SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi 15C review: The default first smartphone for half the world, 2025 edition.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2025·$129
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#3 of 14
Tier
Entry
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

Battery, screen size, price. Done.

15C knows exactly what its buyer ranks first: days of battery, a cinema-sized panel and the lowest possible price. Xiaomi sells millions of these for a reason — it does the three things that matter and ignores everything that doesn't.

01Display

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size6.9 inches
Resolution1,640 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

52/100

52/100 puts it above the 48-point average for entry phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

44/100

44/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G81 Ultra (4G)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB · microSD

04Battery

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 78-point average for entry phones of 2025.

Capacity6,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

06Value

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among entry phones of 2025 — 6 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 6,000 mAh — two full days, easily.
  • 33 W charging at $129.
  • 120 Hz scrolling.
  • Jack + microSD + IR blaster.
What doesn't
  • HD+ on a 6.9" panel is visibly soft.
  • 4G only.
  • 8 MP selfie.
  • HyperOS ads in stock apps.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G35
$169 · score 54/100

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 14-phone cohort of entry devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .