MWC 2025: I Took Hundreds of Photos With the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. These Are My Faves

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra, which launched globally at MWC 2025, has a triple-camera setup with a big 1-inch sort digicam sensor at its coronary heart. It is a potent digicam setup and I used to be eager to place it to the take a look at. I’ve taken tons of of photographs in my testing time to this point, throughout a number of international locations and even within the Arctic. 

Here is a number of my favorites, and make sure you take a look at the complete Xiaomi 15 Ultra hands-on for lots extra info on the cellphone. 

Taken with the primary digicam, this picture is colourful and sharp. 

I really like the distinction and colours on this shot from the primary digicam.

Utilizing the telephoto zoom, I have been capable of get nearer up on this road performer in Edinburgh. The main points look nice.

I really like utilizing this cellphone’s high-contrast black-and-white mode. It offers a punchy look that is nice for road pictures. This one was taken with a telephoto lens.

Even with a excessive zoom degree, the small print nonetheless look good and sharp.

I really like the black-and-white look the cellphone offers utilizing any of the lenses. This time, it is the primary digicam.

And right here it is utilizing the ultrawide.

Utilizing the zoom and specializing in this individual’s cellphone offers a pleasant out-of-focus background to this scene. 

However I used to be taking pictures in Professional mode so I had the DNG uncooked file to work with. After a little bit of Lightroom work, I have been capable of craft a way more pleasing picture that reveals off the stunning sundown colours. The 15 Extremely’s recordsdata seize a variety of info.

This edited uncooked file of my candy ball of orange fur has come out good. I really like that the cellphone has stored the shadows good and deep relatively than making an attempt to artificially carry them as many telephones do.

Tonight-time edited uncooked file was taken with the telephoto zoom. It is pin-sharp.

One other night time time scene, this time taken with the primary digicam in JPEG. The publicity is sweet and particulars are crisp. 

I additionally like this night time shot taken within the arctic.

Whereas the cellphone does an incredible job at night time, it lacks the variable aperture of its predecessor so the road mild right here would not have the enticing starburst that I would have hoped for.

Good publicity, good colours. Good work.

One other good night time shot taken with the primary digicam lens.

The huge aperture and massive sensor assist seize sharp particulars in indoor low-light scenes too.

The telephoto zoom has helped create a pleasant out-of-focus space behind this couple.