The exterior of the Xiaomi Mi 14 may be one of the smallest upgrades this year, but there are a number of highlights that are worth detailing. First of all, let's briefly talk about the color scheme, we received two versions of the Rock Cyan and White this time, the Cyan version looks like a rounded texture, while the white version of the middle frame is created through the PVD physical vapor deposition process, which can present a more prominent highlights.
Its overall body design is actually very close to that of the 13th generation, with a straight screen on the front + a slightly curved back cover, and a sharp straight frame in the center, so the overall feel of the device doesn't change dramatically. This will also make people ignore its slightly increased thickness and weight, which is now 8.28mm and 193g, and honestly, subjectively it is really difficult to clearly distinguish the difference.
However, a lot of work has gone into the details of the Xiaomi Mi 14's body, for example, at the top of the body, the original numerous cut-outs have disappeared this time, on the one hand, the top speaker aperture is now a micro-seam design, on the other hand, the original microphone and infrared emitters have been moved to other parts of the body, which ultimately creates a much cleaner and fresher bezel.
Image module part of the Xiaomi 14 is based on the rounded rectangle, an additional ring of decorative edges, and more and more familiar Parisian studs elements, the overall texture is still improved, but also weakened part of the image module raised perception. As for the previous demarcation line design this time disappeared, replaced by a symmetrical square arrangement of the three cameras and flash, LEICA supported by the word was moved to the center, the overall perception is very harmonious.
More stunning domestic good screen
In terms of the screen, if you are used to using millet 13, in the first sight of millet 14 will actually feel very familiar - after all, the previous generation has done a fairly extreme level, and the new generation is the chin further optimization, reached a level of 1.71mm, basically with the left and right on the three sides of the 1.61mm is a level, perhaps the next generation can be a good idea. A level, perhaps the next generation will be able to really realize the four sides of the same extremely narrow bezel.
But actually more noteworthy are some changes in the parameters. Xiaomi 14 has upgraded the screen resolution once in a while to a level of 2670×1200, which also gives the 6.36-inch screen a PPI of 460, supports a variable refresh rate of 1Hz~120Hz, the peak maximum brightness of the localization can reach 3000nits, and there is a full DC dimming, which is an excellent level in every dimension.
As for the actual display effect, frankly speaking, if it is not written in the information that this is a domestic Huaxing Optoelectronics C8 material, I really can't distinguish the nationality of this screen with the naked eye, the color is saturated and not oily, and also has a professional original color calibration, is a good screen worthy of trust.
Unsurprising debut, the third generation Snapdragon 8 is back in action
While it's been said year after year that Xiaomi debuts Qualcomm's latest flagship platform, this year is not quite the same - who would have thought that the Snapdragon Summit over there would have just ended, and the Xiaomi 14, powered by the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, would have been released? It's a testament to Xiaomi's good working relationship with Qualcomm, and also reveals their confidence in the Xiaomi 14 series.
So how does it stack up? As usual, let's take a brief look at the AnTuTu score of the Xiaomi 14, and we can see that it is more than 2 million points, with the GPU part of the score even reaching nearly 800,000 points, and the improvement in storage is also quite remarkable, so in a comprehensive view, the theoretical performance of the increase is still quite obvious.
With a basic understanding of performance, let's take a look at the Xiaomi 14's real-world performance. In the original God, we still chose a high performance load of Sumeru City run as a scene, in the regular 720P resolution, Xiaomi 14 can achieve an average frame rate of 58.8, power consumption of 5.7W, considering that the test scene itself is still relatively extreme state, if it is a daily game frame rate performance should be higher.
Interestingly, the Xiaomi 14 also brings a 1200P resolution option, of course, after opening the frame rate limit will be locked to 30, the actual average frame rate can come to 29.5 frames, at this time it is the average power consumption of 4W, from the data, perhaps it will be open to a higher frame rate option, so that this new setting to show a higher degree of practicality.
It is not difficult to see that the third-generation Snapdragon 8 has also brought excellent performance to the Xiaomi 14, as always, and the ring cold pump cooling system that comes standard in the whole system has also brought good heat dissipation ability, and ultimately, in the season that has not yet ushered in the winter, it has also brought quite a good performance, which has also allowed the Xiaomi 14 to remain at the high point of the performance of the flagships of the new generation, and wait for the arrival of the subsequent challengers.
