The Xiaomi 15 is the camera phone Samsung wishes it made

A liquid silver Xiaomi 15 on a detailed blue background
(Image credit: Future / Erlingur Einarsson)

The Xiaomi 15 has been officially launched worldwide as of yesterday, 2 March. The announcement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona follows an October 2024 announcement and release in China, so now the world can see if the successor to the Xiaomi 14 (which impressed me massively) can not only outdo its predecessor but also become a mainstream rival to the Samsung Galaxy S25 and the iPhone 16.

And I've been sent one for testing already.

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Erlingur Einarsson
Tech Reviews Editor

Erlingur is the Tech Reviews Editor on Creative Bloq. Having worked on magazines devoted to Photoshop, films, history, and science for over 15 years, as well as working on Digital Camera World and Top Ten Reviews in more recent times, Erlingur has developed a passion for finding tech that helps people do their job, whatever it may be. He loves putting things to the test and seeing if they're all hyped up to be, to make sure people are getting what they're promised. Still can't get his wifi-only printer to connect to his computer. 

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