The Xiaomi 14: A Seriously Impressive Device

One of the first things that caught my attention about the Xiaomi 14 was its back glass, which has a slightly curved feel to it. This gives the phone a unique shape and makes it comfortable to hold in your hand. However, the glossy finish on the back also makes it a fingerprint magnet, so a case would be a good idea if you plan on using this feature frequently.

Speaking of charging speeds, Xiaomi claims that the 14 can charge up to 50W wirelessly, which is impressive. With this power, it can get from 0 to 100% in around 46 minutes. Additionally, there's 10W reverse wireless charging, and with the 90W wired charger that came bundled with our test unit, you can get back up to 100% in under 30 minutes. This level of quick charging is something that more phones should strive for.

The battery inside the Xiaomi 14 is a 4,610mAh cell, which should be sufficient to last all day long. Even if you're using it heavily, like with gaming or social media, it can still get back up to 100% in under an hour. It's worth noting that the camera housing on the back of the phone is quite large, but the pictures that come out of it are impressive. The light fusion 900 image sensor, combined with Leica technology, produces vibrant and natural-looking images.

When it comes to video recording, the Xiaomi 14 can handle up to 8K resolution at 60 frames per second. However, stabilization does seem to be a bit off, so movement may look slightly jittery. Despite this, the colors are punchy and vibrant, making for some great footage.

Moving on to the operating system, Hyper OS is an Android-based experience that feels familiar but also has its own unique features. While it's got some impressive elements, like the always-on display feature, it's still missing some of the more established OS's features, such as screen on time. This means that there may be a bit of a learning curve when transitioning from another OS.

The overall impression I had with the Xiaomi 14 was one of seriously impressed-ness. It's clear that Xiaomi has put a lot of effort into creating a device that can compete with the best of the rest in terms of features and performance. While there are still some areas for improvement, such as the under-display fingerprint reader and stabilization on video recording, this phone is definitely worth considering for anyone looking to upgrade their Android experience.

As soon as we get more information on pricing for the global market, we'll be sure to update you in the comments section below. For now, let us know down below if you could see yourself moving over to the Xiaomi 14? Are there any specific features that are drawing you in, or perhaps something that's holding you back? Let us hear your thoughts!

