The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is BETTER than S24 Ultra!
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2024
- The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is easily the best smartphone with the best camera. Why would you want the S24 Ultra? This phone packs the best camera in any phone currently, it's equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, it has 16GB of RAM, 512GB of Storage, and a beautiful display. This thing can easily, and will compete with Samsung's best flagship. Let me know what you think of the photos and video samples in the video!
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Where did you buy it?
Any battery draining experience this device. Plz share ur battery experience.
Incredibly well made video, I can't believe i haven't heard of you, Subscribed for a lot more of you.
also could you test what the maximum video recording time limit is while recording at 4k 60 fps? Previous Xiaomi flagships have had an hour long limit but they don't tell you about it until the 1 hour mark, The best way to know is by testing it yourself, I want to know if the phone is efficient enough to not have a limit anymore, also it's for when you want to record something and not worry about it stopping half way through filming a long video on a tripod.
Keep up the good work.
Great review! If I purchase the global unit, can I even use it here in the US with any network??
Used it on T-Mobile and mint and it works really well
as iphone 15 user I'm impressed by the qualify of video and pics
It’s soooo much more like a real point and shoot camera it’s amazing. But they need to work on their LOG profile
Xiaomi's Log video is much more efficient and better than apple's log pro res. Xiaomi has a better dynamic range and detail and consumes about 10 times less memory than an iPhone, which requires recording to go to an external SSD drive. Therefore, there is no point in the fact that all three modules of the iPhone are recorded in this mode, since the quality and optimization are very poor compared to Xiaomi. It is better to have one basic well-recording module like Xiaomi's, which has high quality and 10 times better optimized video.
Why not make the switch ?
It is not optimisation. It is CODEC. Pro res CODEC is less compressed than other codecs, making it have bigger size. And this has some weird advantages but probably not visual advantages.@@VNUDrawingArt
As an Android user. No one cares what you think.
Hi please can you suggest which is better smartphone especially camera and ui as most hardware are same op12 which is 840$ , vivo x100 pro 1000$ and 14U 1180$ here in india. Is it worth extra spent on this? Love from India
Please kindly confirm from your place, I don't think 14 Ultra is available in India....
If Xiaomi and Vivo start supporting Samsung and Google like software update, they can beatdown them. They're already nailing in the camera department.
They also have to improve their OS. The same goes for honor as well. They haven’t changed since they started making phones..
They've got pretty good software updates tbh. They're quite frequent, sometimes more than Samsung at some areas, but they're not bad with the timing. Longevity though... idk.
@@HeyMarkL that's actually great to hear, but I feel that their OS is too stiff compared to Apple, OnePlus, Samsung and Sony OS. I need some more fluidity. Again that's just me and my wish.
@@arminmesic7273 Sony and OnePlus software department isn't as good btw, OnePlus Oxygen OS is just a Color OS now found in every Oppo and realme phones, and Sony was never really good when it comes to software department.
@@HeyMarkL not correct info. their update frequency is very bad
I knew my guy was cooking something, though. Content always on point. Those phones on the table, golly..😢😅
Hahah thank you thank you brother!
Where to find these transitions?
Love your impressions and reviews. Thank you for your work. ☺️
Glad you like them! Thank you for watching!
Have you had heat issues? I saw a few reviews and when they run a benchmark rhe Phone goes up to 52 degrees
Nope. Ran benchmarks and also played the new warzone mobile game and was able to play find for an hour straight and didn’t notice it to get too hot. Warm, yes.
Love your content and nice review of Xiaomi 14 ultra.
Thank you so much!!
@@HeyMarkLplease change your microphone back to your previous one. It had richer superior sound compared to the one in this video. As a reference, please compare the sound from this video to the Xiaomi 13 ultra that you did last year.
What about accu? Dot?
Which one would you prefer between vivo x100 pro and 14U? I am really confused
It depends on you what you like more. I’m a fan of the 14U. I think it’s a more complete package. Especially with the photography Kit.
Hey mark, please be adding those shots to google drive and sharing the shots taken there.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
Vivo x100 pro is king 👑
@@odinbejar Nah you've got issues if you still think that.
