Xiaomi Mi Max vs Xiaomi Redmi 15a

Product
Xiaomi Mi Max
159 USD
Xiaomi Redmi 15a
159 USD

Price
159 USD
159 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Mi Max
Xiaomi Redmi 15a

Launch Date
2016, May 11
2026, March 27

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 ,CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ,CDMA2000 1xEV-DO ,TD-SCDMA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm (6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 in)
171.6 x 79.5 x 8.2 mm (6.76 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
Weight
203g (7.16 oz)
210 g (7.41 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Gray, Silver, Gold
Black, Blue, Purple

Type
IPS LCD
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)
Size
6.44 inches, 114.3 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)

OS
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), MIUI 10
Android 16, HyperOS 3, up to 4 major Android upgrades
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) - Prime model
Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 510
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
2GB/3GB/4GB
4GB/6GB
Storage
16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB eMMC 4.5 or eMMC 5.1
64GB/128GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm, AF
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Lens 2
Auxiliary lens

Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.0
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features
Single
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 4850 mAh battery
6300 mAh
Charging
15W wired 7.5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass Virtual proximity sensing

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, BDSInfrared port,YesRadio,FM radio, recording
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
No
Radio
FM radio, recording
FM radio, recording
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1362 Basemark X: 15487
Display
Contrast ratio: 922 (nominal), 1.996 (sunlight)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality
Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 108h