Xiaomi 17
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Battery: 5,240 → 6,330 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
Should You Upgrade From the Xiaomi 15?
How the Xiaomi 15 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
No need to upgrade yet
Security updates end around 2030 Newer phones are about 1.2× faster The best upgrade scores 1.3 points higher on battery
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the Xiaomi 15, so phones at any price are shown. Choose a budget above to narrow it down.
OPPO Find X9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Camera score: 8.2 → 9.0
- Battery: 5,240 → 7,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Longer zoom: 2.6× → 10×
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 191 → 236 g
POCO F9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Camera score: 8.2 → 8.7
- Battery: 5,240 → 8,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Longer zoom: 2.6× → 5×
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 191 → 235 g
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Xiaomi 15 upgrade FAQ
Is the Xiaomi 15 still supported?
Xiaomi promises 6 years of security updates for the Xiaomi 15, counted from its announcement in October 2024, so they should continue until around 2030. It gets 4 years of OS upgrades, until around 2028.
What is the best upgrade from the Xiaomi 15?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 8.7 for the Xiaomi 15. The newest model of the same family is the Xiaomi 17. We don’t have a US launch price for the Xiaomi 15, so we looked at phones at any price.
How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the Xiaomi 15?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 1.2 times as fast as the Xiaomi 15. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 9,143, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 2,387.