Xiaomi 15 Pro has Snapdragon 8 Elite, 5x periscope and stronger battery

Xiaomi 15 Pro

It is the bigger brother to the Xiaomi 15 and is one of the first phones to launch with Qualcomm’s recently announced Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. In addition to carrying Qualcomm’s best mobile SoC, the 15 Pro offers some meaningful improvements over its predecessor, including a brighter display, better cameras, and a larger 6,100 mAh battery.

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While its screen still measures 6.73 inches, the 15 Pro’s LTPO OLED panel has thinner borders around the display and a micro-curved design featuring subtle curves at all four corners.

Thanks to the new M9 luminous material, the display now has a peak brightness of 3,200 nits. It still has a 1,440 x 3,200px resolution and a 1-120Hz refresh rate, and you also get an embedded ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. Xiaomi has also added Dragon Crystal Glass 2.0 protection to help prevent scratches.

Moving to the rear, Xiaomi is offering an overhauled triple camera setup with a pair of Leica-branded cameras and a new AISP 2.0 computational photography system.

The 50MP main camera uses an OmniVision Lite Fusion 900 sensor (same as the Xiaomi 14) – a 1/1.31″ sensor with a 23mm equivalent focal length. It is paired with a new 50MP periscope (IMX858) with 5x optical zoom Doubling as a tele-macro lens, the third shooter is a 50MP ultrawide unit with a 14mm equivalent focal length.

Xiaomi is increasing the battery capacity to 6,100 mAh with support for 90W wired and 50W wireless charging. The phone also boots Android 15 with Xiaomi’s brand new HyperOS 2 on top.

The Xiaomi 15 Pro comes in grey, white and green colors, as well as a more premium Rock Silver edition, which features a 3D water ripple effect.

pricing begins CNY 5,299 ($742) Goes up to 12/256GB trim CNY 5,799 ($812) For 16/512GB version. The top-of-the-line 16GB RAM and 1TB model CNY 6,499 ($910),

Shipments to China are scheduled to begin on October 31. Xiaomi has not yet revealed details about the global launch.