The pricing of Xiaomi’s 15-series has reached a new low, offering a choice between a relatively compact flagship and an all-out camera phone.
We know that many don’t consider the Xiaomi 15 to be “small” with its 6.36” display and 71.2mm width. Still, it’s one of the smaller Snapdragon 8 Elite flagships and, unlike say a Galaxy S25, it has triple 50MP cameras on the back. This includes a main with a large 1/1.31” sensor, a 2.6x/60mm telephoto and a 115° ultra-wide.
The phone runs on a 5,240mAh battery with fast charging (90W wired, 50W wireless) and gets great battery life. The display is a 12-bit LTPO panel, by the way. The phone launched with Android 15 and will receive 4 OS updates.
Xiaomi 15
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The Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a chunky camera island and the hardware there is several steps above the 15. For example, the main has a 1”-type sensor. The tele lens is bumped up to 3x/60mm and there’s also a 200MP 4.3x/100mm periscope on board. The battery for the global market isn’t that large at 5,410mAh. Here’s how the Xiaomi 15 Ultra compares with the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
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If you don’t have the budget for a flagship, the Redmi Note 14 Pro is pretty affordable. It comes with a 200MP camera that does solid 2x in-sensor zoom. There’s no dedicated telephoto lens and the ultra-wide module has only an 8MP sensor.
The 6.67” 1220p+ 12-bit OLED display with Dolby Vision is great and is paired with a good set of stereo speakers. The 5,110mAh battery is a bit slower to charge than we would have liked and the battery life is good but not amazing.
Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
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For around the same amount of cash you can have the Nothing Phone (3a) instead – this one does have a telephoto module, a 50MP camera with a 2x/50mm lens. This is in addition to the 50MP main and 8MP ultra wide. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is a bit faster than the Dimensity 7300 Ultra inside the Redmi and the 5,000mAh battery lasts a bit longer. The 6.77″ 120Hz OLED display lacks Dolby Vision, though. Also, the phone is rated IP64 compared to IP68.
Nothing Phone (3a)
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Also in this price range is the Honor 200. It’s an older model from 2024, but features an even faster Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip. It has a 50MP tele camera of its own with a 2.5x lens, plus a 50MP 1/1.56” main and a 12MP ultra wide. The display is a 6.7” 120Hz OLED panel and there is a 5,200mAh battery with 100W fast charging inside.
Honor 200
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The Motorola Moto G56 ends its pre-order period this Sunday. It pairs an entry-level Dimensity 7060 5G chipset with a 6.72” 120Hz IPS LCD with 1080p+ resolution. The phone is rated IP68/IP69. The camera setup features a 50MP main (a small 1/1.95” sensor) and 8MP ultra-wide, plus a 32MP selfie camera. Both a microSD slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack can be found on board.
Motorola Moto G56
8/256GB – €250 at Amazon DE
Still on pre-order (until Tuesday) and in a very different category is the new RedMagic 10S Pro. This phone features the overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite with an active cooling fan – it’s one of the best-performing phones out there, but the fan doesn’t do much.
You get a flat, rectangular 6.85” 144Hz OLED display with an under display camera. Also, there are two shoulder triggers that can be mapped into games. The battery is a massive 7,050mAh cell with 80W charging.
RedMagic 10S Pro (pre-order)
coming June 17
Read our review 12/256GB – €780 at Amazon DE 16/512GB – €940 at Amazon DE
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