Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Realme 15T
Product
Price
229 USD
229 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Realme Mobiles
Model No
Redmi Note 8
Realme 15T
Launch Date
2019, August 29
2025, September 05
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Dimensions
158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm
158.4 x 75.2 x 7.8 mm (6.24 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)
Weight
190 (6.70 oz)
181 g (6.38 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black, Nebula Purple, Cosmic Purple
Silk Blue, Suit Titanium, Flowing Silver
Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 1000 nits (typ), 1400 nits (HBM), 4000 nits (peak)
Size
6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.57 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~86.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio)
1080 x 2372 pixels (~401 ppi density)
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12
Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Realme UI 6.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 6400 Max (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 610
Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
4GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
64GB/128GBBuilt-in,
128GB/256GB
UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC
Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.88", PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features
48MP HD | Smart ultra-wide angle mode | Rear camera Beautify- Steady handheld night photography | Portrait mode | background blurring | Panorama mode Pro mode | Photo timer | Leveling | Burst mode | Face recognition | HDR | Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction | Custom watermark Portrait mode background blur adjustment | Full screen frame Rear camera | AI scene detection (27 recognizable tags) | Macro camera
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS - Ultra-wide angle recording | Macro recording | Short video mode | 4K recording
1080p@30/60, gyro-EIS
Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
50 MP
Features
Front camera Beautify | Front camera display brightness correction | AI seperation | Face recognition | Front camera filters Selfie timer | Selfie mirror | Hand gesture selfie | Panorama selfie | Portrait mode | Blur adjustment | Full screen camera frame
Video
1080p video recording at 30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 4000 mAh - Fast battery charging 18W
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
60W wired
10W reverse wired
Bypass charging
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Speaker Phone
Yes
3.5mm jack
3.5mm Audio Jack, XviD/MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Radio
FM radio
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)
Performance
AnTuTu: 141915 (v7), 161572 (v8)
GeekBench: 5590 (v4.4), 1339 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: 1521:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker
Voice 78dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality
Noise -94.0dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 108h