Medium cup body, bring large cup Leica image
This year's Xiaomi 14 series of image module configuration choices are somewhat interesting, the Pro of the large cup replaced the exaggerated one-inch, to a more practical triple-camera module; the standard version of the medium cup, but chose to go upward, the configuration of the triple-camera are aligned with the large cup, the main camera is the use of the same model of the light hunter 900 image sensors, the ultra wide-angle end and telephoto end of the sensor pixels are also higher, but also supports the telephoto macro function.
In addition, its image module is also replaced with Leica Summilux lenses, aperture is larger, and there is a professional ALD coating support, in the optical quality of the theory will be better.
Let's take a look at the sample photos. Despite the use of a new image sensor, Xiaomi's tuning of the Light Hunter 900 is quite on point, on the one hand, it can take full advantage of its high dynamic range, as much as possible to retain the light and shadow information on the screen; on the other hand, it maintains a relatively uniform color style presentation, and the style of multi-camera switching is close to unanimous. As long as encountered a more prominent light conditions, with it a casual shot can get a very textured image.
Surprisingly, its imaging performance in the night scene, 1/1.31-inch large bottom with dual native ISO Fusion Max, bringing a more pure and clear night scene samples, this sharp look and feel can even compete with some of the positioning of the higher models, with a medium cup of the body, to challenge the large cup of images.
The Xiaomi Mi 14's secondary camera is also a delight. Thanks to sensor updates, the usability of the two sub-cameras has been greatly improved, and the clarity of the image is not a huge difference from the main camera at a glance, which is actually quite a "big cup" performance in the last year.
The performance of the Xiaomi Mi 14 in the telephoto section is particularly surprising, thanks to the floating focusing lens group, even in such a small body its closest focusing distance can come to 10cm, so you can shoot some very close-up close-ups, which is also a feature I really like.
The new system also has some novel experiences
The last part, we talk about millet high-profile official announcement of millet surging OS. honestly, this brand new system in the cell phone presents a lot of new features, the smoothness of the performance is also amazing, but more in fact is still the details of the changes, such as the follow-up tablet and other devices after the update we also plan to launch a separate article of a more detailed review, today, first part of the more intuitive! Detailed differences.
First of all, the most changed control center, now it removes the time, the top left corner of the wireless network and mobile network moved to the top level; MyoPlay's card is also mentioned on the level with the volume and brightness, smart life is fused with the MyoShare Center, you can now see more devices; the buttons of the various shortcut functions have been moved to the bottom, and removed the original paging design, replaced by sliding down the selection of more. This solution presents a bit more functionality, improves efficiency, and makes the content of the Mythic Center look richer.
When the current state of the Xiaomi Mi 14's phone ushers in a change, such as initiating a hotspot shutdown, starting charging, or going into Do Not Disturb mode, the status bar at the top of the phone notifies in a brand new form, which still looks pretty cool.
The new lock screen is also noteworthy; in its current version, the Xiaomi 14 already offers three templates - Classic Lock Screen, Rhombus Time and Image Magazine - and you can now customize its clock, lock screen text and display information, as well as add different display effects to the wallpaper or implement a depth-of-field effect that blends portrait photos with lock screen information.
Summary
From the initial excitement when I first got my hands on it, to the satisfaction after a week's experience, I would say that the upgrade in parameters and configuration is not really that important for the Xiaomi Mi 14 anymore. It gives me a sense of "taking things for granted", as if the phone is supposed to be so smooth and natural that there's no need to obsess about parameters and configurations.
Back to our beginning, why do we say that the "small size all-round flagship" this track has no rivals? Because Xiaomi's small-sized flagship is not just a small screen, but in the comprehensive configuration to meet the needs of the body, and then try to reduce the body, to find a balance between the feel and practicality. The road to find this balance is destined to be difficult, and it is on such a muddy road that Xiaomi gradually gained a firm foothold and delivered this answer sheet of Xiaomi 14.
With a better screen, stronger performance, more satisfying images, and a better system experience,...... many hardware and software upgrades, can Xiaomi 14 become a perfect answer? This depends on whether it can really attract users to buy it in the market.