@@painsdomain9464 I have both do you
🔥intro as always
Thank you Ben! 🙏🏼
How's the global software on this?! Did you had to remove a lot of bloatware? A lot of people is complaining about the advertising on the Xiaomi but it's never clear if it's on the chinese version or global version
This is the Global version I’m reviewing and has SOME bloatware that can easily be uninstalled but Google services and apps are standard which is nice. It’s like any Samsung device you buy in the US.
@@HeyMarkL thanks for the reply! So no Ads at all?! And did you observe some fogging in the lenses. Seen multiple owners having this issue around the net on Reddit and etc..
No ads from what I’ve experienced the past month! No fogging on lenses! It’s been great
@@jayck6736 Yes, there are ads on most Xiaomi system apps (e.g. Files manager, video player, music player, security scan etc., but there are no ads in the main settings or the camera app)! You can turn them off, but Xiaomi likes to "hide" the toggle switches for it. In some apps the option is called "advertisements", in others something like "suggestions". Sometimes its only one toggle switch, sometimes there are more. Not only are there ads but you also have to deal with COOKIES (like on a website). By default they are turned on and if you don't like that you have to deselect them for EVERY SINGLE company in a very long list! (E.g. in the files manager and music player). Luckily you only have to deal with that once.
(I can only speak for the for the Xiaomi 14 Ultra's EU-ROM)
Been a user of xiaomi for 4 years never experienced ads. These people are not xiaomi users. Some apps have ads if not paid, in other brands as well.
I've tried switching to other brands (subjectively I don't like Sammy) but I keep turning back to Sammy for these reasons - lots of customizing options, best AOD by light years, best multi tasking, regular updates, spen.
Kamusta po battery life compare to s24 ultra? With the samebattery chipset and 5000mah .
S24 Ultra lasts quite a bit longer. Maybe more optimized is my guess.
Is there really a sound when shaking the xiaomi 14 ultra? When i try to shake is something like noisy in the camera part..
Yeah that would be the telephoto lenses. You best not do that too often lol 😂
Ok thank you 😂
It looks like an awesome phone but dunno if I trust Xiaomi's software and support. I had a Mi 11 Ultra and the software was pretty buggy and I also got a spec of dust under the lens cover after just a couple of months of using the phone and they wouldn't help me because I had imported the phone (they didn't sell it in New Zealand so it was the only way I could get it). I think I'll stick with the brands that I trust, especially when I am spending a lot of $$$$.
😅 great content❤
Does it support HEIF format?
It does
@@HeyMarkL thank you
Should review the normal 14, quite the compact beast in my opinion! :)
This is actually a good step up. Not like samsung or apple which have old sensors in the new flagships and only very slowly adapting new ones.
Love the 14 ultra and after years of apple its insane how much i missed out on camera features.
Cool but you need some luck so that lens won't get foggy.
Review the Xiaomi car next!
Gonna try for sure 👍🏼
is the raw photo as good as the s24 ultra? thanks. :)
Better in my opinion
@@HeyMarkL have u ever got the chance to compare them? i only got a sample of raw photo from s24 ultra... there's no available x14 ultra here in our area for me to check out... :D but if x14 ultra is better, then I hope we can purchase that here in PH... i am looking to upgrade my current x11 Lite 5G NE. :D thank you for responding sir Mark. great day to u.
For those searching for a phone with amazing features and performance at a reasonable price, I think Xiaomi 14 is a fantastic option😊
Portrait mode - intended for portrait photography... in all your examples of this mode of photography, I didn't see a single...portrait of a person (or animal). Unless you meant portrait orientation (which isn't the case since you had landscape orientation).
The only thing I hated about Xiaomi was the constant advertisements they add was good when i first got a xiaomi redmi note 8 pro but once they stop supporting that device you get tons of advertisements.
Apparently you can turn them off, saw someone on YT showing how to do it.
@@fundamentallymartin9656 I did but for someone back.
The only ads I've gotten with the same phone is when installing an app and it's Skippable the first second so idk whatchu talking bout
@@painsdomain9464 load up file manager there's ads in there, there's ads in the cleaner app, I'm glad I went back to Samsung no annoying ads.
