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After reviewing the latest and greatest in the industry for many years, it's somewhat difficult to get excited or be truly impressed by a smartphone. However, there are always those phones that just work for me for one reason or another.
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Perhaps it's no surprise for my colleagues that I'm picking the current Xiaomi Ultra for yet another year. I chose this phone for my daily driver mainly due to its versatile camera hardware. It has all the focal lengths I need, and the 4.2x telephoto c
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