The technical sheet of the Xiaomi 15 has been refined for several weeks. The latest news is that the Chinese brand has announced the presentation date of its new generation of smartphone: December 29, 2024 at 1 p.m. (French time). This is the Chinese event, and we will have to wait a few months before an international launch, which will undoubtedly take place at the beginning of next year.
Performances
The revelations about this generation, starting with the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro, still began thanks to various information leaks.
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Not surprisingly at first, performance tests revealed the use of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. It must be said that Xiaomi is still one of the first brands to ship the latest high-end chip from Qualcomm, which mentioned it among its first partners during its very recent Snapdragon Summit. As a bonus, the models tested also mention a quantity of RAM of 16 GB.
For the most curious, know that the results are simply breathtaking compared to the Xiaomi 14, with a power of 3,043 in single-core and 9,385 in multi-core for the Snapdragon 8 Elite of the Xiaomi 15, compared to 2,106 and 6 638 with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 of the Xiaomi 14.
Design
As for the design of the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro, Xiaomi took the time to tease its next high-end smartphones on Weibo. We thus discover on the Chinese social network that these models are in the same line as the Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro.
In terms of design, the flat edges and the square photo module are still there. The main change is the replacement of the LED flash with a laser sensor, thus suggesting greater focusing efficiency. It is thus moved outside the island, more precisely to its right.
The Xiaomi 15 is shown in its purple color, compared to a green tint for the Pro variant.
The rest of the technical sheets
A leak dating from mid-October 2024 allows us to read the technical sheet of the Xiaomi 15. The smartphone would thus be equipped with a 6.3-inch Amoled flat screen with a 1.5 K definition and a 120 refresh rate. Hz; a photo module with three 50 Mpx sensors, including a telephoto lens with x3.2 optical zoom; a 32 Mpx selfie camera; or a 5,500 mAh battery compatible with 90 W wired and 50 W wireless fast charging.
The Xiaomi 15 Pro would improve some aspects of its little brother, notably with a larger panel and battery (6.78 inches and 6,000 mAh) or even better wide-angle and telephoto modules (x5 optical zoom).
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