Mid-range · 2025

Realme 15 (India)

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v10 AnTuTu evidence is also available. Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A36's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 80W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, IP68 water resistance

6.8″ AMOLED · 144Hz

7300+ 8 / 128 GB

7000 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 50 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6

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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · OLED · 1280 × 2800 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1280 × 2800 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

4608 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

6500 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7300+ (4 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G615 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7300+ (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

680,000

Kimovil · Antutu v10

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Realme UI 6.0 · 3-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Realme UI 6.0

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

50 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX882, 1/1.95", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A36 , Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

7000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

7000 mAh

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28b

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

187 g · IP68

Built to last

Weight

187 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

90% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 40 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

680k vs 2.1M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

187 g vs 177 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

75% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

680k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

187 g vs 162 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Where to buy

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How each one compares to the Realme 15 (India).

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Realme 15 (India)

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 17

Samsung Galaxy S25

Where to buy

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