The Mini Machine

The Xiaomi 15 is priced at a very workable price, and gets the benefit of being relatively compact and easy to hold. There's also a triple-camera system co-engineered with Leica.

- Ali Pardiwala]

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Contrary to what many people might tell you, you don't have to spend big bucks to get the flagship smartphone experience. Even a budget of about ₹70,000 is good enough to get the premium experience with top-of-the-line hardware and camera capabilities that generally deliver in a pinch. That's exactly what Xiaomi is offering with the new Xiaomi 15 - the starter phone in the company's flagship lineup. The Xiaomi 15 isn't exactly the full-blown experience that the more expensive Xiaomi 15 Ultra promises to be, but there's plenty of appeal for a smartphone like this. For one, it's priced at a very workable price, and for more, it gets the benefit of being relatively compact and feeling absolutely great to hold. There's obviously more to this flagship device from Xiaomi, including the triple-camera system co-engineered with Leica. With the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite under the hood, plenty of RAM and storage, and a frame that feels great to hold, is this the compact flagship to beat?

The size that counts