The iPhone 15 is troubled again, and the Xiaomi 14 Pro is not cheap in terms of cost performance, and it is another sharp opponent
This year's iPhone 15 is indeed bad luck, before the release was cut off by Huawei Mate 60 Pro, after the release of the double 11 I wanted to do a big job, and now I have met Xiaomi 14 Pro, whether it can have last year's play, it may be really hard to say.
On October 26th, Xiaomi released a new digital series, Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro, both of which are very strong, especially Xiaomi 14 Pro, with more highlights in configuration and design. Let's take a look at the Xiaomi Mi 14 Pro's specs.
This phone uses a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 8 cores, TSMC 4nm process process, the main frequency is 3.3GHz, CPU performance is increased by 32%, GPU performance is increased by 34%, and AI performance is increased by 98%. With Xiaomi annular cold pump, the thermal conductivity is three times that of traditional VC. Coupled with LPDD5x memory and UFS 4.0 storage, the overall Antutu running score exceeds 2 million points.
It uses a 6.73-inch 2K AMOLED super visual screen, which is a full-equal depth slightly curved screen, which is more comfortable and the screen is overflowing. Using C8 new light-emitting material, resolution 3200x1440, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 1920Hz PWM dimming, peak brightness 3000nit.
Rear triple camera, the main camera is the Light and Shadow Hunter 900 image sensor, 1/1.31 inch, 50 million pixels, ƒ/1.42 - ƒ/4.0 1024-level variable aperture, 23mm focal length, support OIS optical image stabilization. In addition, it is a 75mm telephoto, JN1 sensor, 50 million pixels, floating focus lens group, which can achieve 10cm super close-up, ƒ/2.0 large aperture, and supports OIS optical image stabilization. There is also a 14mm ultra-wide angle, JN1 sensor, 50 million pixels, and a 5cm super macro can be realized.
The main camera is equipped with a Leica Optics Summilux master high-speed lens, with a 7P aspherical high-lens lens and ALD ultra-low reflection optical coating. With the addition of 6 leaf diaphragms and 1024 variable progressions, it realizes the ability to take pictures with both bokeh effect and landscape photos.
In addition, it is a 4880mAh large battery, 120W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, support reverse charging, and the use of surging P2 fast charging chip and surging G1 battery management chip, safe and calm.
The Xiaomi 14 Pro has stereo dual speakers, a highly dynamic 4-microphone array, and an interface that reaches USB 3.2 Gen2 with a theoretical maximum speed of 10Gbps. Support the latest WiFi specification, Bluetooth 5.4. It is made of Xiaomi dragon crystal glass, which supports IP68 dustproof and waterproof, 223g for glass version and 230g for titanium special edition. The operating system is Xiaomi HyperOS.
The price of Xiaomi 14 Pro is very competitive, 12GB+256GB is priced at 4999 yuan, 16GB+512GB is priced at 5499 yuan, 16GB+1TB is priced at 5999 yuan, and 16GB+1TB titanium special edition is priced at 6499 yuan.
Let's take a look back at the configuration of the iPhone 15.
It is equipped with an A16 processor, a 6-core CPU, 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, a 5-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Network Engine. With 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage starts. 6.1-inch OLED display, 2556 x 1179 pixels, 60Hz refresh rate, 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, 2000 nits outdoor brightness. The digging hole adopts the design of the dynamic island.
Rear dual camera, 48-megapixel main camera, 26 mm focal length, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilization, support for ultra-high-resolution photos (24 million pixels and 48 million pixels). There's also a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle with a 13mm focal length and ƒ/2.4 aperture.
In addition, the cropped 2X is also 12 million pixels, with a 52mm focal length, ƒ/1.6 aperture, and sensor-shifted optical image stabilization. Front-facing TrueDepth camera, 12 million pixels, ƒ/1.9 aperture, support for facial recognition.
Video shooting supports 4K 60fps, HDR video shooting up to 4K 60fps. Support SOS emergency contact, NFC, 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.3. It is IP68 water and dust resistant. It is designed in aluminium with a ceramic crystal panel and a melted glass back, and weighs 171 grams.
Double 11 has a drop of 500 yuan, 128GB version 5499 yuan, 256GB version 6499 yuan, 512GB version 8499 yuan.
In comparison, the same 256GB version, Xiaomi 14 Pro is 1500 yuan cheaper than iPhone 15, so it is still more informative to compare the two together.
In terms of performance, this time the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is very capable of playing, and it has advantages with A17, not to mention A16, and the annular cold pump has excellent effectiveness.
On the screen, the iPhone 60Hz iPhone 15 screen is not competitive.
In terms of photography, Xiaomi's f/1.4 large aperture, Leica image, and telephoto lens all have more advantages.
In terms of charging, it is naturally Xiaomi 14 Pro that has more advantages, one 120W, one 20W.
The iPhone 15 has its own distinctive features in the system, in addition to the advantage in weight.
I don't think there is much to say, Xiaomi 14 Pro is a very good mobile phone, Xiaomi 14 is not bad, and there is no need to make more comparisons with Apple, it can be said that it provides a quite powerful choice. So, what would you choose?