Credit: Xiaomi
- Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro smartphones.
- These are the first phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.
- Expect a starting price of ~$630 in China.
Xiaomi is typically the first brand to launch a phone with new high-end Snapdragon silicon. The company recently confirmed that the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip would debut in the Xiaomi 15 series, and that day has finally arrived.
The Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor but share a few other features. This includes the Hyper OS 2 skin, 12GB of base RAM, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, flat edges, and an IP68 rating.