Did they fix the thermals
Nope :/ this from a current user of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Some are saying it's overheating or getting too hot for them, but for me where I am currently, it's been fine. So maybe during the summer times or season it'll be noticeably warmer or too hot to the touch, but it's been fine for me.
The hardware seems great, but I feel it's only on the software side when it comes to kernel management during intense tasks that the device doesn't seem to throttle. With the performance of chips since the 8 gen 1 performance drops aren't noticeable when these chips throttle. Xiaomi should just go ahead and implement some smart throttling parameters. I'm sticking to the s23U this year and only getting a Samsung next year if the curves come back or the device gets narrower, otherwise Xiaomi on Oneplus can take my money, that's If we don't get a global Oppo ultra phone like this year
X14U owner here. When I shoot video at night, all lights look pretty horrible. Especially when walking out planning.
Have you considered adding a ND filter + polariser or lowering the aperture?
@@7a696d7 Adding a filter shouldn't be necessary. I haven't tried lowering the aperture. Will do. Still, even if that helps, why is that needed and not on other phones?
My 13 Ultra performs just fine in night video, is there any damage on your sensor or lens?
@@theedcxnone, it's brand new out of the box.
@@jacobnoergaard you should get it inspected at your local shop, that's not normal
Yeah this is fire
I got my S24Ultra for £739 with a trade in deal. I sold the free Watch 6 for £150. So £589.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra is £1299 but they giving me £838 for the S24 Ultra.
What do you advise?
If you get the global version which I’m assuming you will. It’ll be worth it. I’m a huge camera fan so it’s worth it for me.
Thanks for your response. Yeah I will be getting it here in the UK. I missed out on the free camera kit and Xiaomi Pad 6... So don't want to miss this offer
Keep up the videos, your own unique style is fresh to see and ignore all the trolls! Thanks
Of course, now it has the best camera in mobile phones
This phone has amazing internals. But its visual design is just subpar. Oneplus 12 has most beautiful design and is a powerhouse of the phone. Yes cameras dont compare to Xiaomi level, but Id still go foe OnePlus 12. That design man, its just amazing. I have dslrs and lenses for photovraphy anyway.
This seems like a really cool phone. Feels like something Sony would make.
I switch from Samsung to Xiaomi 14 Ultra. I do believe Samsung’s one ui has better funtionality than hyper os.
Maybe some pics thats it
Why are "better than" video's interspersed with arbitrary opinions of UA-camrs so popular?
Because it's the creators opinion to 'judge' or 'review' a device and if that's what the creator believes then it's up to you whether you want to believe what they said or not. Otherwise, feel free to create your own content and share your opinion with the world in a form of a video.
2:05 Too many UA-camrs keep giving FALSE info regarding screen brightness outdoors.
PEAK brightness and HBM brightness are two completely different things.
PEAK brightness has NOTHING to do with using the phone outdoors in bright sunlight. HBM brightness deals with outdoor brightness performance.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra has a peak brightness of 3000 nits at very small window sizes while watching HDR content. That's what peak brightness is about.
S24 Ultra has 1500 nits HBM brightness outdoors in the sun and 2600 nits PEAK brightness while watching HDR content.
"The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is BETTER than S24 Ultra!", well... only in the camera, and maybe the screen... and maybe the durability... and the software has a fun personality vs samsung's corporate style... oh, and the price is a few hundred dollars less too if you get the china version, and the battery is bigger... ok, maybe it actually is a lot better
The Vivo X100 Pro isn’t better in everything ?
Not everything but camera is VERY CLOSE. Depends what kind of style you like.
@@HeyMarkLyou think the xiaomi is slightly above in terms of camera ?
@@HeyMarkL is it better than the iPhone 15 Pro Max ?
I’m hesitant I need to change my phone
And I have no budget limit
I like the Xiaomi a lot. Especially for portrait but definitely better than iPhones camera and I have 15 Pro Max.
As a photographer xiaomi 14 ultra has the best camera on a smartphone, its natural and its not doing so much of sharpening compared to s24 ultra
Its the closest to dslr
Oww how disappointing to hear it only shoots log on the main sensor :( Xiaomi has to fix that asap if there is hardware support for it.
Yeah it HAS to be a bug cause that’s a deal breaker imo. The fact iPhone with much smaller sensors can do it… Xiaomi should be able to do it too.
