Head to head
Xiaomi REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5GvsApple iPhone 16e
The short answer
Choose the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G for the larger screen, peak brightness, more base storage, battery capacity, battery life per charge and faster charging. Choose the iPhone 16e for lower weight. The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G is £170 cheaper at UK RRP (£429 against £599). The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G gets security updates until December 2031; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 16e, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate the iPhone 16e gets them for longer.
- Released
- 2025-12-25GSMArena — Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ specifications, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £429Xiaomi UK store — REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G (list / original price, 8 GB + 256 GB), retrieved 2026-09-12
- Security updates until
- 2031-12-25Xiaomi UK — REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2025-02-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £599Apple Newsroom UK — iPhone 16e launch, retrieved 2026-09-22
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerendoflife.date — iPhone, retrieved 2026-08-19
6 wins for REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G1 win for iPhone 16e1 difference you won’t notice£170 apart at RRP
Verdict: REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G ahead on 6 rows, iPhone 16e on 1 row
On the makers’ figures and the named third-party sources, the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G wins on display size (6.83 in against 6.1 in), peak brightness (3,200 nits against 1,200 nits), storage (base) (256 GB against 128 GB), battery capacity (6,500 mAh from the maker against 4,005 mAh from GSMArena), battery per charge (60.78 h against 41 h) and fast charging (100 W against 20 W); the iPhone 16e wins on weight (167 g against 207.1 g). The difference in claimed video playback is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same RAM and battery lifespan. The other 38 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Xiaomi UK — REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G specs claims Xiaomi HyperOS 2 · GSMArena — Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ specifications reports Android 15, HyperOS 2
Xiaomi UK — REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G specs claims Octa-core, up to 2.7GHz · GSMArena — Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ specifications reports Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
3 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Google Mobile Services · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G better than the iPhone 16e?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G wins on display size, 6.83 in (Xiaomi UK) against 6.1 in (Apple Support UK), peak brightness, 3,200 nits (Xiaomi UK) against 1,200 nits (Apple Support UK), storage (base), 256 GB (Xiaomi UK) against 128 GB (Apple Support UK), battery capacity, 6,500 mAh (Xiaomi UK) against 4,005 mAh (GSMArena), battery per charge, 60.78 h against 41 h (both EU energy label) and fast charging, 100 W (Xiaomi UK) against 20 W (Apple Support UK); the iPhone 16e wins on weight, 167 g (Apple Support UK) against 207.1 g (Xiaomi UK). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G, by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 60.78 h against 41 h (both EU energy label). The iPhone 16e is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: claimed video playback, 26 h (Apple UK) against 25 h (Xiaomi UK). The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G, by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 6,500 mAh (Xiaomi UK) against 4,005 mAh (GSMArena).
Which is lighter?
The iPhone 16e, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 167 g (Apple Support UK) against 207.1 g (Xiaomi UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 3,200 nits (Xiaomi UK) against 1,200 nits (Apple Support UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G gets security updates until December 2031; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 16e, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate the iPhone 16e gets them for longer. Sources: dates from Xiaomi UK; Apple’s record from endoflife.date and Apple security releases.
Which is cheaper?
The REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G is £170 cheaper at UK RRP (£429 against £599). Prices from REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G: Xiaomi UK store; iPhone 16e: Apple Newsroom UK.
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