After a week of using the Xiaomi Mi 15 Ultra, I decided to love Xiaomi again!

You've been waiting for a long time, the Xiaomi Mi 15 Ultra hands-on review is here!

I still remember in the article on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra last year, I said a sentence at the time -

"Can compare the Xiaomi 14 Ultra,It's likely that only the next generation of Xiaomi 15 Ultra",Looking back now,This judgment I made at the beginning,It should be。。。 You haven't been "slapped in the face", have you?

And today, I'm going to apply that to the Xiaomi Mi 15 Ultra.

Let's talk about the conclusion first, this is a "keyboard value full" image flagship.

The 1-inch main camera with a large bottom, a 200 million pixel super periscope telephoto, plus a 3x vertical telephoto with macro, and a 0.6x ultra-wide angle, such a luxury lineup of Leica quad cameras is unique in the mobile phone.

It is really not an exaggeration to say that it is to grab the card machine "rice bowl"!

First of all, in terms of appearance, I believe you have all seen it.

If the raised back cover of the Xiaomi 13 Ultra was a compromise that Xiaomi had to make, it was later corrected on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra; So this time the exaggerated rear module of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is Xiaomi's intention.

To put it bluntly, Xiaomi used to install it - "Ah, don't get me wrong, this is a mobile phone, not a camera".

Now it's not installed directly, that is, the image is more important than anything else, and everything else has to give way, so you will see, 15 Ultra Not only has the fuselage become thicker, the module has become more convex, and even its four cameras have changed from the original symmetrical arrangement of left and right to the current appearance, which is really uncomfortable to watch with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

However, there is one improvement in the 15 Ultra that is quite gratifying, that is, its lens Deco has finally returned to normal, and the 14 Ultra lens Deco is a layer inside and outside.

In contrast, a crater design like the 15 Ultra looks much more comfortable, and it's less awkward to hold your index finger against it when held with one hand.

Of course, its thickness and weight are placed here, the feel is definitely not much better, and the mid-range machine is definitely not comparable, the pants can be stretched out of the big bulge in the pocket, if you want me to say that if you really buy this mobile phone, just buy a shell, hang it around your neck like a camera, and it's not unacceptable to be thicker~

As for this splicing back cover,There's one thing to say.,I personally like it.,It does look like it.,And the texture is quite online.。

It's the "Ultra" nameplate in the upper right corner that is a bit of a drama, and you say that if you change it to a "Coke brand", will it come up all of a sudden?

Of course, I believe that people who are interested in this mobile phone will definitely not be greedy for its body, but take pictures of it.

Now, here I'm going to call back the beginning, the reason why I think other super cups last year failed to compare with the Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra is really not that I'm forcing a "hard mouth".

If you look at the OPPO Find X7 Ultra, although it has dual periscopes, the two lenses have a small aperture at the bottom and a small aperture, and they don't support macro, which is really almost interesting in terms of practicality;

The vivo X100 Ultra's 200 million pixel periscope telephoto is indeed a bit perverted, but one lens is used for two lenses, and the focal length coverage is still not comprehensive enough;

The Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra is relatively well-balanced, with four wide-aperture lenses that cover both common focal lengths and macro scenes, focusing on an all-scene all-encompassing approach.

What's more, OV's two mobile phones are curved screens, and the front appearance is beaten by Xiaomi and other deep micro-curves.

You said that the 14 Ultra is so fierce, I have been thinking about how the 15 Ultra can be rolled, but I didn't expect Xiaomi to make a whole fuss and stage a wave of "void grabbing" for us, and directly took the 200 million pixel Samsung HP9 sensor on Thanos and used it.

Okay, okay, you can still play like this, and you don't talk about martial arts at all, right?!

Moreover, I saw that there was a revelation that some manufacturers plan not to use an inch on the super large cup this year, so that among all the models equipped with four rear cameras in the future, this mobile phone is likely to become the only seedling with both "one inch" and "200 million pixel periscope telephoto".

Regardless of the actual photo effect, at least the keyboard value is really full.

It turns out that the trick of stacking materials is really good at any time, and you can see that once the zoom exceeds 10X, the 15 Ultra immediately opens up a significant gap with the 14 Ultra, and after pulling to 30X, it is even more directly suspended, even if Thanos comes, there is no fear.

Because of its periscope telephoto, the aperture at the bottom is also large, and Xiaomi has optimized the camera algorithm this time, so in terms of telephoto night scene performance, the 15 Ultra's progress is also quite obvious.

While this periscope telephoto doesn't support macro, don't forget that it also has a 3X upright telephoto.

The closest focusing distance of this lens is 10cm, which is enough to take close-ups of small objects or eat or something, at least for this phone, it is not a shortcoming at all.

