New Delhi, April 2 -- The highly commoditized smartphone market in India rarely gets devices that stand out. Truth be told, it's difficult to really call any smartphone 'different' in today's market, but if they can get any different at all, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is likely as far as it can get.

Case in point: over the past half a decade, Xiaomi has been trying to take a very specific approach with its flagship smartphone of the year. It is a sign of acceptance from Xiaomi that as far as flagships go, most buyers shelling out a lakh for a phone today would simply buy Apple's iPhones. If they do pick an Android phone, it is likely to be either Samsung's Galaxy S or Z (the foldable) series devices, or the newest Google Pixel. Perhaps, even On...