As promised, Xiaomi unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Xiaomi 15 & Xiaomi 15 Pro, in China.
The Xiaomi 15 Diamond Limited Edition comes in 3 fashionable colours, glacier white, elephant grey, and orange with a diamond inlay middle frame, shining Kona leather back panel, and exquisite texture. The Xiaomi 15 comes in Black, White, Asakusa Green, Lilac and Bright Silver colours.
Xiaomi 15:
The Xiaomi 15 is a compact flagship phone. It has a boxy design with a protruding square camera module on the back. It is dust- and water-resistant according to IP68 standards. The frame is made of flat, one-piece aluminium with rounded corners, sharp edges, and an ultra-narrow body that can be used with one hand.
A real wave-like texture is created by 3D hot-bending glass in the silver colour. The company said there are two high-gloss middle frames, available in bright silver and black, and 20 customized colours. It measures 8.08mm thick and weighs 181g.
The Xiaomi 15 sports a smaller 6.36-inch M9 LTPO OLED with 1.5K resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate. It also gets 12-bit colours, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and 3200-nits brightness. This time the Xiaomi 15 series also features an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
The Xiaomi 15 comes with a Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC coupled with 12GB/16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 storage.
Xiaomi 15 features a 50MP f/1.6 aperture Light Fusion 900 main sensor with Hyper OIS & Leica Summilux lens support. It comes with a 50MP 115° Leica ultra-wide with a f/2.2 aperture along with a 50MP Infinity Leica telephoto camera with an f/2.0 aperture, 2.6x zoom & OIS. Again the Xiaomi 15 features the same old 32MP selfie shooter as its predecessor.
The Xiaomi 15 packs a 5400 mAh battery with 90W fast wired & 50W wireless charging support. It also gets 10W reverse wireless charging support. The connectivity options include Dual SIM with 4G LTE & 5G support, NFC, IR blaster, Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 7, and USB Type-C 3.2 port with X-axis linear motor. It also gets stereo speakers powered by Dolby Atmos. It runs on HyperOS with Android 15 OS out of the box.
Xiaomi 15 Pro:
The Xiaomi 15 Pro sports a larger 6.73-inch M9 Luminous Material OLED with 2K resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate. It also gets 12-bit colours, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and 3200-nits brightness. The device also gets Xiaomi Ceramic Glass 2.0 protection. It measures 8.35mm thick & weighs 213g. This time the Xiaomi 15 series also features an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
The Xiaomi 15 Pro comes with Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC coupled with 12GB/16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 storage. This Xiaomi 15 Pro comes with a self-developed T1S signal enhancement chip.
Xiaomi 15 Pro features a 50MP f/1.6 aperture 1/ 1.31″ Light Fusion 900 main sensor with Hyper OIS & Leica Summilux lens support. There is a 50MP Samsung JN1 115° Leica ultra-wide with a f/2.2 aperture along with a 50MP Sony IMX858 telephoto lens with an f/2.0 aperture & OIS. It comes with a 5X 10cm Infinity Leica telephoto camera. Again the Xiaomi 15 Pro features the same old 32MP selfie shooter as its predecessor.
The Xiaomi 15 Pro packs a 6100 mAh battery with 120W fast wired & 50W wireless charging support. It also gets 10W reverse wireless charging support. The connectivity options include Dual SIM with 4G LTE & 5G support, NFC, IR blaster, Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 7, and USB Type-C 3.2 port with X-axis linear motor. It also gets stereo speakers powered by Dolby Atmos. It runs on HyperOS with Android 15 OS out of the box.
Pricing:
The Xiaomi 15 with 12GB+256GB costs 4499 Yuan (Rs.53,000/-)& 12GB+512GB at 4999 Yuan (Rs.59,000/-). The higher 16GB+512GB at 5499 Yuan (Rs.64,800/-) & 16GB+1TB at 5999 Yuan (Rs.70,500/-) in China.
The Xiaomi 15 Pro costs 5299 Yuan (Rs.62500/-) for 12GB+256GB, 16GB+512GB at 5799 Yuan (Rs.68,400/-) & 16GB+1TB at 6499 Yuan (Rs.76,550/-). There is also 16GB + 1TB Titanium Special Edition that cost 6499 Yuan (Rs.74,000/-) in China.
