Is a thin, light, and high-value phone destined to fail to combine great photography and performance? In the past, I would have thought so, but now, in the year 2024, after seeing the Xiaomi Civi4 Pro, I think there's an answer to that question.
The exterior of the Xiaomi Civi4 Pro actually follows its family design, which is a good thing as far as continuity is concerned. On top of that, the Xiaomi Civi4 Pro brings a new 'Dual Life Dual Color' design to the body, using bold color blocking to bring a very different visual experience.
The Springfield Green colorway we received this time is probably the most special one among the four colors, and it must be the main color this time as well. The left side of the back panel uses the "Cherry Glitter" process, which gives it a great look like a painting and enhances the premium feel of the back panel. On the right side of the back panel, the same Kona leather as the top imaging flagship Xiaomi 14 Ultra has been spliced in, giving the back panel two tactile sensations at once and making it less prone to slipping off while holding it.
Xiaomi's Civi series has always been about thinness and lightness, and the Civi4 Pro is certainly no exception, with a width of just 72mm, a thickness of 7.45mm, and an upgraded metal center frame that weighs in at a mere 179g, making for a great combination of texture and feel.
Back to the front, Xiaomi Civi4 Pro actually used a Redmi K70 and Xiaomi 14 do not have a full depth micro-curved screen, the edges have a certain degree of curvature, so that the hand in the stroke through the experience is extremely rounded, smooth feeling. The full iso-micro curved screen with narrow bezels also gives the front of the phone a much better face value.
Xiaomi Civi series previously with the chip are often mid-range level, but this time is different, shaken, with the latest release of the third generation of Snapdragon 8s flagship platform, this chip is used in the TSMC 4nm process, and Snapdragon 8Gen3 the same triple clustered set of architectures, the same Cortex-X4 ultra-large cores, four Cortex-A720 large cores, three Cortex-A520 mid-cores, and the same ISP, Display, and Modem architecture, it's basically a "little Snapdragon 8Gen3".
With LPDDR5X RAM and UFS4.0 ROM, daily use is bound to be smooth enough, with apps open and background retention well protected. So how is this "little Snapdragon 8Gen3" in the gaming experience?
We on the intensity, directly to test the "original God", you can see in the room temperature of 25 degrees, the screen 200nit brightness, half an hour around the Shumi running map test, obtained an average frame rate of 50.9 fps, you can see in the first 20 minutes of the frame rate fluctuation is large, but in the second 10 minutes of the frame rate has risen. The average power consumption for half an hour was also around 5.5W, with 15% power consumption for half an hour. I feel that the performance of this chip is still relatively limited due to its physique, and this result is really quite average for Snapdragon 8Gen3. If you're a heavy gamer, you'll definitely have a better experience with the Snapdragon 8Gen3.
The Civi series has always taken great photos, but in the past, the focus of publicity has been more on selfies. And this time Xiaomi actually in the Civi4 Pro rear also put enough effort, from the design part of the display on the back plate should also have noticed that the Leica LOGO actually came to the Civi.
This time, the Civi4 Pro brings the Leica Summilux optical system, the main camera is a light hunter 800 sensor, 1/1.55 inches in size, supporting dual native ISO Fusion MAX ultra-high dynamic range. There is also a large aperture of f/1.63, with more light intake, less noise in the finished film in low-light conditions, and a purer image.
The secondary camera configuration, Xiaomi Civi4 Pro used a 50-megapixel double portrait lens, f/1.98 aperture, double optical zoom equivalent 50mm focal length, closer to the human eye to see the true proportion, can highlight the main body of the portrait, can retain enough background, more suitable for shooting portrait photos.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra only used "Master Portrait" actually also devolved to the Xiaomi Civi4 Pro, Master Portrait emphasizes the "sense of hierarchy", more for the photo of the light and shadow processing, do not join the excessive beauty, to retain the true skin color, Skin texture, and will not violently enhance the background bokeh, these points complement each other, is a complete farewell to the "sugar water film", the actual use of the real hand can really shoot a high-level portrait photos.
In the Master Portrait mode, the character facial light and shadow, can show the characteristics of the five features, but also will not make the film too bland, the degree of background defocusing is just right, so that people are very comfortable to look at.
1x Lens Selfie Sample
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Not only the rear, the front self-timer also upgraded the "Master Portrait", in the front of the portrait self-timer, also with the rear of the same light and shadow rendering and skin quality retention, as well as natural bokeh effect. Hardware, the front continues the previous dual camera configuration, consisting of an equivalent 26mm lens and 100 degrees of ultra-wide-angle lens, which can get a low distortion selfie image, but also can accommodate a multi-person selfie scene, wider applicability.
Let's take a look at the front of the phone, Xiaomi Civi4 Pro screen, 2750x1236 resolution, or what we often call "1.5K resolution", support for 120Hz high refresh rate, but also support 60, 90, 120 multi-step refresh rate adaptive adjustment. The substrate of this screen is Xiaomi 14 series of the same model Huaxing Optoelectronics C8, which is also currently the top screen substrate in the domestic screen.
12bit color depth display, measured manual maximum brightness 560nit, HDR inspired brightness 1200nit, professional mode can do 98.7% of the sRGB color gamut coverage, color calibration average △ E can reach 0.22, very powerful, but also supports 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, so that the display effect of this screen is excellent at the same time, a long time to look at the eye is not tired. At present, the C8 material of Huaxing Optoelectronics is probably one of the best screen substrates among domestic screens, and it is the leading level in color, display effect and eye protection, the only small regret is the lack of brightness, and I hope that the next generation can be improved in this regard.
Other configurations, Xiaomi Civi4 Pro built-in 4700mAh battery, the actual test of an hour of video playback power consumption 6%, an hour of microblogging power consumption 16%, an hour of glory of kings power consumption 18%. Daily use of a day a charge will not have any problem, charging is to support 67W fast charging, measured from 1% full need 44 minutes, replenishment of the same will not be anxious.
Xiaomi Surge T1 signaling enhancement chip on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Xiaomi Civi4 Pro also has the same, in the cellular communication ability and Wi-Fi performance have a certain degree of improvement, especially in the relatively crowded scenarios of multi-people Internet access, Xiaomi Civi4 Pro performance is also more excellent.
Maybe Xiaomi wants to redefine this series, so it brought the Civi4 Pro Smartphone, which has a chip comparable to the flagship, good performance to meet the needs of daily use, the flagship of the same back cover material, screen, image configuration, can really let everyone feel, Xiaomi Civi series this time really dare to overstep the level, and thin and light enough to feel good body, such a machine in the current crowd of mobile phones can be said to be a rare one. This kind of machine can be said to be a rare one among cell phones. I believe that whether it is for boys or girls, as long as you want a feel good configuration of the machine without short boards, it is a good choice.
