Right this moment is the day for Xiaomi to unveil its new flagships – and to our shock, it unveiled three new fashions. It turned out that the third module is only a particular version of the small Xiaomi 15, which brings a minimum of 20 colour choices to select from. The common 15 is on the market in an excellent variety of colours too, however that’s not what you’re inquisitive about, is it?
Xiaomi 15
You most likely need to hear about how the Xiaomi 15 is supplied with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and it’s. The chipset is paired with 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of quick UFS 4.0 storage. Not like its predecessor, there isn’t any configuration with simply 8GB of RAM.
Snapdragon 8 Elite with a big vapor chamber for cooling
Xiaomi managed to suit an enormous 5,400mAh battery with the Silicon-Carbon tech that has been gaining recognition just lately. For reference, the Xiaomi 14 had a 4,610mAh battery.
Does this imply that the Xiaomi 15 is greater? No, it’s fractions of a millimeter smaller, really. It measures 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.08mm (that is for the mannequin with a glass again), in comparison with 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.2mm for the earlier mannequin. It is a couple of grams heavier at 191g (vs. 188g), however you’re not more likely to discover.
The show stays at 6.36”. It’s not tiny, however the 15 is smaller than most Androids. This can be a flat OLED panel with 1,200 x 2,670px decision and 120Hz refresh charge. The height brightness has been boosted a bit to three,200 nits (up from 3,000 nits) with DC dimming to dial it down. And we all know that a few of you could have been ready for this one – the brand new mannequin makes use of an ultrasonic fingerprint reader.
The show is protected by Xiaomi Dragon Crystal glass for the primary time, which is 10x harder than the Gorilla Glass Victus utilized by the Xiaomi 14 (says Xiaomi’s inside lab). The telephone’s body is made out of high-strength aluminum alloy that has 33% larger bending resistance. Naturally, the telephone is rated IP68 for mud and water resistance.
The digicam system has a couple of adjustments, however few precise upgrades. It’s a triple 50MP setup as soon as once more. The principle digicam makes use of the Mild Fusion 900 sensor from OmniVision (typically mistranslated as Mild Hunter), a 1/1.31” sensor with 1.2µm pixels. The 23mm lens has a brilliant f/1.62 aperture and OIS. Xiaomi guarantees that 5x lossless zoom (120mm) is feasible with this digicam.
The telephoto lens now has a 60mm focal size (down from 75mm) however retains its potential to take macro pictures at simply 10cm (4in). The extremely broad digicam has a 115° (14mm) f/2.2 lens. There may be one improve – the Xiaomi 15 can now file 8K video at 30fps, not simply 24fps. Nonetheless, you might discover extra use within the 4K 30/60fps mode. All of the cameras are able to capturing Dolby Imaginative and prescient HDR footage.
Connectivity is similar as earlier than – a USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) port that additionally helps 90W quick charging. There may be 50W quick wi-fi charging too. With the Xiaomi G1 battery administration chip, the battery is rated to maintain at the least 80% of its capability after 1,600 cycles. On the wi-fi facet of issues, there’s 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC. There’s no headphone jack, however there are stereo audio system with Dolby Atmos and each Hello-Res Audio and Hello-Res Audio Wi-fi certifications.
The telephone is operating HyperOS 2.0 out of the field, extra on that in a separate article.
The Xiaomi 15 is on the market for pre-order in China now by way of the corporate’s on-line retailer, correct gross sales begin on October 31. The bottom 12/256GB mannequin prices CNY 4,500 (which converts to $630/€585/₹53,000). There are a couple of extra variations going all the way in which as much as 16GB/1TB, test the desk under.
| Xiaomi 15 | |
|---|---|
| 12GB/256GB | CNY 4,500 |
| 12GB/512GB | CNY 4,800 |
| 16GB/512GB | CNY 5,000 |
| 16GB/1TB | CNY 5,500 |
| Diamond Version | CNY 6,000 |
| Customized Version (16GB/512GB) | CNY 5,000 |
Wait, Diamond Version? And that’s not even the particular version we talked about at first. The vanilla Xiaomi 15 has a glass again and is available in Lilac, Inexperienced, Black and White variations. There’s additionally the Silver Version.
Xiaomi 15 in Lilac, Inexperienced, Black, White and Brilliant Silver Version
The Diamond Version switches over to crocodile-grain leather-based for the again and has an precise 57 side diamond embedded on the facet. The digicam island can also be given a glittery texture. This version is on the market in Elephant Grey, Orange and Glacier White. This can be a restricted version, so it received’t be round without end and we don’t know whether or not it will likely be out there outdoors of China.
Xiaomi 15 Diamond Version
This brings us to the Xiaomi 15 Customized Version. The again panel provides a formidable palette of 20 colours to select from. They’re paired with two paint jobs for the aluminum body (excessive gloss PVD). The Customized Version is on the market solely in a 16/512GB configuration.
Xiaomi 15 Customized version
