Although the Xiaomi Mi 14 has been released for a long time, DxOMark has only recently completed its imaging feature evaluation and gave it a score of 138, ranking 28th in the global overall list.
According to our reviews, the Xiaomi Mi 14's imaging features are as follows:
- Accurate exposure in all tested scenarios
- White balance is fairly accurate in all tested use cases
- Both photos and videos retain a lot of detail
- Noise is low in photos
- The telephoto image quality is good, and the picture is rich in detail
The disadvantages of the Xiaomi Mi 14's imaging features are as follows:
- Video exposure was inconsistent in some test sites
- Low contrast on people's faces when shot in bright and backlit light
- When shooting video, noise is noticeable in low-light conditions
- Artifacts such as glare or ghosting are often visible in photo mode
Finally, DxOMark concludes:
The Xiaomi Mi 14 has a significant improvement over its predecessor in terms of image quality, especially video quality, in part due to the phone's use of a larger sensor and a lens with a wider aperture.
The device achieves a high score for noise control, with images showing a high level of detail and purity in most tested conditions, with the Mi 14 being the best in its price segment. And the Xiaomi Mi 14's precise white balance performance in most conditions means that the device is particularly well suited for landscape photography.
However, when shooting people outdoors, the performance is mixed, with sometimes low contrast on the faces of the subject or overexposure of the subject, which also reflects the tonal performance, and sometimes the Xiaomi Mi 14 suffers from incorrect color reproduction or undersaturation of colors due to these issues. In addition, the device's autofocus performance is not very stable, and some images show artifacts such as flare or ghosting when shooting moving scenes.
The Xiaomi Mi 14's telephoto performance is good thanks to the 50MP sensor, which allows for a high level of detail in photos captured on the Mi 14's telephoto end.
In terms of video experience, the Xiaomi Mi 14 is a big improvement over previous generations. This is mainly reflected in the accurate exposure of the subject and the wide dynamic range of both indoor and outdoor video images. And, as with stills, video has a lot of detail and texture, and white balance is relatively accurate.
Video autofocus is a bit unstable when panning the device, but overall it performs better than the Xiaomi Mi 13's. In addition, some exposure instabilities were observed in video under some tested conditions. However, the Xiaomi Mi 14's low-light video performance lagged slightly behind its price segment, mainly due to noticeable video noise in these conditions and incorrect skin tone rendering.