And I found that the portrait mode has also been improved this time, and the portrait photos taken by the 15 Ultra are much sharper than those of the 14 Ultra, such as the skin, hair, and various texture details on the clothes can be captured more clearly.

But I'll be honest,Sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing to be too clear,A lot of girls like that kind of hazy,Or the effect of grinding the skin more strongly,If Xiaomi can give a clarity adjustment option alone,It's very nice。

In terms of video shooting, last year's 14 Ultra only had the main camera to shoot Dolby, which was not as comprehensive as the OV, and it was inferior to others.

However, this year's 15 Ultra all four lenses support 4K 60fps Dolby video recording, if you don't turn on Dolby, you can even shoot up to 8K 30fps video, among which its main camera and periscope telephoto, also support 4K 120fps slow motion shooting, directly get back the face lost before.

In addition, the 15 Ultra is equipped with four high-dynamic microphones, and is the first in the Android camp to support ACES LOG, which greatly increases the space for video post-processing.

The telephoto is fierce、The night scene is strong,Even the video ability is remarkable,In this way,The position of this year's image flagship king,Isn't there no suspense?

Yes and no. On the one hand, as I said, this time the 15 Ultra has really made a lot of money, and other manufacturers may not be able to make such a big deal as it. But on the other hand, there are still some regrets in the image section of this mobile phone.

For example, this time its main camera has canceled the variable aperture, and the ultra-wide angle is not as wide as before, so it can be seen that the 15 Ultra has made certain sacrifices in order to fit such a large 200-million-pixel periscope lens in the phone.

Now that I've said that, I'll simply introduce Xiaomi's new camera UI this time.

This new set of skins integrates many of the original functions into the slide-up menu bar,No matter which interface it is,You can call it up with a slide,It's easy to use,The interface looks more refreshing,And it moves the parameter interface to the outside of the frame,It won't block the line of sight when taking pictures,This is really great。

There is also a street shooting mode that is also particularly interesting, now you can choose your own shutter style, including the viewfinder frame has also become similar to the traditional sideboard framing, the frame is actually shot, and the outside of the frame can be convenient for you to observe the framing in advance, and the playability is much higher, of course, old users don't have to envy, and it will be adapted in the future.

OK,That's it for the image.,I'm really sorry.,It's a bit long.,But there's no way.,Who made it the first super-large image flagship this year.,If you don't talk about images.,There's really not much to talk about.。。。

Next, in order to save everyone's time, I won't be too verbose about the performance, and now the sub-flagships are using the Snapdragon 8 Extreme Edition and Dimensity 9400, if you don't usually take pictures, you love to play games, in fact, it is enough to choose a sub-flagship.

As for the other configurations, I don't want to be a repeater, repeat what you can see directly on the official website.

Next, I will focus on the areas that may not be easy for you to notice.

First of all, you can feel it as soon as you get started, its motor, the vibration is weaker than the previous generation, almost the level of the mid-range machine, but the tuning is very good, the response is very crisp, and it is not muddy at all, so I don't think it has much impact;

And then there's its speaker.,Although it's still stereo double Yang,But there's no hole on the top of it.,The upper part relies on the earpiece to make sound.,How to say it.,Whether it's a vibration motor or a speaker.,This time it's also a concession for the image.。

Of course, there are improvements, for example, its screen this time, it is obviously much brighter outdoors, I used to take pictures with 14 Ultra outside, and it didn't take long for the screen to start to decrease in brightness, but I didn't encounter this problem when I changed to 15 Ultra;

And its battery life, which is also quite strong.

The 14 Ultra takes non-stop photos, basically shooting for more than four hours and then running out of battery, but the 15 Ultra still has thirty or forty percent of the battery left after four hours of shooting, at least this generation will not be held back by battery life, of course, it is certainly not comparable to those mid-range phones with 7000mAh batteries.

In general, since the cooperation between Xiaomi and Leica, it has used the fourth-generation Ultra flagship to stand up for the reputation of "Xiaomi mobile phones take good pictures".

Looking back now, Xiaomi really made the right move, in fact, I have used every generation of Ultra from Xiaomi, and I have taken a lot of photos during this period, if you use one sentence to evaluate the imaging capabilities of Xiaomi's generation 15 Ultra, I want to say that this is a mobile phone that will not make you regret not bringing a camera.

Even with a casual shot, the effect is very passable.

Of course, if you really don't often take pictures with your mobile phone, then don't force yourself to create demand, it's definitely enough to buy a mid-range machine or sub-flagship, save thousands of dollars, go out for a trip or buy a game handheld, isn't it fragrant~