Review Xiaomi 15: Compact flagship with excellent autonomy

The new Xiaomi 15 smartphone , at first glance, is quite difficult to distinguish from the predecessor of Xiaomi 14. The models have almost identical design , display , camera s . Therefore, it may seem like a minor update. However, in Xiaomi, in fact, in general, they thoroughly approached the creation of a new version of their mass flagship. Whether these innovations have become useful and what the Xiaomi can offer 15, I will tell in detail in the review.

The editorial staff expresses gratitude to the company "Hello" For a kindly provided smartphone for inspection Xiaomi 15 .

Characteristics Xiaomi 15

Supply set

Despite the fact that Xiaomi 15 is supplied in a box of the same size as the predecessor, Xiaomi 14, its equipment is somewhat lost. With your smartphone, users will still be able to find a corporate silicone cover, a USB-C cable and a documentation, but the power supply is gone. It is a little annoying, because earlier the company added 90 watts to the box fast charging, now it will have to be purchased separately.

Design and ergonomics

Changes in the design of Xiaomi 15 are not very significant, in the spirit of new flagships smartphone received smaller display frames-1.38 mm, so that its sizes were also a little smaller: 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.08 mm versus 152.8 x 71.5 x 8.2 mm. The cutout under a selfie camera at the top, but now it is covered by Xiaomi Shield protective glass . The company provides very little information about this glass, only indicating that it shows 10 times better endurance than Gorilla Glass Victus in Xiaomi 14. To make it not mean. In any case, the glass is beating and can be scratched and it is worth thinking about additional protection, although it is worth noting that Xiaomi 15 goes away with a protective film on the display.

The smartphone has a flat metal frame that makes a small influx on the back of the body . This is another small change in design, because in the previous generation there was on the contrary, the back glass panel was rounded around the edges.

The camera block also did not change much: it has the same shape and size, the only thing, from it removed a flash that imitated the fourth camera. In its place are barely noticeable sensors, including laser autofocus, and the flash itself is now located to the right of the camera.

The back of the Xiaomi 15 is made of matte glass, on which no fingerprints remain. In this regard, the smartphone is well thought out, even if wearing it without a cover, the matte surfaces will not be dirty. However, it should be noted that rounded faces and the matte surface of the frame make the device quite sliding, before that it is necessary to get used to it. This is also affected by the weight of the body, which, despite its compact size and smaller thickness, has grown to 191 grams.

The Xiaomi 15 body also has IP68 protection, the smartphone can be used in the rain and it should withstand a dip to a depth of 1.5 meters for up to 30 minutes.

In general, we have cosmetic changes in design, but they not only refresh the appearance of the model as smaller frames around the screen , but also add convenience of use as compact sizes and thickness.

Display

Xiaomi 15 has a 6.36-inch Crystalres AMOLED matrix with a resolution of 2670x1200 points (460 ppi), a frequency of update from 1 to 120 Hz, the support of DCI-P3 color space, as well as Pro HDR, HDR10, HDR10, HDR10, HDR10, HDR10, HDR10, HDR10, HDP. Compared to the screen in last year Xiaomi 14, the only noticeable innovation is increased to 3200 peak brightness.

Xiaomi 15 has to maintain a decrease in the flickering of the display at low level s of brightness through control of DC Dimming illumination, but there is no more appropriate option in the screen settings. The shimmering reduction is now automatically turned on.

Like most smartphone manufacturers, Xiaomi tries to add more sheets to their models, including the display settings. There is a whole section "AI visualization system ", which can enable such features as increased video resolution through the treatment of AI, improving HDR and "homework" in the video to improve its smoothness. In fact, Xiaomi 15 offers a set of technologies to improve the image when watching video, as in modern TVs with AI. Each of these capabilities is a discount, which they are used slightly by the battery charge. Therefore, you should consider whether it is better to have a better picture in a video or a longer time on one charge.

Otherwise, the smartphone has a typical display setting for modern flagships, you can choose a dark or light automatic switching topic depending on the time of day, change the color scheme, activate reading mode to reduce the amount of blue light, and switch from the automatic determination of the renewal frequency by 60 or 120 Hz.

Security

Xiaomi 15 has several options for unlocking the screen. In particular, it is less reliable because of a face recognition that works through a built -in camera. But there is also a fingerprint scanner. In last year, Xiaomi 14 used an optical fingerprint sensor, which worked quite accurately. But the novelty has a newer ultrasonic printer scanner, which has several advantages. First, it does not illuminate during the trigger, which beats less in the eyes when you unlocks your smartphone in the dark, and secondly, the ultrasonic sensor is less sensitive to water or dirt on your fingers, that is, it works more reliably.

Productivity and software

Xiaomi 15 is based on the flagship processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite with the Adreno 830 graphics, which complements 12GB of RAM LPDR5X and 256 or 512 GB of Fast Highway UFS 4.0. Interestingly, the operating system allows you to increase the "surgical" by another 4, 6, 8 or 12 GB using the built -in drive. By default, the system distinguishes a plus 4GB for RAM.

Expected, the speed of the Xiaomi 15 is at a very high level, the smartphone has a good supply of performance, which will be accurately enough for a few years ahead. This is confirmed by synthetic tests in which the device demonstrates high performance.

