Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026	Dec 18, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $899 12GB/512GB - $1300	6GB/128GB - €210

Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)	6.46 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches 164 x 75.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Black, Forest Green, Glacier Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.59% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 3200 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2425 (Excellent)	3182 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm) International version - Exynos 2600	Mediatek Helio G100 Ultra (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 840	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (15)

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GeekBench 6 Single
3186	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
10944	1974
3D Mark High
6607	345
3D Mark Low
3064	342

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Ion	6000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 33.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 37min

Browsing

15h 48min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 2min

Browsing

19h 2min

Video

11h 53min

Gaming

9h 53min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.67" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	1080p (30 fps) HDR
Front
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	20 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

149

Overall

155

Photo

143

Video

97

Overall

111

Photo

84

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

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