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Xiaomi 15 debuts as world’s 1st Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered smartphone, price starts at Rs 53,000

A global release is expected by late 2024 or early 2025.

Xiaomi 15 series is powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite. (Image credit: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi has officially launched its latest flagship smartphone series with two models—the Xiaomi 15 and the Xiaomi 15 Pro. These are the world’s first smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.

Starting at 4,499 Chinese yuan (Rs 53,000, approximately), the Xiaomi 15 could be among the most affordable smartphones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip this year, while the more advanced Xiaomi 15 Pro is priced at 5,299 Chinese yuan (Rs. 62,420, approximately). Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun has announced plans for a global release of the Xiaomi 15 series, expected by late 2024 or early 2025.

What’s more, I’m thrilled to announce that we’re bringing the Xiaomi 15 Series to global markets soon. This new series represents our next frontier, pushing the boundaries of innovation and design. Can’t wait to share it with you all. pic.twitter.com/ruAaY4Qb6e

— Lei Jun (@leijun) October 29, 2024

The Xiaomi 15 comes with 20 different back panel options and two different frame options. It can be customised into 40 different variations. The phone is also available in a Diamond Edition with three additional colour variants. The Xiaomi 15 Pro, on the other hand, comes in four colours — Bright Silver, Rock Gray, White, and Spruce Green.

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The base variant of the Xiaomi 15 and the 15 Pro offers 12 GB RAM and 256 GB of internal storage, which can be configured up to 16 GB RAM and 1 TB storage.

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Just like its predecessor, the Xiaomi 15 is slightly on the smaller side, featuring a 6.36-inch 1.5K resolution OLED screen with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The Xiaomi 15 has a flat display with thin bezels measuring 1.38 mm. Despite its compact form factor, it still packs a 5,500 mAh battery with 90W fast wired and 50W fast wireless charging support.

Other highlights of the Xiaomi 15 include a 50 MP triple camera setup with Leica optics and a 32 MP selfie camera, and this is the first smartphone to ship with HyperOS 2.0 based on Android 15 OS.

The Xiaomi 15 Pro looks very similar to the base variant, but it is slightly on the bigger side with a 6.73-inch 2K resolution screen, featuring a micro quad-curved screen. The phone also packs a much bigger 6,100 mAh battery with the same 90W wired and 50W wireless charging support.

The Xiaomi 15 Pro also has a 50 MP triple camera setup, but the telephoto lens on this variant comes with a periscope zoom lens with support for 5x optical zoom. This is limited to 3x on the Xiaomi 15.

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