Xiaomi 14 Ultra Tipped to Pack 50-Megapixel Quad Rear Cameras With Wider Variable Aperture

Xiaomi 13 Ultra has a quad camera unit comprising four 50-megapixel cameras.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 30 November 2023 12:54 IST

Xiaomi 14 Ultra Tipped to Pack 50-Megapixel Quad Rear Cameras With Wider Variable Aperture

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Xiaomi 13 Ultra was launched in April

Highlights

Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro were launched in China in October
Xiaomi 14 Ultra is anticipated to offer improvements over Xiaomi 13 Ultra
Xiaomi 14 series offers variable aperture in f/1.42 to f/4.0 range

Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro debuted in China last month with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and the new HyperOS interface. Soon the Xiaomi 14 series will be joined by a third member — Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Ahead of any official announcement, a known Chinese tipster has leaked the camera details for the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. The upcoming handset is said to come with a quad rear camera unit like its siblings. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is said to come as a successor to the Xiaomi 13 Ultra.

Digital Chat Station (DCS) (translated from Chinese) detailed the camera specifications of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra on Weibo. As per the tipster, the handset will feature four 50-megapixel cameras with f/1.6-f/4.0 variable aperture. This would be a notable upgrade over the dual aperture offered by its predecessor. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra also has a quad 50-megapixel sensor arrangement and it has dual aperture of f/1.9 to f/4.0. The Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro also offer variable aperture between f/1.42 to f/4.0 range.

Further, the tipster in a separate post claimed that native focal lengths of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra's camera will be 0.5x, 1x, 3.2x, and 5x.

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As per past leaks, Xiaomi 14 Ultra will go official in March next year with a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with 2K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It is said to be powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The phone is expected to pack a quad rear camera unit, comprising a 1-inch Sony Lytia LYT-900 sensor. It is likely to be backed by a 5,500mAh battery.

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is anticipated to offer improvements over the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. The latter was launched in April with a price tag of CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 71,600) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant.

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Xiaomi's 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro handsets were launched in China in October. There is no official word yet on their global debut. The pair is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and run on Xiaomi's HyperOS interface. The Xiaomi 14 series feature LTPO OLED displays with up to 2K resolution and 120Hz dynamic refresh rate. They have a Leica-tuned triple rear camera setup. Both models feature up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. They also have an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.

Xiaomi launched its camera focussed flagship Xiaomi 13 Ultra smartphone, while Apple opened it's first stores in India this week. We discuss these developments, as well as other reports on smartphone-related rumours and more on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Xiaomi 14 Pro

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.73-inch

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 4880mAh

OS Android

Resolution 3200x1440 pixels

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Xiaomi 13 Ultra

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 3200x1440 pixels

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Xiaomi 14

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Compact form factor and aesthetics
Excellent camera setup
Top-notch performance
Excellent display

Bad
Bloatware apps
Selfie camera is inconsistent in low-light

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Display 6.36-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 512GB

Battery Capacity 4610mAh

OS Android

Resolution 1200x2670 pixels

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