I really wanted the Xiaomi 15 to be a clear Samsung Galaxy S25 beater, but it’s not quite there
The Xiaomi 15 is one of the better small flagships of 2025, but it lacks the polish of its competitors.
Samsung recently launched the Galaxy S25, and it’s one of the few reasonably sized Android flagship phones on the market. However, I’m not alone in thinking it’s a safe, boring, albeit competent upgrade over previous generations. But what if you could get a similarly sized flagship Android device with more exciting features?
That’s where the €999 (~$1,037) Xiaomi 15 comes in. The Chinese manufacturer just launched the phone globally in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, coming several months after the Chinese release. Can it excite me in ways the Galaxy S25 didn’t? Well, yes… but sadly, I still don’t think it’s enough.
