I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and snapped it up the moment it hit the market. During my recent trip to Guangzhou, I put its night photography to the test—and the results completely blew my mind (in the worst way possible). Check out these shots I captured. Forget about hand shake issues; most were taken with the phone placed on a stable surface to eliminate movement.
Yet, nearly every photo turned out disastrous… Zoom in, and you’ll see they’re riddled with blur. Handheld shots? Even worse. Even when perfectly still and zoomed in, the blur persisted—so clearly, this isn’t a user error issue. Just… heartbreakingly disappointing.
The battery performance doesn’t fare any better. Fully charged at 11 AM today, it was gasping for life by 9 PM—and that included three hours in airplane mode! My actual usage? Just replying to a handful of messages and snapping a few photos. That’s all it took to drain this powerhouse dry.
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I’ve been considering the Xiaomi 15 Ultra but your experience with the camera is making me rethink that. The night photography issues sound really frustrating, especially since stability wasn’t even an issue in your shots. Do you think software updates will help improve this, or is it more of a hardware limitation? It’s good to hear about potential ways to improve the photo quality though.
I just read your review and totally get what you mean about the night photography issues. I was also disappointed with how blurry some of the low-light shots turned out, even when using a steady surface. It seems like Xiaomi still has some work to do on optimizing their stabilization software. Have you tried any third-party apps that might help improve the image quality?
I totally get what you mean about the night photography issues. I’ve seen similar problems with my own Xiaomi 15 Ultra shots—seems like the software needs some serious fine-tuning. Maybe they’ll address this in future updates? Still, it’s a great phone overall!
I had high hopes for the Xiaomi 15 Ultra too, but those night shots do look disappointing. Especially that one of the Canton Tower—it’s so overexposed it’s almost unusable. Have you tried adjusting the exposure settings manually? Sometimes that can make a big difference. I wonder if post-processing helps at all.