Xiaomi 15 Pro: With each new generation, Xiaomi has taken a gradual step towards the world’s biggest flagship brands. The Xiaomi 15 Pro is an articulation of that ambition.
As a flagship killer device featuring cutting-edge tech, high-quality materials and camera breakthrough, the 15 Pro is not all about specs, but a combination and balance of specs and ultimate price.
Although Xiaomi has always been associated with value-driven smartphones, the 15 Pro is a great example of just how far the brand has also come in the premium space.
Read on to see if it can stand up against some of the best in the flagship game.
Design The Xiaomi 15 Pro comes with an improved stylish and refined body that represents a new design direction for the brand.
It sports a polished metal frame, curved Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the front and back and an overall symmetrical design that’s balanced and just feels premium in hand.
It is thick with a large camera module, but is a flagship through and through.
It feels great in the hand. And it does so without becoming too large and that is because, at 8.2 mm, the body of the Watch is slim.
That’s also an IP68 water and dust resistance rating, which puts it on a par with the likes of Samsung and Apple’s flagships.
Stunning Amoled Display
On the front is a 6.73-inch 2K LTPO AMOLED display that has a 120Hz refresh rate and peak brightness exceeding 3000 nits.
It is easily one of the best screens in its class, very high in color, deep blacks, ultra smooth animations.
Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are good choices for watching high-resolution content on Netflix, YouTube, or gameplay. Adaptive refresh rate = better battery life without sacrificing smoothness.
Under-display fingerprint recognition is ultra-fast, and the haptic feedback engine is optimised for a more delicate touch.
No Compromise on Performance
The Xiaomi 15 Pro is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage.
Suffice to say, this phone is an absolute beast in performance — whether it’s gaming, editing videos or multitasking across demanding apps.
It’s also had its cooling system boosted, with the vapor chamber – which is designed to stop the processor overheating – now boasting 15% more thermal dissipation.
Genshin Impact and Call of Duty Mobile are two games that I can run at the max settings without any stutters, and the heat is also well in control even during long gaming sessions.
It’s Xiaomi HyperOS-based, which is smooth, clean visually, and much lighter than the previous MIUIs out there.
The bloat is kept under control, the animations are smooth making for a near-stock experience.
Photography with a Pro Touch
The Xiaomi 15 Pro has that killer combo with its triple 50MP Leica-tuned camera setup — specifically main, ultrawide and floating telephoto lens with 3.2x optical zoom.
Photos are as sharp as it gets, with excellent dynamic range and lifelike color — all according to Leica’s photographic style.
Night photography is also very good, with good control over noise and details. Portrait shots are DSLR-deep, and the telephoto lens is very good for both zoom-in and macro photography.
The 32MP front camera makes you look good naturally with realistic skin tones and precise texture details, ideal for content creators and video chatting.
Battery and Charging
The 15 Pro gets juice from a 5,000mAh battery and, thanks to smart power management, it regularly delivers a full day of use without a sweat.
There’s 120W fast wired charging, 50W wireless charging and you can go from 0% to 100% in less than 20 minutes with the charger provided.
Pros:
Advanced processorThe Find X5 Gen 1 is equipped with the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor.
Cons Excellent camera triple system from Leica cancels itself out in quality.
Design: Premium and IP68 Rated
Stunning 2K AMOLED 120Hz LTPO display
120W super-fast charging with wireless support
Cons:
Expandable but only up to the internal storage.
Camera module is huge and bulgy
Still not available in many markets around the globe
HyperOS, though enhanced, might be a bit of an adjustment
Xiaomi 15 Pro: Conclusion
The Xiaomi 15 Pro isn’t just a value-backed flagship — it’s a phone that can genuinely spar with the big boys when it comes to every aspect: design, display, camera quality and performance.
For those users who desire a flagship experience but not a flagship price, the 15 Pro is an experience that delivers well ahead of its price point. It’s Xiaomi’s most fully-featured smartphone yet — and a sign of even better things to come.