Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Special

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
samsung galaxy s25 ultra
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Special
xiaomi redmi note 15 special
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2025 April 2026
Status February 2025 Coming Soon - April 2026
Price Rs. 129,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Titanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold Crimson Reserve red, Carbon Black, Frosted White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 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 218 g (7.69 oz) 178 g or 182 g (6.28 oz or 6.42 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
- 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 Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 7 HyperOS 2
Processor Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 830 [Similar] Adreno 710 [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz
3840Hz PWM, 800 Nits (typ), 3200 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 68B colors
Size 6.9 inches [Similar] 6.77 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels (498 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 92.51% 89.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 50 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Auxiliary lens
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
Video - 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4"

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
18W reverse wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 5800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -