Xiaomi just announced the flagship Xiaomi 14 Ultra smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. The phone features a 6.78-inch 2K C8 OLED LTPO screen co-developed by Xiaomi and CSOT, with peak brightness of 3000 nits, 1-120Hz variable refresh rate, has support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. It also offers, 1920Hz PWM dimming.
The phone is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage and has new 4000mm² dual-circuit Circular cold pump cooling system Vapor-liquid separation design, promising 3 times the performance of traditional VC. There is support for two-way satellite communications.
The phone has quad rear cameras with a 50MP 1″ large Sony LYT-900 sensor, f/1.63 ~ f/4 1024-step variable aperture for excellent background blur and also capture every detail clearly. It has a 50MP ultra-wide camera, 50MP 3.2X telephoto camera, and a 50MP 5x periscope telephoto camera, all with Leica Summilux lens.
The phone has an Unibody metal frame, new Xiaomi Dragon Armor Architecture that uses high-strength aluminum alloy frame and Ceramic Glass. It is said that the bending resistance of the body frame is 8% higher than that of the iPhone’s titanium middle frame, and the glass’s drop resistance is 10 times higher. The phone equipped with AAC SLA1010 X-axis linear motor, and comes with IP68 ratings for dust and water resistance.
It has a 5300mAh battery, 90W wired charging that can charge up to 100% in 34 minutes, 80W wireless charging for 100% charge in 49 minutes and 10W reverse wireless charging. There are Xiaomi Surge P2 charging chipsets and Xiaomi Surge G1 battery management chipsets.
There is a Xiaomi 14 Ultra Titanium Metal Special Edition with an aerospace-grade titanium alloy and high-strength aluminum alloy materials. Through metal powder injection, the middle frame is “one-piece molded”, which not only has a delicate appearance, but also has excellent internal pressure resistance, said the company.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra specifications
- 6.73-inch (3200 x 1440 pixels) 2K C8 12-bit OLED 20:9 LTPO display, 1-120Hz variable refresh rate, up to 3000 nits peak brightness, 5,000,000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1920Hz PWM Dimming, DC Dimming, Xiaomi Ceramic Glass protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 750 GPU
- 12GB / 16GB LPPDDR5x RAM with 256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- Xiaomi HyperOS
- 50MP rear camera with 1″ Sony LYT-900 sensor, f/1.63 ~ f/4 variable aperture, Hyper OIS, LED flash, Leica Summilux lens, 50MP 122° Leica ultra-wide angle lens with f/1.8 aperture, 5cm super macro, Sony IMX858 sensor, 50MP 3.2X 10cm Leica telephoto camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Sony IMX858 sensor, 50MP 5X 30cm Leica periscope telephoto camera with f/2.5 aperture, OIS, Sony IMX858 sensor, 8K video recording
- 32MP OmniVision OV32B40 front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 4K 60 fps recording
- In-display fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Hi-Res audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, 4-microphone array
- Dimensions: 161.4×75.3×9.2mm; Weight: 224.4g (Leather) / 229.5g (Ceramic) / 229.6g (Titanium)
- Dust and waterproof (IP68)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS (L1 + L5), NavIC, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1, NFC, Satellite communication
- 5300mAh (Typical) battery with 90W wired fast charging, 80W wireless charging, 10W reverse wireless charging
Pricing and availability
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra comes in Dragon Crystal Blue (Ceramic), Black and White (Vegan leather) colours and is priced at 6499 yuan (USD 903 / Rs. 74,885 approx.) for 12GB+256GB version, 16GB + 512GB version costs 6999 yuan (USD 973 / Rs. 80,650 approx.) and the 16GB+1TB version is priced at 7799 yuan (USD 1084 / Rs. 91,405 approx.). It will be available from February 27th.
The 16GB+1TB Titanium special edition support for satellite communication costs 8,799 yuan (USD 1223 / Rs. 1,01,390 approx.). It will be available from March 12th.