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TL;DR
- A leaker suggests a Xiaomi 15 Extremely might land in January 2025.
- This might immediately compete with the Galaxy S25 Extremely, which can also be anticipated in the identical month.
- This means the “Extremely” cellphone isn’t going anyplace subsequent yr.
For a number of years now, one of the best Android telephones have typically had the phrase “Extremely” within the title. For instance, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely ($1419.99 at Amazon) is likely one of the finest telephones you’ll be able to presently get. There have even been rumors that Apple might rebrand its “Professional Max” iPhone to an “Extremely” this yr, that means we might see an iPhone 16 Extremely. We’ll discover out whether or not that’s true or not in September.
In the meantime, leaker Yogesh Brar suggests we might see at the least one different “Extremely” cellphone quickly: the Xiaomi 15 Extremely. In a submit on X, Brar says this cellphone might debut in January 2025 and launch at Cellular World Congress a number of weeks later.
Brar contends the Xiaomi 15 Extremely might include a quad-lens rear digital camera, with a 200MP major sensor after which three different 50MP sensors. Theoretically, this might be an identical setup to what we noticed on the Xiaomi 14 Extremely, which had one major, one ultrawide, after which two telephoto lenses, with one being static and the opposite being periscope. Notably, the Xiaomi 14 Extremely had a 50MP major lens, which might imply a 200MP alternative could be a major improve and put it neck-and-neck with the anticipated Galaxy S25 Extremely.
Likewise, Brar says the as-yet-unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 might energy the Xiaomi 15 Extremely. There may be little doubt that this might be the identical processor we discover within the Galaxy S25 Extremely. Nonetheless, if historical past is any indication, Qualcomm and Samsung will associate to overclock the processor barely for the Galaxy S25 Extremely — one thing Xiaomi will probably not do.
Talking of the Galaxy S25 Extremely, that cellphone can also be anticipated to debut in January or February 2025. This might as soon as once more imply Xiaomi could be competing with Samsung for patrons able to dish out large bucks for an “Extremely” cellphone. We’ll want to attend and see how that pans out for Xiaomi.