Galaxy A57 vs Redmi Note 15 Pro camera: 6 real photos side by side

Real photos, side by side, so you can see the difference.

By howtosimply staff · Photos taken 24 October 2026

Galaxy A57

Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G

Photo 1 of 6Fountain and pond · main camera

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Quick take

In our daylight photos the Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G gave brighter, more saturated pictures with a bluer sky and greener leaves, while the Galaxy A57 looked cooler and flatter. Against the sun, the Redmi showed a visible flare streak in the statue shot. Both saved 12 MP files.

What the photo files show

	Samsung Galaxy A57	Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
Saved file at 1x	4000 × 3000 (12 MP)	4080 × 3060 (12.5 MP)
Main lens (35 mm equivalent)	23 mm	23 mm
2x photo	46 mm equivalent, digital zoom 2x, 4000 × 3000 (12 MP)	46 mm equivalent, 4080 × 3060 (12.5 MP)
Software in the files	A576BXXU6BZIE	MediaTek Camera Application

How these were taken

24 October 2026, Palmengarten, Frankfurt am Main, sunny with clouds, between 14:28 and 15:27. Each scene was shot with all 11 of our test phones within a few minutes, each on the same tripod, each on its default auto camera settings. The main camera at 1x, the roses at 2x. Location data removed, people blurred, no other edits. How we test · Compare these two in the Camera Lab

What this comparison does not show

Night, indoor and portrait photos: not shot yet.
Ultra-wide and telephoto lenses beyond 2x, and video.
Other light: this is one sunny afternoon. Colours can change in cloud or at dusk.
Other copies of the same phone: we have one of each.

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