REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G vs REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G scores 7.3 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G scores 6.2. The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G leads in display, performance, battery, design and software support. The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G is the newer phone, announced Dec 18, 2025.

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REDMI REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G

7.3 Price TBA

Top score

REDMI REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

6.2 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G

Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.83 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 3,200 nits vs 900 nits
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs IP53
Newer model Dec 18, 2025 vs Oct 27, 2022
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 256 GB

Why choose the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Faster wired charging 120 W vs 100 W
3.5 mm headphone jack

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Overall 7.3 6.2

Display 8.2 7.0

Performance 5.3 4.5

Camera 6.4 6.4

Battery 6.8 5.7

Design 8.6 6.6

Software support 7.4 6.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, CrystalRes AMOLED OLED, Flow AMOLED

Resolution 1280 × 2772 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 447 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,200 nits 900 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Dimensity 1080

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.7 GHz 2.6 GHz

GPU Adreno 810 Mali-G68 MC4

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.7, 1/1.4" 200 MP, f/1.65, 1/1.4"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 120 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Dimensions 163.34 × 78.31 × 8.47 mm 162.9 × 76 × 8.98 mm

Thickness 8.47 mm 8.98 mm

Weight 208 g 210.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Plastic

Back Vegan leather Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69K IP53

Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Mocha Brown, Glacier Blue, Black Midnight Black, Sky Blue, Polar White

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

OS at launch Android 15 Android 12

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 2 MIUI 14

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Announced Dec 18, 2025 Oct 27, 2022

Status Released Released

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