Redmi’s hugely popular Note lineup is finally getting ready for its big global refresh. Months after the Redmi Note 15 family debuted quietly in China, a detailed leak now spells out almost everything about the international Redmi Note 15, Redmi Note 15 Pro and Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus. 
Screens, chipsets, cameras, batteries, dimensions, even European pricing are on the table, and fans are already arguing online about whether the once legendary value king has lost its magic.
All three phones clearly target the big screen crowd. Every model in the series comes with a 6.83 inch panel and a tall, slim body that suits gaming, social feeds and split screen multitasking. The two higher end versions use an OLED display with 1280 x 2772 resolution, often marketed as 1.5K, and a 120 Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling. The regular Note 15 keeps the same size but steps down to a more common Full HD Plus resolution on an AMOLED panel. On paper the trio looks modern and balanced, with large batteries and fast wired charging across the board.
The global Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus sits at the top. It is said to pair that 6.83 inch 120 Hz OLED with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, 8 GB of RAM and either 256 GB or 512 GB of storage. Power comes from a huge 6500 mAh battery, backed by 100 W wired charging that should refill the phone extremely quickly. The shell reportedly measures 163.34 x 78.31 x 7.91 mm and weighs 207 g, and color options will include Glacier Blue, Mocha Brown and black. In Europe, the leak points to a launch price of 499 euro, pushing this Pro Plus model much closer to traditional upper mid range and even some discounted flagship killers.
The camera setup on the Pro Plus is both headline grabbing and oddly familiar. A 200 MP main shooter leads the way, joined by an 8 MP ultrawide and a tiny 2 MP macro camera, while selfies are handled by a 32 MP front sensor. That combo will look impressive in marketing slides, yet many long time Redmi watchers are already frustrated that the secondary cameras have barely moved forward. The 8 MP ultrawide has been recycled for generations, and the 2 MP macro is widely seen by enthusiasts as little more than e waste, present to fill a third circle in the camera island rather than to deliver meaningful photos.
One step below, the Redmi Note 15 Pro keeps much of what users actually touch every day. You get the same 6.83 inch 120 Hz OLED, the same 8 GB of RAM and storage options, and the exact same 200 MP plus 8 MP plus 2 MP rear combination. The differences sit under the hood and around charging. Xiaomi swaps in MediaTek’s Dimensity 7400 chipset, which should be competent in the upper mid range, and fits a 6580 mAh battery with more modest 45 W wired charging. The selfie camera drops to 20 MP, the body changes slightly to 163.61 x 78.09 x 7.78 mm, weight nudges up to 210 g, and the expected European price is 399 euro, putting a full hundred euro between the two Pro siblings.
The vanilla Redmi Note 15 is billed as the affordable entry into the family, though that label is starting to sound optimistic at 299 euro. It uses a 6.83 inch AMOLED display at Full HD Plus resolution, which will still be more than sharp enough for most people. Inside sits Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. This chip finally brings a cluster of Cortex A78 performance cores to the base Note line, so day to day performance should feel noticeably snappier than on older entry level Redmis. The battery is a solid 5520 mAh with 45 W wired charging, and the phone is the lightest of the three at 178 g, with dimensions of 164 x 75.42 x 7.35 mm.
Camera hardware on the standard Note 15 is simpler but, in some ways, cleaner. You get a 108 MP main sensor paired with the familiar 8 MP ultrawide, and that is it on the back. There is no token low resolution macro hanging around here, something many enthusiasts actually welcome. On the front sits a 20 MP selfie camera, which will more than cover social photos and casual travel shots if Xiaomi’s processing is up to scratch. For users who do not chase huge zoom ranges and just want reliable primary and ultrawide performance, this straightforward setup may be easier to trust than the Pro models’ three sensor marketing checklist.
Where the debate becomes heated is in the value equation. At 499 euro, the Note 15 Pro Plus ends up uncomfortably close to promo prices of devices like the Poco F8 Pro, which pack flagship class processors and often stronger secondary cameras. At 299 euro, the regular Note 15 finds itself staring at a wall of competition from Transsion owned brands such as Tecno and Infinix, which love to undercut Xiaomi on price while matching the big numbers on paper. Even Samsung’s A series, long criticized for slow chipsets, has been slowly transforming into a safer choice by improving efficiency and software support, narrowing the gap that Redmi used to dominate.
Community reactions to the leak reflect this shift. Comment sections are full of users complaining that the Note series has become another mid range glass slab instead of the obvious best buy. People are tired of seeing the same 8 MP ultrawide and tiny 2 MP macro repeated every year on the more expensive models. Others argue that the global Note 15 Pro Plus even looks worse than some Chinese variants, with camera hardware that seems to be standing still while rivals push periscope lenses, higher quality ultrawides or at least more meaningful macro shooters.
Still, the leaked specs make it clear that the Redmi Note 15 trio is not a weak lineup. Large batteries, fast charging across the board, big OLED or AMOLED screens and generous base storage will remain strong selling points in carrier shops and online listings. The question for 2025 is whether that is enough. With aggressive pressure from Poco, Transsion and an increasingly confident Samsung, Xiaomi may need sharp street discounts, polished software and genuinely improved camera tuning to convince long time fans that the Note name still stands for smart, not overpriced, choices in the crowded mid range battlefield.
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Why global launch so late again? By the time it hits stores there will be three newer midrangers on sale 😂
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