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwith the announcement from xiaomi finally announcing that xiaomi 14 is coming to a global market we managed to get our hands on it and we want to give you everything that we know in our first impressions of the xiaomi 14 we'll get right into what this xiaomi 14 can do and now it's available outside of China you might be thinking about picking this up and if you do and you have a look at the specs of this phone on paper it's starting to look a little bit like a flagship phone but it's not it just gives off Flagship vibe let's start with the display and we get a 6.3 in 120 HZ ltpo 1.5k AMOLED display and I actually love the display size as this is one of those phones that's pretty easy to use with one hand and if you have look at how ultra thin the design of these bezels are it doesn't feel like you're compromising on having a smaller display because it feels a lot bigger than it is one of my main gripes with phones is that they are so big now and I think a 6.3 in display might just be The Sweet Spot with that display it gives you Dolby vision and HDR 10 plus so when watching content it actually looks pretty gray and now especially since it's taken a huge jump in its top screen brightness as well the XI 14 is jumped from 1,900 nits of peak brightness from last year's device over to an eyew watering 3,000 nits this time round when viewing HDR content which actually phenomenal while watching that HDR content it's vibrant it's bright it's everything that you would want from a display in 2024 the TR this year seems to be that flat is back and the curves are out and on this year's yam 14 you get a completely flat display on this device which for me is a big plus because I just think that flat displays are where we should always be the glass back on the XI 14 has a slightly curved feel to it as well so actually the phone doesn't seem too boxy in your hand and it sits there really nicely the one thing about that back glass though is that it's a bit of a fingerprint magnet with its glossy finish so a case could be a good idea with this because if you have a look at it from whatever angle you hold it or view it there's just fingerprints everywhere while we're talking about the back of that phone I want to talk about the charging speeds here because Wireless and wire charging are seriously impressive with the xiaomi 14 xiaomi says that this can do 50 W wireless charging which means that it can get from 0 to 100% in around about 46 minutes which is pretty impressive it has 10 wat reverse wireless charging as well and it has a sizzling 90 W wire charging by using the power that came coupled with our version that we got our hands on which means to get from 0 to 100% it just takes over 30 minutes and more phones need this type of quick charging the battery inside the xami 14 is a 4,610 Milah battery which means that it should be more than power efficient to last you all day no matter if you're on social media gaming using that camera but if you actually then did need to charge it remember 0 to 100% in just 31 minutes let's move on to the cameras of the jiai 14 and you get a triple camera set setup on the back of this phone this is using xia's new light Fusion 900 image sensor and you get a 50 megap main a 50 mapel telephoto and a 50 megapixel Ultra wide and they're all in collaboration with Leica I've got to say the camera housing on the back of the xiaoi 14 is humongous and I would usually call it a camera housing but in this case it's more of a camera Castle the pictures though that you get out of that camera Castle I have to say are really quite impressive they come across as vibrant but natural and you get some really great low lights and highlights no matter if you're using the 50 megapix main the telephoto or that Ultra wide I know that how pictures look are usually down a personal preference but for me these stack up with the iPhones the pixels and the galaxies of the world when it comes to video that the xiaomi 14 can do it can record up to 8K video but I think the sweet spot here for any sort of video is always going to be that 60 frames per second at 4K I would say it's not the best video in the world I mean it looks really nice and the colors are Punchy and vibrant but I feel like stabilization does let this down just ever so slightly so any sort of movement it does look a little bit jittery there is something though that I think will take a little bit of getting used to if you pick up the xiaomi 14 and you've never used a xiaomi before and that's going to be hyper OS hyper OS feels really familiar and looks like it's taken a lot from other os's but there's definitely a little bit of learning to do to try and get the most of it for example it took quite a little bit of effort to get simple things like an always on display set up and it's missing some of those really important features like screen on time I'm sure hyper OS will get better over time but now it just needs a little bit of refinement cuz it's just missing a few things here and there and it can be a bit of a transition period when you come over from a more established OS I have to say the xiaomi 14 is a seriously impressive device there are a few things that I think it could do better so for example the under the screen fingerprint reader and I think it's a little bit too low in that display but you know this is something you will get used to but we don't know exactly yet how much the xiaomi 14 is going to cost when it comes to the global market however as soon as we know we'll put a pin comment down below so you know exactly how much it will cost from the first impressions that I've had with this xiaomi 14 I actually really like the phone of course the OS will take a little bit of getting used to but it has some really impressive cameras they can take some phenomenal photos and I actually really like the size but let me know your thoughts in the comments below could you see yourself moving over to is xia 14 before you head off why not subscribe to Android authority as well and if you do that we will see you in the next videowith the announcement from xiaomi finally announcing that xiaomi 14 is coming to a global market we managed to get our hands on it and we want to give you everything that we know in our first impressions of the xiaomi 14 we'll get right into what this xiaomi 14 can do and now it's available outside of China you might be thinking about picking this up and if you do and you have a look at the specs of this phone on paper it's starting to look a little bit like a flagship phone but it's not it just gives off Flagship vibe let's start with the display and we get a 6.3 in 120 HZ ltpo 1.5k AMOLED display and I actually love the display size as this is one of those phones that's pretty easy to use with one hand and if you have look at how ultra thin the design of these bezels are it doesn't feel like you're compromising on having a smaller display because it feels a lot bigger than it is one of my main gripes with phones is that they are so big now and I think a 6.3 in display might just be The Sweet Spot with that display it gives you Dolby vision and HDR 10 plus so when watching content it actually looks pretty gray and now especially since it's taken a huge jump in its top screen brightness as well the XI 14 is jumped from 1,900 nits of peak brightness from last year's device over to an eyew watering 3,000 nits this time round when viewing HDR content which actually phenomenal while watching that HDR content it's vibrant it's bright it's everything that you would want from a display in 2024 the TR this year seems to be that flat is back and the curves are out and on this year's yam 14 you get a completely flat display on this device which for me is a big plus because I just think that flat displays are where we should always be the glass back on the XI 14 has a slightly curved feel to it as well so actually the phone doesn't seem too boxy in your hand and it sits there really nicely the one thing about that back glass though is that it's a bit of a fingerprint magnet with its glossy finish so a case could be a good idea with this because if you have a look at it from whatever angle you hold it or view it there's just fingerprints everywhere while we're talking about the back of that phone I want to talk about the charging speeds here because Wireless and wire charging are seriously impressive with the xiaomi 14 xiaomi says that this can do 50 W wireless charging which means that it can get from 0 to 100% in around about 46 minutes which is pretty impressive it has 10 wat reverse wireless charging as well and it has a sizzling 90 W wire charging by using the power that came coupled with our version that we got our hands on which means to get from 0 to 100% it just takes over 30 minutes and more phones need this type of quick charging the battery inside the xami 14 is a 4,610 Milah battery which means that it should be more than power efficient to last you all day no matter if you're on social media gaming using that camera but if you actually then did need to charge it remember 0 to 100% in just 31 minutes let's move on to the cameras of the jiai 14 and you get a triple camera set setup on the back of this phone this is using xia's new light Fusion 900 image sensor and you get a 50 megap main a 50 mapel telephoto and a 50 megapixel Ultra wide and they're all in collaboration with Leica I've got to say the camera housing on the back of the xiaoi 14 is humongous and I would usually call it a camera housing but in this case it's more of a camera Castle the pictures though that you get out of that camera Castle I have to say are really quite impressive they come across as vibrant but natural and you get some really great low lights and highlights no matter if you're using the 50 megapix main the telephoto or that Ultra wide I know that how pictures look are usually down a personal preference but for me these stack up with the iPhones the pixels and the galaxies of the world when it comes to video that the xiaomi 14 can do it can record up to 8K video but I think the sweet spot here for any sort of video is always going to be that 60 frames per second at 4K I would say it's not the best video in the world I mean it looks really nice and the colors are Punchy and vibrant but I feel like stabilization does let this down just ever so slightly so any sort of movement it does look a little bit jittery there is something though that I think will take a little bit of getting used to if you pick up the xiaomi 14 and you've never used a xiaomi before and that's going to be hyper OS hyper OS feels really familiar and looks like it's taken a lot from other os's but there's definitely a little bit of learning to do to try and get the most of it for example it took quite a little bit of effort to get simple things like an always on display set up and it's missing some of those really important features like screen on time I'm sure hyper OS will get better over time but now it just needs a little bit of refinement cuz it's just missing a few things here and there and it can be a bit of a transition period when you come over from a more established OS I have to say the xiaomi 14 is a seriously impressive device there are a few things that I think it could do better so for example the under the screen fingerprint reader and I think it's a little bit too low in that display but you know this is something you will get used to but we don't know exactly yet how much the xiaomi 14 is going to cost when it comes to the global market however as soon as we know we'll put a pin comment down below so you know exactly how much it will cost from the first impressions that I've had with this xiaomi 14 I actually really like the phone of course the OS will take a little bit of getting used to but it has some really impressive cameras they can take some phenomenal photos and I actually really like the size but let me know your thoughts in the comments below could you see yourself moving over to is xia 14 before you head off why not subscribe to Android authority as well and if you do that we will see you in the next video\n"