Xiaomi 14 Series comprising of two phones -Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra, was launched during an exclusive launch event held in Barcelona, Spain.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra has a distinctive circular camera module with streamlined flat back design. Xiaomi 14 Ultra structire comprises of high-strength aluminum frame, Xiaomi nano-tech vegan leather, and Xiaomi Shield Glass. This phone sports a C8 WQHD+ 6.73″ AMOLED display (3200 x 1440) resolution, pixel density of 522 ppi, and variable 1-120Hz refresh rate, and peak brightness of 3000 nits. This phone also supports Dolby Vision and an additional microphone has been added to form a 4-Mic array, enabling both surround sound recording and directional sound recording. This phone comes with 16GB LPPDDR5x RAM and 512GB UFS 4.0 storage.
On the imaging front, this phone is armed with quadruplet camera system comprising of 50MP rear camera with 1? Sony LYT-900 sensor, ƒ/1.63-ƒ/4.0 stepless variable aperture, Hyper OIS, LED flash, Leica Summilux lens which is supported by 50MP 122° Leica ultra-wide angle lens with f/1.8 aperture, 5cm super macro, Sony IMX858 sensor, 50MP 3.2X 10cm Leica telephoto camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Sony IMX858 sensor, 50MP 5X 30cm Leica periscope telephoto camera with f/2.5 aperture, OIS, Sony IMX858 sensor with feature of 8K video recording. For selfies, this phone comes with 32MP OmniVision OV32B40 front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra Photography Kit has also been introduced which offers extended features in a dedicated grip and case. It includes a two-stage shutter button, a zoom lever, a customizable video recording button, and an additional custom dial. It also functions as an external charging battery bank, providing 1500mAh of battery life. This accessory is available for separate purchase.
On the other hand, the Xiaomi 14 sports a 6.36 inch AMOLED 1.5K (2670 x 1200) screen with upto peak brightness of 3000 nits and variable refresh rate ranging from 1 to 120Hz. This phone comes with 12GB LPPDDR5x RAM with 256GB/512GB UFS 4.0 storage.
For photography, the Xiaomi 14 is equipped with 50MP rear camera with 1/ 1.31? Light Fusion 900 sensor, f/1.6 aperture, Hyper OIS, LED flash, Leica Summilux lens which is supported by 50MP 115° Leica ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 50/32MP (total/effective) telephoto camera with f/2.0 aperture, OIS. For selfies, this phone has 32MP OmniVision OV32B40 front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture.
Common Features:
Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra are both powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform with Adreno 750 GPU. Complimented by the Xiaomi IceLoop cooling system, both devices offer an unparalleled level of smoothness under demanding scenarios such as video recording, computational photography, real-time AI, and intensive gaming. Xiaomi 14 Ultra goes a step above with the new Xiaomi Dual-Channel IceLoop system, which introduces a dedicated second thermal channel exclusively for the camera module for smoother photography and videography.
In terms of battery and charging, Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra are both equipped with the Xiaomi Surge battery management system. Xiaomi 14 is packed with a 4610mAh battery supported by 90W HyperCharge and 50W wireless HyperCharge. Xiaomi 14 Ultra is powered by a larger 5000mAh battery with 90W HyperCharge along with the latest 80W wireless HyperCharge technology.
Xiaomi 14 Series run on Xiaomi HyperOS operating system and embraces cutting-edge AI technology which has features such as AI Subtitles which enable real-time transcription of spoken content during video conferences, AI Album Search employs natural language processing, allowing users to locate specific images within their photo collections by describing what they are looking for. AI Portraits utilizes advanced algorithms to create novel portrait compositions derived from pre-existing images. Additionally, AI Expansion facilitates realistic extensions of existing image content, providing new creative possibilities.
Both the phones have In-display fingerprint sensor and Infrared sensor. These phones offer various connectivity options of 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1, NFC Bluetooth 5.4, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS (L1 + L5) and NavIC.
The Xiaomi 14 comes in three colors of Jade Green, Black, and White. The price starts at 999 Euros which work out to approximately INR 90,000. It is launching in India on 7th March.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra comes in Black and White colors. It is priced at Euros 1499 which work out to approximately INR 1.35 Lakh. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra Photography Kit has a price tag of EURO 199.
