Xiaomi 14 versus Pixel 8 Pro camera comparison

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[yeongkarsoon]

That floating lens 3.2x is a portrait heaven.

[Mark.Offtopic]

Thank you for this great comparison, just what I wanted to see!!

After 4 months, I've had enough of the Pixel 8 Pro and I'm replacing it with the Xiaomi 14. Initially, coming from the Pixel 5, I felt the photos were amazing, and capabilities of the 3 lenses covered pretty much everything you'd ever need.

However over time, I've come to realise, the P8P still oversharpens the heck out of everything. Most visible in portraits and low light scenes with high contrast.

Yes the P8P can squeeze more dynamic range out of a scene, but I've got to the point where I feel like the photos it produces have lost their realism.

It seems the Xiaomi 14 photos are a lot less processed and natural looking. The Pixel is a phone which anyone can click the shutter and get a pretty decent shot. Using a camera or the Xiaomi will depend more on the skill of the photographer, rather than AI doing most of the work.

7:36 was this using portrait mode or the Xiaomi natural bokeh? If natural, this is a great example of less processing, particularly in the skin texture and tones.

It's no wonder my gf hates every photo of her taken on my Pixel and says she can see every pore on her face 😂 It seems portraits on the Pixel make everyone look 10 years older!

[jestonyaguilar]

I own both. Mi 14 renders colors more accurately to me. Even with Rich Tone on, the colors in Mi 14 are more punchy and has more character. I like the images more on my old Pixel 3. And it takes 0.5 seconds to take shots with Pixel and you have to make your hands steady. I feel more fun using the Mi 14 to be honest.

[amllemans]

As always oversharpened PIxel compared to natural soft Xiaomi 14, guess many would always prefer the more "sharpened" image...

[genderaffirmed]

You forgot to turn off the beautify filter on the front face camera with the xiaomi.

[xMelx]

In photos Xiaomi's HDR is less consistent handling highlightsbut when it kicks well its closer. In videos i really prefer the Xiaomi it has better quality, stability and microphones
Hopefully Xiaomi can improve consistency in future updates

[naviinbharathy_]

Great video as always. But few suggestions for improvement
1. Add timestamps
2. When showing mic clarity on videos, turn off background music

[sadie]

The colors look so different sometimes. I wonder which ine is mode true to life. The Xiaomi 14 has a better front camera but the Pixel 8 Pro is stil better overall.

[b.crossfield]

Another great video! I was truly surprised to start watching and see you and Joshua were in Louisville! You even got the pronunciation down like the locals. Curious as to why you were visiting or what type of convention may have been going on? Hope you had a good time, Bourbon tours are always great. I still think the Pixel 8 pro has the advantage.

[arunsam]

Xiaomi is better in terms of colour consistency... And video recording smoothness

[mali_pleonazmic]

Yes, Xiaomi 14 ultra is more expensive but generally much better overall. Cameras too. Basic Mi14 has a different main camera sensor than Ultra

[ibndzerir]

cooperation between pixel and leica would be interesting

[AlexandreDonnert]

Xiaomi kept unprocessed, and this is a total win! Pixel already is on an oversharped way that has no return, unfortunately

[elperroreggae]

I don't know, I haven't seen a camera better than Pixel's yet

[victorrumyantsev]

Xiaomi won, hands down. Sick and tired of over processed, hyper HDR, oversharpened and over contract Pixel shots

[prithvim]

I like American and eu comparisons
Always comparing lower end models of Chinese to ultras/pro/max models of Samsung/pixel/iphones lol

[TheBlowbob]

Thanks for this detailed comparison! In photos, the Pixel 8 pro seems to mop the floor with the Xiaomi 14 in most cases, bright or dim light especially, but also dark.
Can it be that the main and uw lens on the Xiaomi 14 have serious focus issues? Brick wall structures in various shots appear really blurred, also the poker chip and so on...

[debrup]

I m owning Xiaomi 14. But my biggest concern is, the camera is switching to Telephoto lens in 2.6× zoom. So, I am confused, whether it is 3.2× Telephoto lens, or 2.6×

[chinsengfatt]

I guess premium flagship phone have reached the quality photo with the pixel. My 2 eyes said.

[eaglelin]

Should this video discuss the camera mode for the photos? All on auto mode may be easy-use for “normal” user, but it’s not the full performance of those phones. So the contents of video has many aspects to improve.