Xiaomi M’sia debuts 14 Series flagship telephones that includes Leica cameras, this is what to know

Touting itself as “the pinnacle of mobile optics” is the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, which was simply launched in Malaysia this morning at Hilton Hotel, PJ. 

Alongside that, the model additionally launched the Xiaomi 14 and a brand new line of wearables, together with the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro (RM339), Xiaomi Watch S3 (RM699), and Xiaomi Watch 2 (RM769).

The principal core options of the watches are their upgraded customisability and efficiency, reminiscent of having extra straps and bezels to select from and getting extra complete performance. 

But it’s clear that the primary highlights are the 2 new telephones, so let’s dive a bit of deeper into these.

Xiaomi 14 Series

Co-engineered with Leica, the worldwide producer of high-end cameras, this flagship smartphone lineup appears to be a robust competitor within the cellular pictures market. 

It incorporates Leica Summilux optics which signifies a most lens aperture of f/1.4. In layman phrases, which means that the digital camera has enhanced light-gathering skills. So even in low-light situations, you’ll nonetheless be capable to take good pictures.

Internally, each telephones are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform. They’re outfitted with a chipset of Qualcomm Fast Connect 7,000 that helps Wi-Fi 7. Though, the latter doesn’t actually have an effect on usability in Malaysia as we don’t have Wi-Fi 7 but. 

In phrases of working system, they each use the Xiaomi HyperOS. A fruits of seven years of devoted growth by the model, this method is designed for the “Human X Car X Home” good ecosystem.

Essentially, which means that customers will get extra seamless connectivity between gadgets and complete safety and privateness options.

Apart from these, it’s simpler to interrupt down the variations by mannequin.

Xiaomi 14

The Xiaomi 14 is marketed as being of a compact dimension with uncompromising options. 

It’s designed as a every day companion and weighs 193g. For comparability, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is 233g. The again panel is gently curved which makes it snug to grip for lengthy durations.

In phrases of show, its display screen is 6.36” CrystalRes AMOLED with slim bezels of 1.71mm (size) and 1.1mm (top). The cellphone has a peak brightness of three,000 nits, which implies visuals stay clear even beneath direct daylight. 

So once you’re watching a film, even whereas out in broad daylight, it’s a extra immersive expertise. 

It additionally helps that the energy effectivity has elevated by 17% when in comparison with its previous fashions. So higher energy effectivity means higher cellphone efficiency and battery life.

In reality, Xiaomi said which you can get the cellphone totally charged inside 31 minutes, and 46 minutes utilizing wi-fi HyperCharge.

These methods are complemented by the Xiaomi IceLoop cooling system, which helps the telephones carry out throughout demanding duties like real-time AI processing and intensive gaming. 

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Visually, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra attracts inspiration from conventional digital camera aesthetics and has a particular round digital camera module. This makes it just like a few of its predecessors just like the 13 Ultra and 12 Ultra.

Unlike the earlier fashions, although, it comes with a streamlined flat again design as an alternative of the normal curved show. Which is a change that some could or could not like.

As you’ll be able to inform from the cellphone itself, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra’s principal pleasure is its digital camera’s capabilities.

This newest mannequin comes with a skilled quad-camera configuration that has a great vary of focal lengths:

Spanning from 12mm to 120mm, the digital camera is built-in with an ultra-large one-inch LYT-900 picture sensor. Essentially, this preserves richer particulars in gentle and darkish settings. 

For the videographers on the market, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra comes with its MasterCinema function. So you’ll be able to shoot movies in cinematic model with simply your cell phone.

With such heavy-processing tech, the model launched its new Dual-Channel IceLoop system to make sure customers get a smoother pictures and videography expertise. According to Xiaomi, it offers 3x improved cooling efficiency.

You additionally don’t have to fret concerning the battery operating out quick, because the cellphone will be totally charged inside 33 minutes utilizing HyperCharge.

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Introduced alongside all of those is the Xiaomi 14 Ultra Photography Kit. It provides prolonged options in a devoted grip and case that makes it look extra like an old-school digital camera.

It features a two-stage shutter button, a zoom lever, a customisable video recording button, and a further customized dial. It additionally capabilities as an exterior charging battery financial institution, offering 1,500mAh of battery life. 

At the second, many on-line opinions are evaluating the Xiaomi 14 Ultra to Samsung’s Galaxy Ultra S24. Much of this has to do with each cameras’ specs being fairly related to one another’s.

When it involves pricing, Xiaomi appears to beat Samsung with the Xiaomi 14’s beginning value at RM3,499 (12GB + 256GB) and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra’s beginning value at RM5,199 (16GB + 512GB). 

But efficiency? Well, we haven’t tried it out for ourselves but so we are able to’t share our verdict.

Regardless, although, each the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra seem to be good choices on paper. Especially in case you’re a pictures fanatic who desires to discover the sector with out committing to a full-on skilled digital camera. 

Sales for all its new merchandise begin tomorrow (March 8, 2024). Customers should buy them at Xiaomi’s shops or at their retail companions, reminiscent of DirectD, Lazada, Senheng, Shopee, and Urban Republic.

• Learn extra concerning the new Xiaomi 14 Series right here.
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