Xiaomi 15 Ultra Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi 15 Ultra - improving the photo flagship

The Chinese company Xiaomi does not forget to update the flagship line of smartphones every year, in which the leading role is occupied by the model with the Ultra index. It is a storehouse of all the technologies that the eminent developer in the mobile electronics industry is capable of. And the hero of today's review does not disappoint, providing new levels of performance and autonomy. And the photo capabilities have slightly advanced.

The appearance of the new product is slightly different from that of its predecessor, but this fact is difficult to write down as a disadvantage. The extremely stylish texture of the back panels, made of tempered glass, is perfectly combined with a metal edging, practically absent display frames around the entire perimeter. There are questions about the block of photo modules. It looks beautiful, impressive, but at the same time massive, noticeably adds thickness to the case. Other advantages include IP68 water protection, large-area under-screen ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. The 6.73-inch AMOLED screen is now even better. It has fewer errors in color rendering, peak brightness has reached 5000 nits, impressive picture clarity at a resolution of 3200x1440 pixels, and its smoothness at a refresh rate of 120 Hz has not disappeared. Of course, there is also a high-quality oleophobic coating.

The technical characteristics include the most powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 16 GB of RAM and Adreno 830 video adapter, which score more than three million points in the AnTuTu test. The fantastic responsiveness of the HyperOS (Android) shell interface, instant launch of applications will please every buyer, and for sophisticated gamers there is the ability to play all modern games at maximum graphics settings. At the same time, the frame rate even in the resource-intensive Genshin Impact will exceed 60 frames per second. Top chipsets are not famous for their energy efficiency, but the 5410 mAh battery still provides more than 8-9 hours of active screen time. There is both wired (90 W) and wireless charging (50 W). Of course, in a phablet of this class, there is no saving on the amount of permanent memory, which is 512/1024 GB.

The photographic capabilities of the main 50-megapixel Sony LYT-900 photosensor, a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens of the same 50 MP (three-fold zoom), a 200-megapixel periscope sensor (five-fold zoom) are literally brought to perfection. All modules, except for the ultra-wide-angle one, are also equipped with hybrid stabilization, thanks to which even evening photos and videos are filled with small details without an abundance of noise. The stereo sound is very loud, and the bass is clearly audible. The list of advantages of the device is expanded by the modem's support for 5G networks, contactless NFC payments, an IR port for controlling household appliances, and reverse charging. Thus, we have before us an expensive, but at the same time balanced and technological gadget, definitely worth the asking price.