An update from my new Xiaomi 15 ultra

[Haytch]

I am so used to Samsung that I find the Xiaomi a bit difficult to adapt to, but that's normal.

The camera is amazing. Honestly. There are so many options to choose from. It gets a bit overwhelming with so many different options. They weren't lying when they said Xiaomi had amazing cameras. Every picture has zero noise.

They even have a night video mode, which looks amazing. I had issues with Samsung in low light, but this Xiaomi has amazing low-light video to the point where there are no artifacts or anything of that nature.

The zoom is absolutely amazing on this. If you think Samsung has good zoom, this Xiaomi 15 Ultra has amazing zoom with no noise at all!

One UI is definitely better than Hyper OS. Hyper OS seems to be a little behind. One UI is definitely more modern-feeling and has more features.

I had zero overheating issues. I had a lot of overheating issues with every Samsung phone. This one does not get hot at all. Even with 5G on and in high brightness and at performance mode, I had no heating issues.

Also, in the display mode, they have a variety of options to choose from, such as color scheme, and you can have your display any way you like it.

Battery life is amazing, and I can definitely feel the difference with the bigger battery. Also, with the 90W fast charging, it charges so rapidly. You can go out of the room for 10 minutes, and your battery has already gained 20%.

As for negatives, I think just the hyper OS isn't as good as One UI, so they need to improve that with software. Oh, yeah, the Mi Browser is also bad, so I use Chrome. The music app isn't as good as Samsung Music.

[Cimbo]

Yes this is very hard choice

I have this two phones 7 days, and Xiaomi is not bad, but before I have S23U two years and It is very difficult to say goodbye Samsung. I dont know ... Samsung or Xiaomi

Today I must return one phone to the seller 😞

[Members_lnA6g1Z]

Ive had my Xiaomi for nearly a week now, i paid £1069 with vouchers and managed to get the Xiaomi Pad 7 pro (£449RRP) Photography kit (£179) and 120w charger (£59.99)

Sold the pad and kept the other bits to bring the price down a bit more.

I wanst sure which phone i was going to keep so did a quick comparison to decide....

Coming from an S23 Ultra i wasn't sure what to expect, the Samsung does feel slicker and has all the bells and whistles, but honestly once i was used to the slightly smaller size or the Xiaomi and slightly different OS i was fine.

I tested the camera first of all indoors in my poorly lit living room in the evening... one shot on my S23 ultra and one on my Xiaomi... it wasn't even close, the Xiaomi blew it away, the detail and lack of noise is incredible, the Samsung image looked shocking in comparison, all grainy and washed out.

You don't even need to use portrait mode with the camera because the bigger sensor already give that effect.

I have even sold my beloved Sigma Art 35mm f1.4 lens and my Canon 24-105 L lens because i simply don't feel like i need this range anymore or my DSLR.

I love having a phone / camera now that feels a bit different and takes incredible photos.

I sold my Samsung and kept the Xiaomi