Dual camera setup with 200MP shooter
The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ offers a largely similar camera setup to the Redmi Note 14 Pro+. The selfie camera now gets a bump to 32MP (from 20MP), and the subpar 2MP macro camera is finally retired. The main and ultrawide get new sensors, but they have the same specs, so it doesn’t seem like an upgrade.
- Wide (main): 200 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5KHPE, TetraPixel, f/1.7, 1/1.4″, 0.56µm, OIS, multi-directional PDAF; 2160p@30fps
- Ultrawide: 8 MP OmniVision OV08F10, f/2.2, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm, fixed focus; 1080p@60fps.
- Front camera: 32 MP OmniVision OV32D40, f/2.2, 1/3.0″, 0.7µm; 1080p@60fps
The main 200MP camera is still the star of the show. We couldn’t find much information about the new Samsung ISOCELL HPE sensor besides the fact that it shares the same specs as the 200MP ISOCELL HP3 used before.
Additionally, the ultrawide and selfie cameras gain the ability to record at up to 60fps videos.
Daylight photos
Main camera
Moving on to our image quality analysis, the main camera photos, which we took, are good for the most part. Sharpness and detail are solid, and color reproduction is nice.
The dynamic range could be better, with shadows appearing darker than we’d like in some photos. Also, many of the photos have clipped highlights here and there. Some overharpening halos are also visible.
Thanks to the new main camera sensor, the image rendition appears to be nicer than the previous model, but it still remains firmly in midrange territory. It’s a notch below what you get with the Xiaomi 15T and the Poco F8 Pro, for instance.
Main camera samples (1x)
If you are curious, the 200MP full-res photos out of the camera are soft and poor in contrast, just like the previous model. They also have poor dynamic range. We don’t see any benefits over the default output.
200MP full-res samples
People shots look better than on the previous model, but they still leave something to be desired. Skin tones are nice, and the photos by the main camera have a naturally defocused background. The dedicated Portrait mode also delivers some solid results. However, occasionally, the photos would turn out with poor contrast or the subject would be out of focus.
1x people shots: Normal • Portrait mode
2x crop zoom
The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ lacks a dedicated optical zoom camera, so it resorts to using crop zoom from the sensor when zooming is needed.
The 2x zoom samples offer a similar rendering to the 1x mode, but if you examine them from up close, the detail is quite mushy. We don’t have a direct side-by-side comparison with the previous model, but looking through our old samples, the 2x crop zoom quality there appears to be nicer.
2x crop zoom samples
An okay application for the 2x crop zoom mode is taking close-ups. While not terribly sharp, these photos turn out well.
2x crop zoom close-ups
We also have a set of people shots at 2x zoom. Facial features won’t strike you as particularly well defined (especially indoors), but they would do the job in a pinch. The unreliable auto focus behavior, which we saw when shooting at 1x, is present here as well.
2x people shots: Normal • Portrait mode
4x crop zoom
Just like the previous model, the camera viewfinder also offers a direct toggle for 4x, but that’s stretching the capabilities of the camera. Image quality at this sort of magnification really takes a hit even in good lighting conditions.
Close-ups at 4x are much more palatable in terms of image quality, and we wouldn’t hesitate to switch to this zoom mode for close-ups.
4x crop zoom close-ups
Ultrawide camera
Given the price bracket of the device, the 8MP ultrawide camera delivers the expected quality. We can’t say it’s great because everything is soft, and the dynamic range leaves a lot to be desired.
However, the overall rendition is sharper than on the previous model, even though technically, the camera specs are the same. That is likely due to the change of the camera supplier to Omnivision.
Ultrawide camera samples
Selfies
The selfie camera in this generation is 32MP (up from 20MP). Unfortunately, the quality has not improved notably.
Dynamic range is quite good, and skin tones appear to be rendered nicely.
However, the fixed focus sweet spot is still not at arm’s length, resulting in soft mug shots. The colors overall are quite subdued, too.
Selfie samples
Low-light photos
Main camera
The low-light photos out of the main camera look great. They are clean, sharp and quite detailed. The colors are punchy, and the dynamic range keeps both highlights and shadows in check.
Main camera low-light samples (1x)
2x crop zoom
While the 2x crop zoom photos are decent, they are not as good as the main output from the camera – dynamic range definitely takes a hit in this mode, and the exposures look generally darker too.
2x crop zoom low-light samples
4x crop zoom
The 4x photos are soft – they have a more limited dynamic range and are pretty noisy too.
4x crop zoom low-light samples
Ultrawide camera
Unsurprisingly, the 8MP ultrawide camera does not perform great after dark. The photos are soft, and the nice dynamic range is the only thing they have going for them.
Ultrawide camera low-light samples
What we appreciated, however, that, much like during the day, the ultrawide photos are better than those by the previous model.
Our photo quality verdict
We appreciate the small tune-ups in the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ camera department. The new main camera sensor has better rendition of fine detail and takes better people shots. For some odd reason, however, we find its output at 2x a bit worse than the previous model. It doesn’t show any improvement at 4x zoom either, so we wonder what the 4x toggle is still doing in the camera viewfinder. With this release, the ultrawide camera produces slightly sharper images in both good and low light, but there is no getting around the fact that it remains entry-level hardware. The selfie camera has seen a bump in resolution, but unfortunately, it does not mean it takes any better selfies. We like how skin tones come through, but we are starting to think that the fact that faces come out slightly out of focus is intentional.
Video quality
Just like the previous model, the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ offers 4K video recording at 30fps using its primary camera, and it has EIS in this mode. The ultrawide and the selfie cams are limited to 1080p.
You can check out the playlist below, which includes multiple video samples.
The daylight 4K video from the main camera is pretty solid. It has a wide dynamic range and is decently sharp. It offers adequate contrast, lively colors, and has negligible noise.
At 2x, the footage is about the same quality as the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ – it looks good and would do the job in a pinch. The 4x footage, however, is too soft for our taste.
The ultrawide footage is soft too and with washed-out colors, but we do see an improvement compared to the predecessor – just like with the photos.
As you will see from our walking test, video stabilization from the main camera is excellent. It also works very well at 2x zoom.
The low-light footage from the main cam is good, but, for some reason, not as impressive with dynamic range and colors as the Redmi Note 14 Pro+.
The low-light footage at the other focal lengths has similar dynamic range but is considerably softer than the default output from the main cam.
Our video quality verdict
The Redmi Note 15 Pro+’s main camera captures nice videos in good light, and video stabilization remains commendable as before. After dark, however, we preferred the low-light video output of its predecessor. As for the ultrawide camera, the new sensor produces a sharper rendition than before in both good and low light, but its video output still remains nothing to write home about.