Xiaomi 14 Pro launched: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 50MP variable aperture Leica camera!

Apart from the vanilla Xiaomi 14, there's also a Pro version introduced featuring significant upgrades.

The Xiaomi 14 Pro

Xiaomi 14 Pro launched with the latest flagship SoC and variable aperture Leica camera!

This is a higher variant that packs similar designs and has a bigger display and beefier hardware. It uses a 6.78-inch 2K C8 OLED LTPO screen co-developed by Xiaomi and TCL. It comes with a 1-120Hz variable refresh rate, 3000 nits of peak brightness, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and 1920Hz PWM dimming.

The display

Also, the screen uses tech called the All Around Liquid Display, it has a slight curve on all four sides with consistent curvature. The purpose of this is to retain the visual aesthetic of a flat screen while also giving users the feel of a curved edge. Finally, this is protected by Xiaomi Ceramic Glass.

Inside, the device features the latest Qualcomm flagship SoC known as the 3.7GHz Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 octa-core processor with New Adreno GPU.

It is also paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and has up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage.

For battery, the phone uses a 4,880mAh capacity that charges with a USB-C 120W adaptor, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging.

The variable aperture feature!

In terms of camera, the phone boasts a 50MP 1/1.31-inch Hunter 900 sensor with f/1.42-f/4.0 variable aperture. Users can also manually modify the aperture value with a 1/3 EV increment to achieve finer exposure control. The accompanying sensors are 50MP ultra-wide + 50MP 3.2x telephoto. All of these sensors have a Leica Summilux lens which according to Xiaomi will bring significant improvements in imaging. For selfies, the device uses a 32MP camera that can shoot 4K 60 fps.

Other features are a circular cold pump cooling system Vapor-liquid separation design, and one-way circulation instruction which Xiaomi claims can deliver 3x cooling versus traditional VC. It also has stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support, a 4x microphone array, an In-Display fingerprint reader, and an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.

Connectivity-wise, it has 5G SA/NSA, dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi7 (2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC and dual SIM.

For software, it runs the newly announced HyperOS based on Android 14.

The Titanium Special Edition

Lastly, there's also the Titanium Special Edition of Xiaomi 14 Pro with a matte finish and presumably better durability due to the strong metal material used.

China price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

Xiaomi 14 Pro 12GB/256GB - CNY 4,999 (around PHP 38.8K)

Xiaomi 14 Pro 16GB/512GB - CNY 5,499 (around PHP 42.7K)

Xiaomi 14 Pro 16GB/1TB - CNY 5,999 (around PHP 46.6K)

Xiaomi 14 Pro Titanium Edition 16GB/1TB - CNY 6,499 (around PHP 50.3K)

The device is now available for pre-order in China. However, Xiaomi hasn't commented yet on a PH release. We will update you soon once it's here.

Source: Xiaomi