Xiaomi 14 Ultra
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- 22 Apr 2024
Overpriced for what it is, the camera is top side heavy and bulges out considerably. Camera quality is ok, nothing impressive. No built in SD card slot which seems to be the norm for all these useless companies trying to get people to store everything they have on there cloud crap. 512gb is a pathetic amount storage for a device being sold for over £1200 with a camera that does 8k video.. it is cheaper to buy 1tb or even 512gb sd card with decent performance for additional storage but good luck finding a mobile manufacture that hasn't jumped on board with screwing consumers and overpricing these shit bricks. The actual worst part of this phone however isn't the hardware (although there is slight rattle to the camera lenses area you could live with it, its screams low quality if you were start running with it, you notice it more). Anyway the sad part of this phone is the hypersh-t OS, which I haven't been more disappointed in, for such an Ultra phone.. limited by retarded stuff like max 3 notifications icons.. like this is just plain stupid limitation when there is ample screenspace to show more. The lockscreen is basic, the customization for it is basic, the themes are terrible eeerg. I had upgraded from Samsung Note 9 (2018!) and use a Pixel8, the OS on that older samsung phone now has better design and more options and than this 2024 hyperjunk OS. Also I don't know what tools at xiaomi thought providing a new phone where all the icons are shown without labels.... it took me 10mins to find which was the settings button icon and another 30mins just to find the settings to show button label text again so I could figure out what all the different icons were for. This is just a OS with terrible default values and crap design UX through and through, its under developed in every way possible with options and customizing you wish you could have for so many areas... this review couldn't be detailed enough to point out all the flaws and terrible UX this OS has or where other phone OS have done things better... the only hope is that HyperOS 2.0 actually improves on this basic rubbish but I doubt it. Its not like there isn't a history of other phones and OS's that have done some things better for years now, but when you look at all the retards on youtube giving these phones great reviews or even the reviews here you would think it was remarkable.. it well it ain't. Many people like the Samsung swipe gesture bar and options that had, the one on this phone doesn't compare, you also don't get any customization on the nav bar looks where it can look like a slimline view that is always on. The details of how these things are implemented and the UI for it matters. Luckily for xiaomi the phone doesn't have the fog lense issue that many in the UK had reporte, however it does have a rattle to it.. No idea if future OS upgrades will fix and improve all the issues I have with this phone.
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- Anonymous
- 0Z5
- 22 Apr 2024
No e-sim. A failure of a flagship phone for that reason alone
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- xsnapshot
- IbE
- 21 Apr 2024
Gayrat, 20 Apr 2024Whoever used Xiaomi and Vivo, which would you prefer? I wan... moreI've never used a Vivo phone. Based on the reviews I've seen, it does seem like the Vivo X100 pro is probably a bit better at auto-mode shots being immediately shareable more reliably.
I still feel like for a photographer, the ceiling for the X14U is higher once you know what you're doing. There's just more flexibility IMO. This is exactly what I was after.
I think though, the differences you will find will be minor and either one will suit photographic pursuits just fine.
Nitpicking now between advanced camera flagships is a bit silly. Like debating a single grain of sand on a vast beach.
I think at this point the end result depends more on the specific scene, composition, photographer and post editing. I would venture to say a reasonably accomplished photographer would be able to get great shots from either reliably
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- KarstenPH
- 3JM
- 21 Apr 2024
I've been using the Xiaomi 14 ultra since April 2, I got the international variant, and I gotta say this phone is amazing, if you have problema about the camera quality, you probably don't use it's settings good enough
Usually this phone for me i run at -0.3EV though because this phone tends to like over brightening shots a little for my taste, sometimes it's also excessive and I may even reach levels of -2.0EV, but just with that one setting alone I don't need pro mode as often because of it
if you know what you're doing, this phone definitely is worth it
And about that camera bump... It's easy to get used to, but well I use the Leather case so I can't really speak too much of it
One issue though is camera moist, which is apparently permanently removable but I can't get the time to actually figure that out meaning when it gets cold i can't record stuff without the camera fogging up
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- Gayrat
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- 20 Apr 2024
xsnapshot, 19 Apr 2024I've had this phone for almost a month now. The photog... moreWhoever used Xiaomi and Vivo, which would you prefer? I wanna buy any of these cameraphones
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- Anonymous
- n9b
- 19 Apr 2024
Mikeyo, 19 Apr 2024I have been travelling around the world and never had any i... moreIn which countries have you traveled and what prepaid operators in these countries offers esim?
