After weeks of rumors and teasers, Xiaomi finally unveiled the Xiaomi 15S Pro. It is a new flagship smartphone that carries the brand’s self developed mobile chipset. The device carries the new XRing O1 along with premium specs and features. So here’s a quick comparison against the older Xiaomi 15 Pro to see how the Xiaomi 15S Pro is different from the other flagship phone.
Xiaomi 15S Pro vs Xiaomi 15 Pro: Design & Display
The Chinese tech giant’s latest Xiaomi 15S Pro is a high end device, but it is surprisingly similar to the previously announced Xiaomi 15 Pro. One area where this is most noticeable is the design and display. Xiaomi’s new 15S Pro sports an identical screen to the regular 15 Pro. So you get a 6.73-inch 2K LTPO OLED curved display, a 120Hz refresh rate, 3200 nits of peak brightness, and Xiaomi Ceramic Glass protection 2.0.
The overall form factor and size are also quite similar, but there are slight differences in the color options. Xiaomi announced the 15 Pro in Rock ash, White, Spruce Green and Bright Silver variants, while the 15S Pro is available in Dragon scale fiber version and Far Sky Blue variants. The fiber variant has a different texture on the rear panel.
Performance
The key highlight of the Xiaomi 15S Pro and its notable difference is undoubtedly the SoC under the hood. The Xiaomi 15 Pro is a cutting edge Android flagship that packs Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Elite. However, the Xiaomi 15S Pro is the first from the company to feature the XRing O1 chipset. This is an in-house processor that even managed to outperform the Snapdragon 8 Elite on AnTuTu.
Keep in mind, a proper real world test would better determine this feat, while the power efficiency and thermal performance have yet to be revealed as well. The XRing O1 is paired with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage. So the storage configurations are practically the same as well. Even the battery pack and charging tech are identical, with a massive 6,100mAh cell with 90W wired fast charging and 50W wireless fast charging.
Pricing
The Xiaomi 15 Pro was announced with a starting price tag of 5,299 Yuan (roughly 735 US Dollars) for the 12GB + 256GB option. However, the 16GB + 512GB variant and 16GB + 1TB option costs 5,799 Yuan and 6,499 Yuan respectively (roughly 805 and 902 US Dollars). But the Xiaomi 15S Pro has a more competitive pricing as it starts from just 5,499 Yuan (roughly 763 US Dollars) for the 16GB + 512GB variant, while the higher end 16GB + 1TB version costs 5,999 Yuan (roughly 832 US Dollars).
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