TechPhonesAndroid PhonesXiaomi 14 Ultra arrives to give the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra a run for its moneyCould the Xiaomi 14 Ultra be the camera phone of the year?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesAndroid PhonesXiaomi 14 Ultra arrives to give the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra a run for its moneyCould the Xiaomi 14 Ultra be the camera phone of the year?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Could the Xiaomi 14 Ultra be the camera phone of the year?
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Quick SummaryThe Xiaomi 14 Ultra boasts a 1-inch main camera sensor and impressive specs, potentially rivalling Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.However, its global availability remains uncertain, particularly in the UK.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra boasts a 1-inch main camera sensor and impressive specs, potentially rivalling Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.However, its global availability remains uncertain, particularly in the UK.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra boasts a 1-inch main camera sensor and impressive specs, potentially rivalling Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.However, its global availability remains uncertain, particularly in the UK.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra boasts a 1-inch main camera sensor and impressive specs, potentially rivalling Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
However, its global availability remains uncertain, particularly in the UK.
We were seriously impressed with the camera when we sawthe Xiaomi 13 Ultrain 2023 and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra is shaping up to offer much the same experience. The new phone offers a quad camera system, with the main sensor a 50-megapxiel, 1-inchSonysensor fronted with a Leica lens. It’s the main sensor here that lifts the Ultra overthe Xiaomi 14 Pro.
There are then three more 50-megapixel cameras offering ultra-wide and two zoom lengths. It’s getting pretty common to have two telephoto lenses, one for distance (120mm, 5x) and another for closer work (75mm, 3.2x), like portraits. Like the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, there’s also a camera grip case available to basically turn your phone into a camera.
(Image credit: Xiaomi)
(Image credit: Xiaomi)
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has an aluminium frame, but there is a special edition titanium model, so it can really take the fight to theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra could be the best phone you never buy
Xiaomi’s launch cycle is well out of sync globally, with the company focusing on speedy launches for the domestic Chinese market and leaving the rest of the world patiently waiting. The Xiaomi 14 was announced as one of the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 devices back in October 2023, with the Ultra taking its time to join the line-up.
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The Xiaomi 14 Series will be announced at Mobile World Congress on 25 February and that will signal global availability of the series. That line-up will include the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro, which is close in specification to the newly-announced Xiaomi 14 Ultra.
The bad news is that we might never see the Xiaomi 14 Ultra in the UK. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra didn’t make it to the UK, but did make it to other parts of Europe. Priced at €1,499, that’s probably the best indicator we have of the expected pricing for Europe.
We’ll wait with anticipation around that UK launch because the previous model was really impressive - and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra could have one of thebest phonecameras of the year.
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