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- xsnapshot
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- 19 Apr 2024
I've had this phone for almost a month now. The photography chops of this thing are seriously impressive for my uses. I really only care about the main sensor and tele sensors. The ultra wide is a little bit of a letdown, but it could've been a 720p web cam from the 90's and I wouldn't care. I also wouldn't care if it didn't have a selfie camera at all as I simply do not use it. I admit that based on the reviews I've seen the selfie camera is not great, however....it doesn't impact me in the slightest.
I took it out to do some astrophotography photo sessions (tripod mounted) and it is on par with my old Sony RX100 III camera in terms of capturing the Milky Way galaxy. The ability to suck up photons in low light is unbelievable IMO.
Photos are pin sharp when it comes to moving objects in mid/low light (Screw you Samsung). It uses much higher ISO values but yet still doesn't have any noise to complain of.
The zoom is better than my S21U by a good margin. The funky AI is hit or miss when it comes to 30x+_shots. I usually leave it off as I prefer real details over generated details.
The hardware is amazing and I do hope that a few software updates on the camera will solve any small little issues that remain.
Battery is on par with my S21U (not class leading). DND doesn't work right. That's a real bummer and is something that Xiaomi apparently has no interest in fixing.
Service is excellent on Mint Mobile, even into the rural areas. (Thanks T-mobile for turning on some additional spectrum recently!)
A few random bugs are apparent. For example, auto rotate. While it does work, it's sometimes slow to change orientation and not always reliable. That needs some polish.
Overall you can tell the software as a whole needs some updating/polishing by Xiaomi. However being a photographer, these small bugs are easily livable for me to enjoy the flexibility and power of this camera setup. I have the camera kit and shooting with it is such a joy.
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- Dimitar
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- 19 Apr 2024
SpYp, 17 Apr 2024Camera NOT that great AT ALL! Compare it next to an S24 ULT... moreExactly, i was waiting for this phone to be released, but after the 2nd year of using my old Mi 10 5G they start to push advertisment inside the system, so got the S24 Ultra which seems inferior in camera department on paper, but this phone is like so far ahead from everything else. My wife have the 15 Pro MAX and besides the white back and the exellent speakers it feels like a toy for kids compared to the S24 Ultra.
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- EUcitizen
- Sbw
- 19 Apr 2024
Anyone from Xiaomi can explain why did you released such a beast without e-sim? This is the only reason why I won´t buy Ultra ...
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- Mikeyo
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- 19 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 19 Apr 2024Physical sim is more useful traveling trust me lol. I mean ... moreI have been travelling around the world and never had any issue with esims, on the contrary.
Check out esimdb dot com...
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- Anonymous
- pdw
- 19 Apr 2024
Mikeyo, 19 Apr 2024Because if your phone supports it, it's a far better o... morePhysical sim is more useful traveling trust me lol. I mean esim is great technology but for travel it's not that great because most prepaid cards won't offer your esim, only physical.
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- Mikeyo
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- 19 Apr 2024
n, 14 Apr 2024why does e-sim even even existBecause if your phone supports it, it's a far better option than any physical sim, you can add multiple and switch between them instantly, also very useful while travelling.
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- Anonymous
- ibh
- 18 Apr 2024
SpYp, 17 Apr 2024Camera NOT that great AT ALL! Compare it next to an S24 ULT... moreDid you buy the phone? Would be great to see what photos you have taken to know why it is not as good as you have said.
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- seabreeze
- HBG
- 18 Apr 2024
the camera is midecore and eveyone keep bragging,, lots of paid reviews like how honor pays dxomark
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- SpYp
- nmI
- 17 Apr 2024
Camera NOT that great AT ALL! Compare it next to an S24 ULTRA! What's wrong with everybody making reviews? Or should I say promotion videos? Glass surface, weak Android at a crazy price... LOL guys!
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- 17 Apr 2024
How is possible we customers agreed to buy phones made of GLASS!! Glass breaks, glass is hard to repair!!! It's done on purpose to force you to change phones more frequently!!! I will buy ANY brand flagship if they use PLASTIC
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- Elmer Baay
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- 17 Apr 2024
A great smartphone with it's price but the downside of any xiaomi phones using MIUI and HyperOS operating system is it's bloatwares and advertisements that is very annoying even in the flagship level. I hope they can fix this.
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- 16 Apr 2024
vcsjxwxh, 15 Apr 2024Hi you bought the global or chinese version of the vivo x10... moreI got the global version and I have no issues with notifications at all
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- PhotoPhone
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- 16 Apr 2024
PhotoPhone, 16 Apr 2024I bought this phone (Xiaomi 14 Ultra 16RAM 512GB Global ver... morePhotos
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