Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 16e vs Xiaomi Redmi 15C vs Xiaomi Redmi 15

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2025 Not announced yet August 2025
Status Coming Soon - February 2025 Rumored Available - August 2025
Price Rs. 59,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Blue, Violet, Gray Midnight Black, Titan Gray, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
171.6 x 79.5 x 8 mm
(6.76 x 3.13 x 0.31 in)
171.1 x 82.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.74 x 3.23 x 0.34 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz) 224 g (7.9 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
LTE LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
SA/NSA SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible 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 (side-mounted)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 18.4 Android 15 Android 15
User Interface - HyperOS 2 HyperOS 2
Processor Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz), Apple A18 (3 nm) - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) - Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, 800 Nits (HBM), 1200 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield Glass Protection
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
144Hz, Unspecified
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.9 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (254 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (374 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 84.44% 82.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP 50 MP 50 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR, Panorama, 3D (spatial) Audio
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
QVGA, f/3.0
HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
other unspecified cameras
HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, (wide)
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, HDR [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G 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/6, 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
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB 8 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not 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 not 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
Fast Battery Charging Wired, 50% in 30 min
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, PD
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired
Capacity - 6000 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -