REDMI Note 15 Pro vs vivo V40 SE 5G

The REDMI Note 15 Pro scores 6.5 in our rating, and the vivo V40 SE 5G scores 5.4. The REDMI Note 15 Pro leads in display, camera, battery, design and software support. The REDMI Note 15 Pro is the newer phone, announced Dec 18, 2025.

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REDMI REDMI Note 15 Pro

6.5 Price TBA

Top score

vivo vivo V40 SE 5G

5.4 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 15 Pro

Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Silicon-carbon battery
Faster wired charging 45 W vs 44 W
Bigger screen 6.77 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 3,200 nits vs 1,800 nits
Better water resistance IP65 vs IP54

Why choose the vivo V40 SE 5G

Lighter 185.5 g vs 195 g
Thinner 7.79 mm vs 7.96 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2400 px vs 1080 × 2392 px
Sharper display 394 ppi vs 388 ppi
5G support

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Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

Overall 6.5 5.4

Display 8.0 7.4

Performance 3.7 3.9

Camera 6.1 4.6

Battery 6.3 5.0

Design 7.2 6.9

Software support 7.4 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

Size 6.77 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED OLED, Ultra Vision AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2392 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 388 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,200 nits 1,800 nits

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 —

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

Chipset Helio G200 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Process 6 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 —

Geekbench 6 single-core 684 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 1,911 —

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.7, 1/1.4" 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 1080p@60 —

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Li-Ion

Wired charging 45 W 44 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes —

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

Dimensions 163.22 × 76.29 × 7.96 mm 163.17 × 75.81 × 7.79 mm

Thickness 7.96 mm 7.79 mm

Weight 195 g 185.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP65 IP54

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Glacier Blue, Titanium Color Crystal Black, Leather Purple

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

5G ✕ No ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.0

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No —

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes —

Software

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

OS at launch Android 15 Android 14

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 2 Funtouch OS 14

OS updates 4 years 2 years

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 15 Provivo V40 SE 5G

Announced Dec 18, 2025 Mar 2024

Status Released Released

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