I agree, either a bug, a oversight or lack of hardware support for log video on all sensors.
It's odd though, another guy who posted a review on UA-cam said there were 10-bit log support on all cameras, i even asked him specifically about it and he said yes.
There must be a way to get in touch with Xiaomi and give them some proper feedback on this, and a few other things they need to sort out via updates.
I will get in touch with their team to escalate it cause this is a BIG oversight on their end given they toured me and a few others and raving about their LOG format.
@@HeyMarkL Great, thanks! you might as well also tell them to add support for full 50mpix RAW on all rear cameras even if it only outputs 12bit dng files. It will still be usable in many situations.
More options means more ways for us to be creative.
And tell them to push out updates faster to other countries outside China. We don't want to wait months to get the latest updates.
Maybe in your dreams!
Whey will not fix log cmon dude
1. The variable aperture is a gimmick. Most users will forget its even there. Why?
At 24-50mm, you either shoot close focus, where you need the best bokeh at F1.6.
Or you shoot landscapes or people at over 5-6m, in which case F1.6 on a 1" sensor will always be sharp.
2. The 5x zoom lens is 1/2.5", the same as Samsung's. And Samsung/iPhones portrait mode processing is really good as well.
3. The colours are subjective - the filmic look is obtained with a quick colour profile on LR mobile anyway, for novice users.
Really, the two main benefits to this phone is the lower noise at night with the main sensor and that excellent photography kit. The rest is subjective or a wash.
The call is on the user whether they want these benefits in return for a less than stellar software experience over the next 3-5 years when you have this over the Samsung or iPhone or Pixel, where the software experience is generally great.
If you ask me - if it were more competitively priced like say the Vivo X100 Pro or OnePlus 12, I'd have considered it 100%, just for that unique photography kit. It looks beautiful.
1) The variable aperture is auto and DOES make a difference in day to day scenarios you just explained. You gotta use the phone to really see it, don't just be a keyboard warrior saying it's a gimmick.
2) The 5x zoom lens sure is the 'same' sensor size, but it's not the same sensor and it's using a different lens element and processing so it's not the same. I'm not bashing Samsung or Apple, but this 5x lens IS better no matter what you believe.
3) Okay, it is subjective. It's not for everyone. But the fact I DON'T have to use LR mobile to achieve these colors is what's nice about it.
Why would it be more competitively priced though? Maybe closer to Vivo X100 Pro for sure, but not OnePlus 12!!! That's just absurd with all the camera tech you're getting in a single package.
@@HeyMarkL 1. I usually shoot with an M43 camera, which is 30% larger than this sensor, and I shoot F2.8 on it across most everyday scenarios - F4 is really not that much of a jump. But if you feel so, great.
2. Multiple reviews online say the 5x portrait on the Samsung, iPhone pull ahead in processing. Again, if you feel so, great.
3. Agreed on the colours. I do wish Samsung gave an option for a nicely tuned colours, and it would have been useful for the people who don't use LR.
4. About the price - I see the OnePlus 12 is $1200 here in Canada, and the X100 Pro is $1400, and the X14U is $1700. My bad - thought the OnePlus was closer to X100. But yes, largely it is priced $200 more IMO - maybe they could have included the photo kit to sweeten the deal.
Most I’ve seen is the front camera ( I don’t do many selfie’s ) and the portrait shot issues. But the night shots, super slow motion and many other camera features seem intriguing enough that I’ve purchased one and just waiting to see the results myself. I currently carry an iPhone and a Xiaomi Mi10 Ultra that I’ve enjoyed great. Display 2nd to none and when comparing pictures most people are stunned with my results verses theirs. Xiaomi does tend to a touch higher in contrast and saturation. But I personally like that. I can always tone it back. I’m looking forward to the 14u having two picture modes.
Gonna be fun! 😊
If you don't like samsung samsung not good if you like xiao mi phone Xiaomi is very good 😊😊 people are different 😂😅
And the vivo x100 better than both
iPhone 15 Pro Max is brighter than Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Xiaomi is only bright on paper not in real world.
Even Pixel 8 Pro isn’t as bright as is Pixel 8 Pro.
