Redmi 15 5G review: A $179 5G with 7,000 mAh — the longest battery in the budget tier.
Two-day budget battery.
Redmi 15 5G ships a 7,000 mAh cell — class-leading at the sub-$200 tier — paired with a 144 Hz LCD and Snapdragon 4 Gen 2. Against Galaxy M06 5G (smaller battery, longer support) and Realme C75 (IP69 but 4G only), it wins on endurance.
01Display
74/10074/100 puts it above the 69-point average for budget phones of 2025.
02Camera
60/10060/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.
03Performance
56/10056/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.
04Battery
96/100At 96/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2025 — 15 points above the cohort average.
05Build
68/10068/100 puts it above the 66-point average for budget phones of 2025.
06Value
86/100At 86/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2025 — 14 points above the cohort average.
- 7,000 mAh — class-leading 2-day battery.
- 144 Hz LCD at $179.
- 5G + Snapdragon 4 Gen 2.
- 3.5 mm + microSD + stereo speakers.
- 215 g is heavy.
- LCD only, no AMOLED.
- 33 W charging is mid-tier.
- HyperOS still has ads.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 146-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .