Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 15 vs Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Special

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Xiaomi
Announced September 2023 February 2025 April 2026
Status Coming Soon - September 2023 Coming Soon - February 2025 Coming Soon - April 2026
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Phantom Black Crimson Reserve red, Carbon Black, Frosted White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
164.0 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm or 7.8 mm
(6.46 x 2.97 x 0.29 in or 0.31 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz) 178 g or 182 g (6.28 oz or 6.42 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Mini-LED (341 dots) programmable matrix (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Drop resistant up to 1.7m
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 17 Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades
Processor Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth), Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 750 Adreno 710
RAM 6 GB 16 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (HBM), 2000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield Glass
FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen
185Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10, 1600 Nits (HBM), 2500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz
3840Hz PWM, 800 Nits (typ), 3200 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 68B colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.78 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (388 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.56% 88.30% 89.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP 50 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF
Auxiliary lens
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
Panorama, HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4"

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 16 GB RAM UFS 4.0
NTFS support for external storage
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min
15W wireless (Qi)
10W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
18W reverse wired
Capacity - 5500 mAh 5800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -