New Xiaomi 14 Ultra: an absolute beast that scares Samsung and Apple

Xiaomi didn’t want to wait until the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to unveil what would become its flagship before the end of the year. The company launched in China Xiaomi 14 Ultrawhich has a stunning design and camera designed for the Galaxy S24 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max, among others.

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra has the most powerful specs on the market, but it relies on the camera for almost everything. In fact, its design already reflects that photography is the main feature of this device. The brand’s new mobile phone inherits the design of Xiaomi 13 Ultra; So it stands out because it has Vegan leather backrest and a huge camera module located in the center where the four main sensors are located.

However, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra has important design changes compared to its predecessor. The upper part of the rear is no longer slightly raised, but It’s completely flat. This makes the frame the same thickness (9.2mm) across the entire phone. Xiaomi 14 Ultra, by the way, is available only in two colors: black and white. In both cases with an aluminum frame, although the company announced a titanium version in Chinathe main difference is that the frames contain this material.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra, technical data sheet

Leica cameras and two telephoto lenses for the biggest challenges

Let us repeat, the most important thing in the new Xiaomi flagship is the cameras. The Asian company retained the configuration is very similar to last year’s modelbetting on a main sensor, an ultra-wide-angle camera and two telephoto lenses, making a significant leap compared to Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro.

In particular, Xiaomi 14 Ultra is equipped with a 50-megapixel main camera. It’s about 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor which also integrates OPPO Find X7 Pro. The ultra-wide-angle camera is also 50 megapixels with a viewing angle of 122 degrees. In this case with the Sony IMX858 sensor.

Regarding the zoom, Xiaomi has opted for a so-called 50-megapixel floating telephoto lens, which allows you to take photographs with 3.2x optical zoomplus a second telephoto lens with periscope for capturing images from optical zoom up to 5x. All of these cameras are also signed by Leica, which helped develop the lenses and offers a variety of photographic modes and styles.

An interesting detail about this Xiaomi 14 Ultra is that users can purchase Leica pen which attaches to the bottom of the back panel and connects via a USB-C port to use a physical curtain.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra does not leave aside the multimedia section.

Xiaomi also did not want to leave aside the multimedia section of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. The terminal arrives with 6.73-inch AMOLED display with 2K resolution. 120Hz refresh rate and up to 3000 nits brightness; more than mobile phones such as the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

In terms of performance, Xiaomi 14 Ultra uses the processor of its younger brothers: Snapdragon 8 3rd generation. In this case, there are three options for RAM and storage. On the one hand, one for 12 GB and one for 256 GB. On the other hand, one with 16 GB and 512 GB of internal memory and finally a more powerful one with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage.

All this, in addition, with a battery 5300 mAh with fast charging 90W: less than Xiaomi 14 Pro, which has 120W.

Price and availability of Xiaomi 14 Ultra

For now we repeat, Xiaomi 14 Ultra was announced in China. The global launch is actually scheduled for next Sunday, February 25, as part of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. At the moment there are no details about its price and availability, but we do know how much it will cost in the Asian market.

• Xiaomi 14 Ultra with 12 GB + 256 GB: 6499 yuan (about 835 euros at the exchange rate).
• Xiaomi 14 Ultra with 16 GB + 512 GB: 6999 yuan (about 900 euros at the exchange rate).
• Xiaomi 14 Ultra with 16 GB + 1 TB: 7799 yuan (about 1002 euros at the exchange rate).
• Titanium version with 16 GB + 1 TB: 8799 yuan (about 1130 euros at the exchange rate).