W wired
22.5W reverse wired
Capacity - 7000 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -