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Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs Samsung Galaxy A57
A side-by-side comparison of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and the Samsung Galaxy A57, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
- 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41 - India
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA - India
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
- 5G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Announced
- 2025, December 18
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, January 06
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Announced
- 2026, March 25
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, April 9
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Dimensions
- 164 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm (6.46 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
- Weight
- 178 g (6.28 oz)
- Build
- Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets)
Drop resistant up to 1.7m
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Dimensions
- 161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 mm (6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 in)
- Weight
- 179 g (6.31 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
- SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Type
- AMOLED68B colors120Hz3840Hz PWMHDR10+800 nits (typ)3200 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.77 inches, 110.9 cm2 (~89.7% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2392 pixels (~388 ppi density)
- Protection
- Scratch/drop-resistant glass
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Type
- Super AMOLED+, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- OS
- Android 15, up to 4 major OS updates, HyperOS 2
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Adreno 710
Samsung Galaxy A57
- OS
- Android 16, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 8.5
- Chipset
- Exynos 1680 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-520)
- GPU
- Xclipse 550
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Card slot
- microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
- Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
UFS 2.2
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
UFS 3.1
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Dual
108 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Triple
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
- Features
- Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Single
- 20 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/4.0"
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Single
- 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
- 3.5mm jack
No
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 5.1 or 5.3, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Samsung Galaxy A57
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 5520 mAh
- Charging
45W wired
18W reverse wired
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Type
- 5000 mAh
- Charging
- 45W wired
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Colors
- Black, Glacier Blue, Mist Purple
- Models
- 25096RA9BG, 25098RA98G
- SAR EU
- 1.00 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
- Price
- € 302.66 / $ 279.50
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Colors
- Navy, Gray, Icyblue, Lilac
- Models
- SM-A576B, SM-A576B/DS, SM-A576Q, SM-A576U1, SM-A576W, SM-A576Z, SM-A5760
- SAR
- 0.85 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
- SAR EU
- 0.70 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body)
- Price
- £ 276.89 / € 344.99 / $ 349.99
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Performance
AnTuTu: 637266 (v10)
GeekBench: 2958 (v6)
3DMark: 861 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1524 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -23.4 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 14:12h
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Performance
AnTuTu: 1001995 (v10), 1363464 (v11)
GeekBench: 4411 (v6)
3DMark: 1742 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1309 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -26.3 LUFS (Good)
- Battery
- Active use score 13:59h
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15
- Energy
- Class B
- Battery
- 51:22h endurance, 1000 cycles
- Free fall
- Class A (270 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
Samsung Galaxy A57
- Energy
- Class A
- Battery
- 52:00h endurance, 1200 cycles
- Free fall
- Class A (270 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
How the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and Samsung Galaxy A57 differ
- The Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 has a larger battery, 5520 mAh against 5000 mAh on the Samsung Galaxy A57.
- The Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 has the bigger screen, 6.77 inches against 6.7 inches.
- The main cameras are 108 MP on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 and 50 MP on the Samsung Galaxy A57.
- The Samsung Galaxy A57 is the newer of the two, released in April 2026.