Xiaomi 14 review: Better than Galaxy S24?

The Xiaomi 14 isn't just a refresh or a modest upgrade over its predecessor. It is now equipped with a better LTPO display, faster SoC, twice the storage and completely revamped camera hardware. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build, screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Design and build quality
01:15 - Display quality test
02:02 - Speaker quality test
02:22 - Under display fingerprint scanner & Storage options
02:36 - Android 14, HyperOS
03:10 - Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
03:42 - Thermals chart
03:54 - Battery life and charging speed test
04:32 - Main cameras
04:51 - Marker 12
06:03 - Telephoto camera: photo and video quality
06:58 - Ultrawide camera: photo and video quality
07:13 - Selfies
07:32 - Conclusion

[syedmehmoodulhassan]

Xiaomi 14's 90W charger out of the box should be the most considerable factor over Samsung S24, I cannot emphasize how significant this is, Xiaomi 14 over Samsung S24 anyday 👌🏻

[dynamicvibe]

The Xiaomi 14 is a refresh of the Xiaomi 13 from last year. It has great battery life, fast charging, good versatile cam set-up. The HyperOS behaved differently in this device, it's power efficient.
But the it is abit pricey at launch. I hope Xiaomi drop the price in the upcoming month or two.

[yin-fire]

Many of us use phones at night, just before going to sleep. Have you guys thought it would be useful to know how DIM the screen can get? I'd love to see that in your tests.

[Jokamutta]

That 90W fast charging is the reason I will buy the Xiaomi 14 instead of the Samsung Galaxy S24 slow 25W charging speed that has not had a change since my Samsung Galaxy S20...

[ReinKayomi]

I tried it out last night on the mall, that's going to be my next phone for sure

[GFourGadget]

Specs wise the Xiaomi 14 is definitely better than the S24 - slightly larger display with higher resolution, three 50MP rear cameras, larger battery capacity, and faster charging speed wired and wireless. However I also believe that OneUI's fluidity and user experience is better than HyperOS, so to each their own.

[MJG]

This phone is FAR SUPERIOR to the S24 Base Model. This phone offers up to 16 GB of Ram, Samsung keeps us at 8GB. You can charge this phone far quicker. The base storage is 256 compared to the 128 of the S24. You get a higher resolution display and arguably better cameras. It's also the PERFECT size.

[joelconolly]

Samsung fans when they see a phone "better than" their phones: 😡🤬💥

[srosner]

Great video and really great phone!
Do you think that the thermal throttling issue could be mitigated with a software fix?

[CarrotCake_]

The camera lens gets foggy and Xiaomi states that it's a common issue that we have to live with it and there's nothing to do about it. Can't claim the warranty as it doesn't fall under defects.

[TofaelAhmedRaKib]

Can you guys do a camera comparison between Xiaomi 14, 14 Pro & 14 Ultra?

[jonathanng]

Been using the phone for about 3 months now, speakers are second to none but the water proofing isn't as good as Samsung's as it takes a few hours to dry the speakers compared to Samsung and also the volume and power button are pretty cheap feeling. For my after 3 months of usage my battery health has dropped to 94% after all the fast charging.

Edit: I'm just saying the cons as I own the phone regardless it's still a great phone. Also I'm from China that's why I own the phone

[zuluswazi]

It's a dream phone for us Xiaomi/Redmi users. Now the only missing thing is the S-Pen. Come on Xiaomi give us your best as you always try to deliver high innovation at affordable prices.

[JayakrishnanH]

I dunno why there's so much hate for Samsung I'm using S23 U for more than an year and it's super awesome

[egg-ce]

Hi, xiaomi 14 support dual esim active in same time?

[joysumesh]

I have two issues using this phone.

1. The links in apps are not loading. Not clickable. I had to manually copy and paste in browser to open it.

2. There is no shortcut or real quick way to switch between keyboards. Always needs to visit settings to select the keyboard. For me, it important as I have two different keyboards for two languages.

Any suggestion?

[markobebek]

Whats a better coice in your opinion Xiaomi 13T or Xiaomi 14 ?

[AerialGlide]

Dude, at 5:16 is that Sofia, Bulgaria City center, what were you doing in my home country mate? :D

[stronk]

Im already in my dreams before he finished the introduction. Thanks bud

[JustYTchannel-vv]

Of course, it's better than S24... S24 in Europe comes with Exynos...