I was sitting next to window and sun was hitting the display and I thought Pixel 8 Pro is very bright and I thought let’s check iPhone 15 Pro Max and it felt noticeably brighter.
Pixel 8 Pro is also not great in watching HDR content and Pixel feels less bright.
Weird. I’ve compared both outside and they’re identical, and sometimes Xiaomi is brighter? So I’m not sure what to tell you 🤷🏻♂️
Nope
I have a Samsung s24 ultra and Samsung, in addition to terrible ergonomics, has a very weak vibration, terrible animations, buggy software, a stupid location of the lower speaker, very weak cameras in general, the pictures are always noisy. Xiaomi is much better than Samsung. Samsung is one of the worst smartphone brands. I don't understand those who use Samsung. I still stay on Huawei P30 Pro as the main smartphone.
You sir have no idea what your talking about
@@fraghead9813 seriously?
@@VNUDrawingArt sneriously?
@@fraghead9813 seriously?
@VNUDrawingArt then just stay at your brand, easy as that. It's about different preferences and personal use cases.
As a camera? Yes as an overall phone? Certainly not. Software on Xiaomi still isn’t great
Xiaomi HyperOS is honestly great. But to each their own.
HyperOS is way better than MiUi and I have Redmi note 9 MIUI 13, Poco X3 MIUI 14 pro and now Poco X6 pro HyperOS. Also Xiaomi 14 ultra is better than S24 Ultra.
@@HShango hyperOS is slightly better from the old software but it’s still very similar. Certainly not that much different to what Xiaomi want you to believe. As is said as a complete phone it’s not close to S24 ultra
It just has a better camera
And even the camera isn’t as good as Oppo or Vivo and worse than pixel for general stills and people, kids
@@techr1320 I'm pretty sure he's talking about cameras. Xiaomi Leica has that camera look, you like or not but it's not inferior to Oppo or Vivo. Vivo/Honor/Oppo/Google/Samung/Apple, you know it's a photo taken from a smartphone, it has a lot more processing. It doesn't mean it's bad but it's clearly different
@@ranmasaotome9631 Precisely. The Vivo knocks out some stunning images ready for immediate posting on social media, but you can tell they are over sharpened and off a phone. The 14 ultra is more of a real camera looking feel. You can always sharpen in post if you wish, but it's tricky to soften instead and them still look good. Best to capture natural looking shots and then tailor to your taste.
CHINIES PHONES NEVER BEAT OF KING SAMSUNG IN EVERY DEPT
In camera department, Chinese phones tend to do better. My 13 Ultra has a better camera than my S24 Ultra.
Agree it takes more than a few pics to be on pair with Samsung
Everything is Made in China
@@theedcxbros speaking fax my s24 ultra is like a year or 2 behind I would take the 13 ultra over any Samsung any day of week!
Anyone who owns a DSLR will know the picture quality of this phone.
vivo x100 pro better then all flagship phones
We get it,.Xiaomi 14ultra 4 50meg pix
Camera
While S24 ultra ,
Has 200mgpixel
And back up
10,12,12 mga px, as whole quad,
BUT S24 ultra has the more colorful, and quality phone than Xiaomi 14 ultra.exagereting the facts, is no use
Look at the design and quality there's just no substitute for Samsung S24 ultra
megapixels don't mean jack
Software SUCKS 😂
You haven't had Xiaomi phones yet have you?
@@painsdomain9464 I had poco F3 before
I don't understand why there is no "amuses me" emoticon
S24 ultra is better than xiamoi 14 ultra
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Exactly how? 🤣
Another paid review from Xiaomi !
I went from s24 ultra to xaiomi 14 ultra and not one regret it feels so much smaller yes screen is almost same size .Best phone ever made IMO
starting a video of a PHONE review by saying it’s a camera first and phone second ruins it. just saved me 10 minutes of my life
Thanks for commenting.
I wish you didn't waste my time with such a pointless comment
Why are you interested in this phone if you are not looking for a Photophone ? This phone is so clearly built around its camera system... You could just save much more time of your life even before starting videos ;-)...
What about battery?
Average SoT for me was 6hrs to 6.5hrs. Def a bit less than what I was getting with S24U
@@HeyMarkLappreciate the honesty and you remaining unbiased 😊