Weekly poll: is getting the Xiaomi 15 Ultra worth it?

01 March 2025
It has one of the best smartphone cameras that we've seen yet and it's a great all-round flagship too, but it's not cheap.

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Anonymous, 01 Mar 2025Thr SE 4 being at 700, this looks like a value proposition16e*

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    Thr SE 4 being at 700, this looks like a value proposition

      PatrickCzech, 01 Mar 2025Chinese phones are so overpriced in Czechia for the past ye... moreI was seriously considering to take a train to Czechia and buy a poco x7 pro from Alza, because it's way cheaper there than in hungary

        Worth it?

        Yes!

        You can close now the discussion...

          Anonymous, 01 Mar 2025How about the base Xiaomi 15? Is that one any good, especia... moreHell yeah, it's good, especially for someone who prefers a more compact smartphone. A better deal than the S25/S25+ for sure.

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            David 040882, 01 Mar 2025I think we can all agree that the 15 Ultra is an excellent ... moreHow about the base Xiaomi 15? Is that one any good, especially for someone who prefers using compact phones? The base Xiaomi 15 will be released in the next 1-2 months in my country with a price of $720 for the 12/256 config. That's cheaper than the S25 which starts at $905 here for the same config.

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              i rather pick vanilla xiaomi 15

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                Darth Caesium, 01 Mar 2025It's really good, but if I could, I would get the Vivo... moreThat's the art of compromises in the world of phones. Exceed in many aspects and disappoint in key functionality.

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                  jiyen235, 01 Mar 2025are you talking about a Xiaomi phone or a Samsung one? Beca... moreNot forgetting the ads on system applications on iOS, and that also classifies as "bloatware".

                    UnknownuserGSMArena, 01 Mar 2025Harware is perfect but the software is far from polished, o... moreare you talking about a Xiaomi phone or a Samsung one? Because apart from an Apple phone, all phones have bloatware. And no software is properly polished. iOS used to be polished back in the day but they ruined it by adding too many unpolished features.

                    Color OS is the only one that's somewhat reliable and that's it. So yeah, please stop using software as an excuse now. Xiaomi's one isn't earth shattering but it is by no means bad. The only thing that i'll complain about is the horrendous, for a flagship, software policy but Samsung's got them beat even there, the S24 Ultra still hasn't gotten the OneUI 7 update LOL

                      David 040882, 01 Mar 2025I think we can all agree that the 15 Ultra is an excellent ... moreif the battery life is comparable to/better than the S24 Ultra in the global version, Xiaomi has a winner.

                        I think we can all agree that the 15 Ultra is an excellent smartphone, especially regarding its cameras. And while you might argue that it's better to wait for the vivo X200 Ultra or Oppo Find X8 Ultra, don't forget that those two will remain China-exclusive, while the 15 Ultra's gone global. So unless you're fine with importing one of those from China, internationally, the 15 Ultra is pretty much your best choice if you want the best camera prowess.

                          Anonymous, 01 Mar 2025Better than the OnePlus 13. Better than the S25 Ultra. B... moreAgreed

                            Chinese phones are so overpriced in Czechia for the past years so no. You can get Samsung or iPhone at lower price here.

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                              UnknownuserGSMArena, 01 Mar 2025Harware is perfect but the software is far from polished, o... moreThat was before. HyperOs has been polished. The active use score has seen significant change.

                                Harware is perfect but the software is far from polished, optimized, feature filled and contains bloatware.

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                                  Anonymous, 01 Mar 2025When? I don't see it here. https://www.gsmarena.com... moreIt was there yesterday. But they took it down very quickly.

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                                    Aierlan, 01 Mar 2025The Oneplus 13 and OPPO find x8 pro are not it's real ... moreThese ones aren't going global. Or are they?

                                      It's really good, but if I could, I would get the Vivo X200 Ultra over it, as it's more balanced and comes with a better selfie camera too. I mean, who doesn't like a 35mm focal length for the main camera?

                                        unlike apple, each n every android flagships worth every penny.

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