Xiaomi 15 Ultra review: A camera-first flagship with a 200 MP periscope and Leica optics.
The phone to buy when the camera is the entire point.
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is a camera platform first and a phone second — the 1-inch main sensor and 200 MP periscope are class-defining. You pay for it: $1,499, 226 g, and a 4-year update policy that does not match the price.
01Display
94/10094/100 puts it above the 92-point average for flagship phones of 2025.
02Camera
96/100At 96/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2025 — 7 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
95/10095/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.
04Battery
89/10089/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.
05Build
92/10092/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2025.
06Value
79/10079/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.
- One of the best phone camera systems ever — especially the 200 MP periscope.
- 1-inch main sensor delivers genuinely DSLR-like depth.
- 90 W wired + 80 W wireless charging.
- Bright, high-resolution Dolby Vision display.
- Priced at $1,499 — among the most expensive flagships.
- Heavy at 226 g.
- 4-year OS update policy trails Apple and Samsung.
- HyperOS still ships with bloat in some regions.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 40-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .