Moving right along to the Xiaomi 14 - a solid addition to the parched compact flagship segment. It shares the new symmetrical design of the Pro, though last year's Xiaomi 13 already had a flat-sided frame and more angular corners. In fact, the Xiaomi 14 is basically identical in size to its predecessor at 152.8 mm in length, 71.5 mm in width, and 8.20 mm in thickness. The new phone comes with two finishes - a 193 g glass version and a lighter 188 g nano-leather model.
The display has retained the 6.36-inch
diagonal but is otherwise a superior 1200x2670 px LTPO OLED panel with 120 Hz
refresh rate and a peak brightness of 3,000 nits. The cameras on the smaller 14
may appear identical to the 14 Pro, but there are subtle differences. The 50MP
main camera has the same 1/1.31" "Light Hunter" sensor with 1.2
μm pixels, though the lens on top is a fixed-aperture 23 mm f/1.6 unit. The 75
mm floating telephoto is identical, though the 50 MP 14 mm ultrawide seemingly
lacks AF and in turn macro capabilities.
The Xiaomi 14 is powered by the same
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset with 8 GB, 12 GB, or 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and the
same choice of 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB of UFS 4.0 storage. The 4,610 mAh
battery does 90 W wired and 50 W wireless charging. The Xiaomi 14 is up for
pre-order now, starting at CNY 3,999 (€ 520, INR 45,800) for the 8/256GB model,
CNY 4,299 (€ 560, INR 49,000) for the 12/256GB model, CNY 4,599 (€ 600, INR
52,300) for the 16/512GB model, and CNY 4,999 (€ 700, INR 57,200) for the
top-of-the-line 16GB/1TB model.
