Snapdragon 8 Elite will premiere with HyperOS 2 and Leica photos
Xiaomi is adding more wood to its new 2025 “flagship”… Maximum refined design, “top-end” hardware that debuts with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and Leica lenses, and a new HyperOS 2 firmware to be finalized.
Xiaomi is another year old. The Haidian giant likes to speak before anyone else in the industryso yours flagship the following year are always presented before the previous year’s Christmas campaign. This forces us to do a little crossover it makes us talk about Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro How flagship from the Xiaomi catalog for 2025, although this is October 2024.
In any case, what does Xiaomi present to us? helps understand evolution from a manufacturer that many years ago surprised with its prices and capabilities, although now wants to compete and competes with all the best marketsincluding the heaviest ones, which we can already include Xiaomi itself.
Lei Jun and his team are taking things seriously this time with their new Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro, which take the Haidian brand’s “flagship” concept to the extreme, while also launching HyperOS 2, Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and monster batteries.
The truth is that with the new Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro The company, led by Lei Jun, is moving forward in many directions.starting from an already very promising base such as Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14T, which has been improved to the maximum both in terms of finishing and capabilities. In addition, Xiaomi wanted release new Hyper OS 2 firmware this is now a reality, and not only that, because their new top models will also debut with the most powerful chipset in the world – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Have a lot to saystarting with an attempt to explain to us that this construction includes some such huge batteriesso without further ado, let’s get to know them… Will you join us?
Technical sheet
As always, we start with cold data so you have all the first-hand information along with the regular data. Complete table of technical characteristics and componentswhich although does not fully explain how they will behave new flagship from Xiaomi In everyday life, they give us a good idea of the level that the Haidian giant strives for. try to conquer the android throne.
| Xiaomi 15 | Xiaomi 15 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.1 (mm) | 161.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 (mm) |
| Weight | 189(g) | 213(g) |
| Screen | 6.36 inches LTPO OLED 1B colors, 120 Hz, 3200 nits (peak), HDR10+, Dolby Vision | 6.73 inches LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120 Hz, 3200 nits (peak), HDR10+, Dolby Vision |
| Pixel Density | 2670 x 1200 pixels, 20:9, 460 dpi | 3200 x 1440 pixels, 20:9, 522 ppi |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm), Octa-core @ 4.32 GHz, Adreno 830 GPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm), Octa-core @ 4.32 GHz, Adreno 830 GPU |
| RAM | 12 or 16 GB (LPDDR5X) | 12 or 16 GB (LPDDR5X) |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB (UFS 4.0) | 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB (UFS 2.0) |
| operating system | Xiaomi HyperOS 2 | Xiaomi HyperOS 2 |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM 5G, dual-band Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 LE, aGPS, NFC, infrared, USB v3.2 type-C | Satellite communications, 5G Dual-SIM, Wi-Fi 7 dual-band, Bluetooth 5.4 LE, aGPS, NFC, IR port, USB v3.2 type-C |
| front camera | 32 MP (wide angle) f/2.0 | 32 MP (wide angle) f/2.0 |
| main cameras | 50 MP (wide angle) f/1.6 + 50 MP (ultra wide angle) f/2.2 + 50 MP (telephoto) f/2.0, Dual Pixel PDAF + laser, OIS, 3x optical zoom, authentic Leica images , artificial intelligence, Leica Summilux lenses, 8K video at 30 fps | 50 MP (wide angle) f/1.4 + 50 MP (ultra wide angle) f/2.2 + 50 MP (periscope telephoto) f/2.5, Dual Pixel PDAF + laser, OIS, 5x optical zoom, authentic Leica images, artificial intelligence, Leica Summilux lenses, 8K video at 30 fps |
| Battery | 5400 mAh with 90W HyperCharge technology, 50W wireless charging and 10W reverse charging. | 6100 mAh with 90W HyperCharge technology, 50W wireless charging and 10W reverse charging. |
| Other | Xiaomi’s advanced AI, IP68 certification, aluminum body and ultra-durable tempered glass, in-display fingerprint scanner, HD stereo sound, Dolby Atmos, Snapdragon audio | Xiaomi’s advanced AI, IP68 certification, aluminum body and ultra-durable tempered glass, in-display fingerprint scanner, HD stereo sound, Dolby Atmos, Snapdragon audio |
Xiaomi 15 photo gallery
Xiaomi 15 Pro, photo gallery
In all likelihood, Xiaomi has achieved the most optimized design in history.
In the mobile phones that are going to conquer the throne of the Android catalog, there is no doubt that both materials and fittings will be at the highest level. In fact, we even expected Xiaomi to present to us the best he can dofor example, the premiere of the new HyperOS 2 firmware, which implements the Android 15 with the highest possible optimizationespecially in terms of the environmental compatibility of Apple products.
It was also highly expected that Xiaomi 15 debuted with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elitesomething the Chinese giant gets used to every year.
What no one could have expected, or at least what surprised me the most, was that these two phones were capable of installing such huge batteries, up to 5400 and 6100 mAh. respectively for Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro, in which this is implemented the highest performance of the entire line bonus.
That Xiaomi was able to fit such huge batteries into this size and with this level of hardware speaks volumes about the hard work its engineering team has put into optimizing the internal design and hardware.
Otherwise you’ve already seen it in data sheetand this is it The Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro don’t leave anything out in terms of features. ‘vertex’ which include up to two-way satellite communication for the most productive model, which of course has a larger size and a higher resolution screen.
Obviously, this is not for less money, the most recent memories and maximum speed, with a configuration selected by the user and LPDDR5x and UFS 4.0 chips.
Cameras signed Leica with Summilux lensesin both cases, mounting three 50-megapixel sensors, and the multimedia section is equipped with High Definition Audio and Snapdragon Sound. This didn’t go away either Xiaomi Advanced Artificial Intelligenceso without a doubt, here we have two top-tier variants that set the bar very high for the rest of the flagships that will arrive in the coming weeks and the first few weeks of 2025.
The new Xiaomi 15 doesn’t exaggerate in boasting, but it does push its design and construction to the max.
Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro, prices and availability
Still, these new ones flagship from Xiaomi presented for the first time in China to later enter international markets, where they will surely officially arrive around Mobile World Congress 2025. At least that’s what happened this year 2024, and there’s no reason to think it will be any different now.
Everything similar in Europe with Prices published in China It will be a pure coincidence, although in any case let’s go over them with you so that there is nothing left in the pipeline:
- Xiaomi 15
- Available colors: black, white, green, purple and shiny silver.
- 12 GB/256 GB – 4499 yuan (584 euros)
- 12 GB/512 GB – 4799 yuan (623 euros)
- 16 GB/512 GB – 4999 yuan (649 euros)0
- 16 GB/1 TB – 5499 yuan (714 euros)
- Glossy Limited Edition (Glacier White, Elephant Gray or Orange).- 5999 yuan (779 euros)
- Available colors: black, white, green, purple and shiny silver.
- Xiaomi 15 Pro
- Available in Ash, White, Spruce and Glitter Silver.
- 12 GB/256 GB – 5299 yuan (688 euros)
- 16 GB/512 GB – 5799 yuan (753 euros)
- 16 GB/1 TB – 6499 yuan (844 euros)
- Available in Ash, White, Spruce and Glitter Silver.
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