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A few small but meaningful upgrades to the camera system, tweaks to the build and display, and the mandatory chipset refresh - we can't be mad at the Xiaomi 14 Ultra for its short list of changes, when last year's model was already one of the best cameraphones in existence.
Indeed, the 14 Ultra doesn't stray too far from its predecessor. The main camera had a 1-inch sensor and dual-aperture lens on the 2023 model, the 2024 one uses a newer 1-inch sensor and makes that a truly variable aperture (with intermediate steps). The zoom cameras (two of them, as seemingly required to be called an Ultra), meanwhile, bring close focusing to the table and the longer of them also gets a slightly brighter lens.
On the outside, Xiaomi has replaced the Corning-branded glass of the old model with an in-house concoction that should be more durable (asterisks, of course), and the non-leather leather has also been improved. There's a new aluminum alloy used for the frame in the International version, while China also gets a titanium option on top of that. Sounds like a win.
Improvements in the display section are hard to spot, but there's a promise for slightly more brightness (hardly a gamechanger), while the new Snapdragon is the new Snapdragon - better than the old one, more or less the same across all 2024 models.
Xiaomi has chosen not to mess around with battery capacity or charging speed on the global variant (Chinese version does get an extra 300mAh), and we think we could have used a bump in longevity - maybe we'll get that from elsewhere.
Little has changed in the presentation and the 14 Ultra comes in the usual black thick cardboard box with simple Xiaomi lettering and a red Leica badge to add a splash of color. The internal packaging is all made of paper, so that's a win.
The contents include a 90W charger (same as last year's) and a proprietary USB-A-to-C cable to go with it. Xiaomi has also bundled a translucent plastic snap-on back cover to protect the Ultra out of the box. It's on the cheap side, but something is better than nothing, plus the phone itself is supposedly more durable than the previous iteration. Let's see what that's about.
Hmm i didn't face such issue till now been using the phone for 3 weeks now and god i love the 14 ultra sold my s24 ultra and have to say i don't regret it 😊
Same here! Lens fogging problem straight away. Tried everything to remove it, silica, dehumidifiers etc. Nothing worked. Ended up returning the phone and got a refund. But the photography kit couldn't be refunded. Oh and night time video is pret...
Such simple and basic things as signal reception have long been working as they should for everyone, that’s why they don’t write unless there are any special problems or some obvious advantages
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