Xiaomi announced this Sunday (02) New Xiaomi 15 line for the global market. The company took advantage of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 event to make the first exit, but mobile phones were already announced to the Chinese market at the end of February.
The new type of mobile phones series was categorized with great focus on the cameras emphasizing the partnership with the traditional Leica brand. Devices bring new Hyperos 2 system and updated hardware.
During the event, Xiaomi also announced the new Pad 7 and Pad 7 Pro tablets, Buds 5 Pro headset (and a Wi-Fi version), Watch S4 Smart Watch, Electric Scooter 5 Max and Smart Band 9 Pro.
Xiaomi 15 Ultra: Best phone for photos?
The most important feature of the presentation was Xiaomi 15 ultra. The phone includes classic camera design with black, white and silver coatings. The idea is to make this memory striking, since it promises to be a professional camera on the body of a mobile phone.
New Xiaomi 15 Ultra cameras bring this configuration:
- Main (Leica): 50 MP (F/1.63, 23mm), OIS, LYT-900;
- Telephoto and Macro (Leica): 50 MP (F/1.8, 70mm or 10cm), OIS, IMX858;
- Periscopic Telephoto (Leica): 200 MP (F/2.6, 100mm), OIS, HP9;
- Great angular (Leica): 50 MP (F/2.2, 115º), JN5;
- Front: 32 MP (f/2.0, 21mm, 90º), ov32b.
The new Xiaomi 15 Ultra Camera Module looks like the round shape of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. The main difference lies in the color section in the back, the most traditional cameras.
The company emphasizes 1 inch sensor with optical lenses Leica Summilux. The word is lighter and detailed images regardless of the environment. This camera has a various focal distance of 23 mm, 28mm and 35mm, which is the most suitable for those who seek the most performance at low light or at night.
For videos, the Xiaomi 15 promises to offer cinematic quality with main and periscopical cameras and brings 4K with 120 FPS. Sensors combine optics (OIS) and electronic (EIS) stabilization to provide less shaken videos. Ultra also registers with 4K and 60 FPS Dolby Vision HDR and is also a resolution of 8K with a maximum of 30 fps in 10-bit logs. The company also added four microphones for records to sound.
The mobile phone revenues 6.73 inches and WQHD+ resolution AMOLED display (3200 x 1440p) and reaches 3,200 nits. It also brings LTPO technology (1 to 120 Hz update rate) and eye damage, technologies that reduce the vision of HDR10+ and Dolby.
The general design brings the Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0 glass, which promises to be 16 times more resistant to Aluminum and Falls. The cameras area is protected by Gorilla Glass 7i. The phone also has an IP68 certificate against water and dust.
Xiaomi 15 Ultraz Hardware Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16 GB RAM and 512 GB or 1 TB storage space. The battery has a capacity of 5.410 mAh with a fast charger up to 90W. The device also has Wi-Fi 7 and has the Bluetooth 6.0, which thinks the future.
This model also includes the Xiaomi 15 Ultra Photography Kit Legend Edition, which targets the enthusiastic audience of the photograph. It consists of a clutch similar to that of cameras that surround the entire phone and keep it more comfortable. It also contains adapters and integrated 2,000 mAh batteries.
Xiaomi 15: Compact flagship
Already Xiaomi 15 promises to be a more compact flagship. Left aligned cameras come with a more hidden body with a module. The phone still brings round corners, but the edges are flat.
Xiaomi 15 screen 6.36 “and also has AMOLED technology with an increase of 3,200 Nits, but the resolution 1-120Hz LTPO update rate falls to 2670 x 1200p-also with HDR10+ and HDR10, but without vision.
The phone is sold in black, white, green and silver. Comes with the same processor, but only 12 GB RAM and 256 GB or 512 GB storage space. The battery has 5.240 mAh with a charge of up to 90W.
Although the ultra version is most prominent for photographs, Xiaomi 15 de Leica promises the flagship performance, which is the result of partnership:
- Main (Leica): 50 MP (f/1.62, 3 lens, 23mm), OIS, light fusion 900;
- Telephoto and Macro (Leica): 50 MP (F/2.0, 60mm or 10cm), OIS, JN5;
- Ultra-Angulat (Leica): 50 MP (F/2.2, 115º, 14mm), JN1;
- Front: 32 MP (f/2.0, 90º, 21mm)
Prices and usability
New Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 already have prices for the international market. However, Xiaomi Brasil confirmed that the Xiaomi 15 series is not yet the preview of the local market. These are recommended prices:
- Xiaomi 15: From 999 euros ($ 6,000 in direct transformation)
- Xiaomi 15 Ultra: From 1.499 euros (about 9.1 thousand r $ in direct transformation)
- Photo Kit: 199 euro (about $ 1,200 R $ in direct transformation)
*The journalist went to Barcelona to cover MWC 2025 at Xiaomi’s invitation.
Source: Tec Mundo
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