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Summary
- A leaker suggests that a Xiaomi 15 Ultra could arrive in January 2025.
- This would compete directly with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which is also expected for the same month.
- This suggests that the “Ultra” phone won’t be going away next year.
For some years now, The best Android phones They have often included the word “Ultra” in the name. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ($1419.99 on Amazon) is one of the best phones you can get right now. There have even been rumors that Apple might rename its “Pro Max” iPhone to “Ultra” this year, meaning we could see a iPhone 16 Ultra. In September we will know if it is true or not.
Meanwhile, leaker Yogesh Brar suggests we could see at least one more “Ultra” phone soon: the Xiaomi 15 UltraIn a post on X, Brar says this phone could debut in January 2025 and launch at Mobile World Congress a few weeks later.
Brar claims that the Xiaomi 15 Ultra could come with a quad-lens rear camera setup, with a 200MP primary sensor and then three other 50MP sensors. In theory, this would be a similar setup to what we saw on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, which had a primary lens, an ultra-wide-angle lens, and then two telephoto lenses – one static and the other periscopic. Notably, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra had a 50MP primary lens, which would mean that a 200MP replacement would be a significant upgrade and put it on par with the expected Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Brar also claims that the Xiaomi 15 Ultra could be powered by the yet-to-be-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. There’s no doubt that this is the same processor found in the Galaxy S25 Ultra. However, if history is any indication, Qualcomm and Samsung will partner up to slightly overclock the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s processor, something Xiaomi is unlikely to do.
Speaking of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, that phone is also expected to debut in January or February 2025. This would once again mean that Xiaomi would be competing with Samsung for buyers willing to shell out big bucks for an “Ultra” phone. We’ll have to wait and see how that plays out for Xiaomi.