The same goes for games, on a smartphone it is comfortable to play in Minecraft or Brawlstars, and in more demanding games, such as Northgard or Wot Blitz.

The past generation of the model is quite noticeably heated during high load, but it is worth noting that only in tests that create higher loads than modern applications or games on Android. The situation with Xiaomi 15, in the stress test 3dmark Wild Life Extreme, the smartphone demonstrates stability at 72%, which is much higher than the typical 48-55% in modern flagships. After all, as the load and temperature of the housing increase, they drop the frequencies of the processor, thereby reducing productivity. In Xiaomi, they decided to choose a different approach, even despite the increase in the body temperature to 51 degrees Celsius, which is quite noticeable if you keep the smartphone in your hands without a cover, the frequency of the processor is not reduced, it steadily holds productivity at the highest level, which is clearly visible on the 3DMARK graph.

Given that real applications and games are not yet capable of creating a similar level of load, Xiaomi approach is entitled to life. At least during everyday use, the device does not heat up and use it comfortably.

Other Xiaomi 15 platform features include wireless Wi-Fi7, Bluetooth 6.0 wireless modules with codes for wireless audio SBC/AAC/APTX/APTX HD/APTX Adaptive/LDAC/LHDC 5.0/LC3. For navigation is the support of satellite systems GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BDS, QZSS and NAVIC.

The smartphone has the support of two physical Nano-SIM cards, and you can connect mobile communication and the Internet through ESIM.

Of the interesting features of Xiaomi 15, it is also worth highlighting an infrared transmitter, which is located in the camera block and allows you to use a smartphone as a remote control. For this purpose there is a separate application from Xiaomi.

In addition, the device allows you to measure the pulse. But if in the precursor of Xiaomi 14 this feature worked through an optical fingerprint scanner, and since the scanner in Xiaomi 15 is now ultrasonic, it is now proposed to be measured by activating flash and finger application to one of the cameras. It is quite inconvenient, but it works.

Xiaomi 15 is supplied with the Android 15 operating system and Hyperos 2.0's own corporate interface. In general, it is a convenient shell with fast work, smooth animation and wide opportunities for adjusting to your needs.

However, it also inherited the shortcomings of the previous version, including advertisements in some system applications and programs, such as Mi Browser or Getapps app store that cannot be disabled or deleted. Another pretty strange solution is a separate application for scanning QR codes, because usually this feature automatically works in the smartphone chamber.

Otherwise, Hyperos 2.0 leaves a pleasant impression after use.

Cameras

The set of cameras in Xiaomi 15 has not changed, the smartphone also uses three main modules with leica vario-summilux 1: 1.62-2.2/14-60 Asph:

The front chamber is equipped with a 32-megapixel sensor Omnivision OV32b, with a diaphragm F/2.0 and a sensor in size 1/3.14 ".

As for the video, the maximum resolution is 8K at 24 FPS, it is possible to record with an extended dynamic range.

The main camera demonstrates the excellent quality of the pictures in most conditions. The photos made in the afternoon are detailed with rich and natural colors. Night mode also works well, although sometimes noticeable processing effects.

The camera shows a high level of quality in the daytime, providing clear and detailed images in most situations, but a smaller diaphragm leads to a decrease in detail at night.

The overgrowth chamber has a limited dynamic range, but in the daytime it makes it possible to get good photos. However, at night, the quality of the pictures falls due to a relatively small diaphragm and lack of optical stabilization.

In general, the capabilities of the cameras, although remained at the level of last year Xiaomi 14, they provide good quality of the pictures in most conditions.

Sound

The smartphone has two speakers, one combined with spoken, and the other is located on the lower face of the body, which allows you to create a noticeable stereo effect. Xiaomi sounds 15 loudly and voluminous, there are even hints of bass. Given that this is a relatively compact smartphone, the sound of speakers can be called very good.

Autonomy

Another major innovation in Xiaomi 15 is the battery. It grew from 4610 mA made in the precursor of Xiaomi 14 right to 5240 mA ⋅ hg, and this is at a smaller body thickness. Such a change was made possible by using a new type of battery-silicon lithium-ion (Si/C Li-ion), which allows to increase the capacity at smaller battery size. Of course, it has a positive impact on the autonomy of Xiaomi 15, in the PCMARK WORK 3.0 test, the smartphone with the brightness of the screen 200 nits, lasted for 19 hours 6 minutes, which is a very good result.

In real use, the device also demonstrates very good autonomy, if you charge it at 7am, then by 12 at night 48-55% of the battery charge remains. In fact, you can talk about almost two days of work on one charge.

The smartphone supports a fast wire charging up to 90 watts, wireless up to 50 watts and reversible up to 10 watts.

Xiaomi 15 is a relatively compact mass flagship that has all the opportunities that a modern user may need. In addition, it offers not only high performance or high -quality cameras, but also a very good level of autonomy, which you will not often meet in compact models. In general, the main disadvantage of the smartphone remains the presence of advertising in some built -in applications and the inability to remove unnecessary pre -installed programs.

The editorial staff expresses gratitude to the company "Hello" For a kindly provided smartphone for inspection Xiaomi 15 .