In this video I unbox my new Xiaomi 15 and explain why I’m ditching my Galaxy S23. The S23 has been a solid phone in most ways (camera, screen, fingerprint), but the battery has been genuinely rubbish for me—around 3 hours 56 minutes screen-on time and a full charge estimate hovering around 10–11 hours. I wanted something that would actually last when I’m out and about, and the Xiaomi 15’s 5240 mAh battery in a 6.3-inch body was basically exactly what I was looking for. I also go through the deal that made this purchase kind of mental: trade-in credit from an old iPhone 11, discounts, and freebies like a Pad 7 and a 120W charger (plus the fun story of CEX opening the sealed tablet in front of me and nuking the resale value… nice one). After setup, I check out HyperOS 2, the preinstalled apps/bloat, and I test stuff I actually care about—animations, fingerprint/face unlock speed, speakers, the IR blaster “Mi Remote,” and the camera zoom options. I finish by testing charging: with the included HyperCharge brick I saw 90W and went from 30% to 80% in about 20 minutes, which is honestly wild compared to my S23 experience.