Naturally, most sophisticated phones tend to possess the greatest cameras hence it is natural that the most costly phones would possess the...
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Naturally, most sophisticated phones tend to possess the greatest cameras hence it is natural that the most costly phones would possess the greatest cameras. The PS1,099 iPhone 17 Pro, the PS1,249 Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, and the PS1,099 Oppo Find X8 Pro have great cameras, but you may have to borrow money to purchase it.
Although it is not the most affordable phone, PS649 Xiaomi 15T Pro that I have been using in the last two weeks has impressed me greatly due to its three powerful cameras that can easily compete with the best flagship phones.
Xiaomi also possesses a model which retails at an unbelievable PS1,299 It was the Xiaomi 15 Ultra that I mentioned in April that had the best camera on a smartphone I had ever seen. However, as it is half as expensive, I believe that the majority of price-sensitive mobile shooters are supposed to consider purchasing the 15T Pro.
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra, PS899 Xiaomi 15, which were released earlier this year, are not major competitors of the Xiaomi 15T and 15T Pro, which was released in September. The T series phones of Xiaomi were introduced six months later than the high end models. They are of different designs and lower prices, and their specifications are not as high as the best of the brand.
However, the Xiaomi 15T Pro has a 5x optical telephoto lens, and I believe that this lens is superior to the zoom of the Xiaomi 15, and it is superior to the zoom of the three PS799 phones, which are the iPhone 17 (which lacks a telephoto lens), the Samsung Galaxy S25, and the Google Pixel 10.
This is partly due to the fact that Xiaomi has been having a long-term partnership with the brand Leica in terms of cameras. The camera app on the 15T Pro has two main shooting modes: authentic (photos appear as though they were shot on film), and vibrant (appear more like the photos on a smartphone).
When you do the correct adjustments, you may end up with very good results and I believe that they are better and more imaginative than what you can acquire with other phones at this cost through their inbuilt camera applications.
The aperture of the main lens is 1/1.62, optical image stabilisation (OIS) and the focal length is 23mm. It has a 50MP camera. The lens can be used to obtain various lengths by tapping the 1x camera app switch to 23mm, 28mm, and 35mm crops. You can even have a default of your favourite crop.
The camera has a 50MP 5x telephoto lens with an f/3.0 aperture, optical image stabilisation (OIS) and a focal length of 115mm. Since you are forced to stand further, this is a lot zoomed in on portraits of people. This made me prefer the 15T Pro to the others and was more efficient using it on the streets. During my visit to Munich, I was able to take good pictures of people, buildings and any other thing. The zoom lens is the primary factor to acquire this phone. The achievements are remarkable when you combine the effect of the hardware and the software filtering which makes the pictures clear. This is by no means as good as the 10.8MP 5x zoom lens used in the Pixel 10. It is also considerably superior to the 10MP 3x optical zoom lens of Galaxy S25.
Nevertheless, the Xiaomi 15T Pro costs less than the said phones and also has a Pro mode that allows taking images in RAW mode to have a wider range of editing opportunities on a computer. It is only the PS1,099+ iPhone 17 Pro models that allow Apple to do this.
The 12MP ultra-wide camera is not as good and does not as much, however, something has to sacrifice. In addition to this, the front-facing camera with 32MP compensates it by capturing photos and videos which are clear and sharp.
Xiaomi operates on a HyperOS skin that is still active on its Android phones, but now, it is not a nightmare as it was in the past. I became accustomed to being easy to use the phone. Surprisingly, I discovered that HyperOS was not as invasive and obtrusive as the latest version of One UI created by Samsung. Buy the 15T Pro, and you will have six years of security patches and five years of Android OS updates. And you will still be able to use it in 2031. Samsung and Google have the superior phones in the market in a year, but the reality is nobody will have a phone that will last seven years without any maintenance and replacement of battery. It is pleasant to notice that Xiaomi is nearly keeping pace. The zoom lens is the primary reason why one needs to acquire this phone. It is amazing when you combine that with the effectiveness of the hardware and software filters in making the photos clear, the outcome is amazing.
The 15T Pro is an improvement over the 14T Pro that was extremely functional and simple last year, but it remains a bit dull. My review sample is a grey colour that is attractive, although they can be in black or mocha gold as well. It was difficult to hold the phone with one hand since it is so wide to me as I have small hands.
The box does not include a charger, which is irritating since the phone can be quickly charged with 90W were I to have one. The battery life is excellent and has a normal life span of approximately one and a half days. And that is faster than an Apple, Samsung or Google phone. MediaTek Dimensity 9400 + is not the best, but the truly good one; I did not have any problems with it and the performance rate was perfect. The 144Hz OLED display is also excellent, but not LTPO, so can not be scaled all the way to 1Hz so is the most energy-efficient, which would improve battery life. But these are small points.
Given PS800 to spend on a phone, I would give serious consideration to purchase PS649 Xiaomi 15T Pro rather than spend more money on buying more reputable rivals. Although it does not appear to be much and is a little large, it is the best camera package of this price. In 2017, snapshots made by Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel have lost their character and cinematic light. Xiaomi is putting forward to bat.
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