Xiaomi 14 series made its debut in China back in October 2023. With a slew of enticing features, the lineup served vanilla Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro exclusively to native customers. Meanwhile, international buyers are holding their breath for the arrival of these flagship devices. Following last year’s schedule, the firm plans to deploy Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro globally later this month, and a new teaser has landed (shown below the article).
Teaser confirms Leica and Xiaomi partnership, which is completely unsurprising
Breaking free from China-exclusive status, both Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro will be planting their feet in a number of markets. The teaser shown below comes from Xiaomi India, though. The Xiaomi 14 series is not even mentioned, but this teaser is clearly hinting at them.
While the company has disguised the specifics to maintain suspense, the teaser did hint at Leica’s involvement in the upcoming launch. Recalling the Mi 14 series launch in China, both the Pro and non-pro devices boast Leica-optimized triple camera setups. With a slight disparity in screen sizes, the devices mirror almost every necessary feature, be it camera, software, refresh rate, or processing power.
Probable MWC unveiling
The build-up has only begun, and Xiaomi has big plans for the series’ international release. Apart from this vague teaser on X, the grapevine hints at a launch event at MWC (Mobile World Congress), where the firm is expected to showcase not only the Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro but also the lineup’s bleeding edge Xiaomi 14 Ultra phone. These details are backed by Xiaomi’s usual launch trajectory that follows MWC’s yearly exhibition in Barcelona.
As for the series’ specifications, every little detail about Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro is already publicly available in China. The compact form-factor Mi 14 uses a 6.36-inch LTPO OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and a semi-2K resolution. Xiaomi 14 Pro has a similar LTPO panel but with a larger 6.73-inch OLED and full-2K resolution. Both devices retain the essence of older Mi 13 devices, with flat-border designs and ultra-thin bezels.
And let’s not forget about the cameras. Xiaomi’s Mi 14 duo employs a top-of-the-line 50MP ‘Light Hunter’ (machine translation) sensor with a custom Leica Summilux lens. The primary lens supports variable aperture. The display and beastly camera draw power from Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC — the most powerful engine ever produced by Qualcomm. Since the 8 Gen 3 prices are running at an all-time high, there’s still some debate, whether the global versions will secure the same SoC as their Chinese counterparts.
2024-02-02 15:05:29