Xiaomi 14T

Xiaomi is one of the most popular smartphone manufacturers in the world that garnered the attention of the world with “flagship killer” and "Semi-flagship" phones. Like similar companies before it, it gradually shifted to the flagship space itself with a series of phones named after itself. The new Xiaomi 14T is the company's semi-flagship offering for the year 2024.

Xiaomi 14T Overview

Camera

The camera is certainly the main highlight of the Xiaomi 14T. The company spends a great deal of time talking about the imaging aspect of this phone in its promo material. The primary shooter here is a 50MP Leica main camera, featuring a Sony IMX906 sensor. The auxiliary lenses include a 50MP telephoto and a 12MP ultrawide shooter. In terms of telephoto lens, the Xiaomi 14T offers a 50mm equivalent focal length. Meanwhile, the ultrawide shooter appears to be the same as the Pro variant. The selfie snapper is a 32MP unit. Given that this phone is also part of a Leica partnership, it enjoys exclusive Leica filters and aesthetics. The phone also utilizes the entirety of SoC, including CPU, GPU, NPU, and ISP through Xiaomi HyperOS, to offer better image processing. Additionally, the video side of things is no sleeper either. You can record videos with 10-bit depth, Rec. 2020 gamut, and in HLG format. On top of that, there are features like Cinematic Blur, Rack Focus, and Director Mode as well.

AI

Moving on to the AI, which is another key highlight of the Xiaomi 14T. This phone comes with Google Gemini, which brings direct interaction capability with third-party apps. The AI also understands the contexts of photos and what is happening on the screen. Furthermore, the phone now gets Galaxy AI-like features, including Circle to Search, AI Interpreter, AI Notes, AI Recorder, and AI subtitles. The Interpreter feature translates language live, on call, and in meetings too. The Recorder can be used for transcription and summary generation. Likewise, the phone understands and generates subtitles for the media you’re playing on it. You can even copy those subtitles onto Notes. Moreover, the Xiaomi 14T taps into AI for image and video editing as well.

Design and Display

The latest Xiaomi semi-flagship phone has a similar design to its predecessor. The camera cutouts are more pronounced and cleaner, while the rest of the aesthetic remains unchanged. The phone is available in Titan Grey, Titan Blue, and Titan Black colors with IP68 water and dust resistance. The naming might have you believe this phone features a Titanium build similar to the iPhones and Galaxy S24 Ultra. However, Xiaomi is just trying to capture the hype around the metal, and it is just “inspired by” it. In reality, the phone has a frame made of 6M13 aluminium alloy and a slab of glass on the back panel. The base Xiaomi 14T also comes in an extra Lemon Green option. It has a PU leather finish, half of which is made of actual lemon fibers. The screen on this phone is pretty much the same as the 13T series, however, the company markets it as a “Next-generation 144Hz AI display.” It is a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with a 1.5K resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. Other than that, you get a touch sampling rate of up to 480Hz, PWM dimming of up to 3,840Hz, and peak brightness of up to 4,000 nits. Moreover, the screen offers a color depth of 68 billion and a DCI-P3 color gamut.

Performance

The primary driver on the Xiaomi 14T is the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra chipset. It is a 4nm processor with a peak clock speed of 3.35GHz and a dedicated AI accelerator. The phone ships in 12GB + 256GB, and 12GB + 512GB configurations. It also comes with Ultra Space technology, which taps into the untouched parts of UFS to extract extra storage space. So, essentially, you are getting an extra 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB of space on these configurations respectively. The Xiaomi 14T comes with a 5,000 mAh battery as the power source. The model supports 67W wired charging.

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