2999 yuan!Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro is coming, this price is going to backstab Xiaomi 14?

On the afternoon of March 21, Xiaomi released the latest generation of "trendy flagship" - Civi 4 Pro, which is also the first product in the Civi series with the "Pro" suffix. It can also be seen from the naming that Xiaomi has high hopes for Civi 4 Pro, hoping to successfully break the circle through it and become another high-sales and high-reputation product line of Xiaomi.

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Lei Technology was also invited to witness the birth of this heavyweight new product, perhaps the arrival of Civi 4 Pro, can completely rewrite the future fate of the Civi series.

The trendy new flagship, and also the best-looking Xiaomi phone?

Xiaomi Civi series from the birth of the positioning has always been "thin and light", among which Civi 1s and Civi 3 with their excellent grip to Lei Technology editors have left a very deep impression, Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro, it still continues the characteristics of light and thin and high value, the body thickness is only 7.45mm, and the weight is only 179.3g, which is one of the few "lightweight" players on the market.

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What's more interesting is that,Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro may still be the one with the best workmanship and texture in the current Xiaomi mobile phone,Its back adopts a plain leather+glass dual-material splicing design,Let the back cover have a very unique visual impact;The front screen is also a high-end flagship mobile phone will be equipped with a full-class deep micro curved screen design(6.5inch、1.5K resolution),With the same slightly raised curved back cover,You must not have to worry about the grip。

In terms of the most important performance configuration, Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro is the world's first mobile phone equipped with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, you must know that the previous Civi series was equipped with some old chips or mid-range chips, and this time directly using the latest generation of the new generation flagship platform, it can be seen that the positioning of the Civi series may change slightly.

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The biggest improvement in the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip equipped with the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro is not the performance and energy efficiency part, but the improvement of AI capabilities. Xiaomi officially said that after integrating the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip and Xiaomi's surging OS system, the AI capabilities of the Civi 4 Pro have increased by 300%.

The improvement of AI capabilities has also brought three new features to the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro: AI performance scheduling, AI large model computational photography, and AIGC application landing. AI performance scheduling can automatically adjust the number of cores and frequency of the processor according to the user's real-time usage scenarios and the number of background applications, which can not only reduce the power consumption of mobile phones, but also effectively improve the speed of launching applications, installing applications, and decompressing files.

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AI large-scale computational photography is one of the key points of this upgrade, which is why the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro is the first product in the Civi series to have the blessing of Leica imaging and AISP, which can skillfully integrate law and optics to bring three-dimensional tone, realistic color and cinematic level. Xiaomi even said that the Civi 4 Pro's performance in imaging is not inferior to that of some imaging flagships, and even outperforms most of Xiaomi's devices in selfies and portraits.

In terms of camera hardware, the Civi 4 Pro is also quite impressive, with a 50-megapixel Leica Optical Summilux main camera, a 50-megapixel Leica professional portrait lens, and a 12-megapixel Leica ultra-wide-angle lens. The main camera is also Xiaomi's specially customized Light and Shadow Hunter 800, with a 1/1.55-inch aperture, 2um fusion pixel size, OIS optical image stabilization and a series of flagship configurations.

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What's more, the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro perfectly "transplants" the Leica flavor on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, not only does it also have Leica native dual image quality, multiple groups of Leica classic filters, Leica Master Lens Pack, Leica Master Portrait Mode, Master Video Shooting, but also has the AISP function that only Xiaomi 14 Ultra has, which can carry out computational photography more quickly. In other words, the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro's imaging prowess may really not be underestimated.

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Civi 4 ProThe front lens also has a great background, it is equipped with two 32 million pixel outsole sensors, which not only supports Xiaomi's latest AIGAN 4.0 beauty upgrade, front master portrait, 4K high-definition Vlog, intelligent focus point, but also provides Vlog teleprompter according to the needs of users, a proper gospel for self-media bloggers.

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In addition, conventional configurations such as a 4700mAh large battery, surging T1 chip, signal enhancement technology, and 67W wired fast charging are not much different from the Xiaomi 14 series.

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In terms of the price that everyone is most concerned about, the price of the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro is as follows:

12+256G：2999元；

12+512G：3299元；

16+512G：3599元；

Limited color version: 3599 yuan.

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In general, the configuration of Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro can be described as beyond Xiaolei's expectations, just Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, Leica image and thin and textured appearance design are enough to make it play back and forth with an entry-level flagship, not to mention that this is a mobile phone with a starting price of only 2999 yuan.

The Civi series is finally going to turn over?

Xiaomi Civi series was born in 2021, it is the most special product line in Xiaomi mobile phones, neither taking the high-end route, nor in line with Xiaomi's consistent high-configuration and low-price strategy, the incomparably thin body and slightly "pink" appearance are even more difficult to believe that this is actually from Xiaomi.

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However, although Civi does not pay attention to the core configuration,In terms of price, it still retains the "Xiaomi flavor",The pricing range of the four previously released products is in the range of 2000-3000 yuan,In addition, although it is not equipped with the latest flagship processor,But high-quality screen、Large battery、Fast charging and optimized image system do make Civi have a certain competitiveness in the same price range of competing products。

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So what's the problem? Why does a product with good configuration in all aspects, excellent feel, and affordable price end up in such a "fate"?

Since its birth, Xiaomi has left everyone with the impression of "cost performance", and Xiaomi has indeed launched a lot of good products with high cost performance, which has also lowered the average selling price of the mobile phone market in disguise.

But "cost performance" is a double-edged sword, it can quickly accumulate a large number of users who like high configuration and low price, but it is difficult for this group of users to accept "high configuration and high price" Xiaomi mobile phones, so Xiaomi Civi, a product with configuration and price that is not extremely cost-effective, is not surprising.

However, the experience of using a mobile phone does not depend entirely on the hardware core configuration, excellent hardware is only the lower limit of the experience, and the upper limit of the experience depends on the comprehensive configuration, such as appearance design, grip feel, image adjustment, battery life and charging, and even the software system.

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There is no problem with the starting point of the Civi series, but the loyal users accumulated by Xiaomi before are completely incompatible with the tone of Civi, and it is difficult for Xiaomi to change this situation in a short period of time.

Now it seems that the Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro's change in positioning may completely rewrite the fate of the Civi series, although it seems to have become a mobile phone with "extreme cost performance", but obviously Xiaomi has also understood that only the road of cost performance can go through.

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But in Xiaolei's view, the emergence of Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro and product pricing are very likely to affect the status of Xiaomi 14 series, especially Xiaomi 14, both of which also have a thin and light body design, excellent Leica image and good performance, but Civi 4 Pro The pricing of 2999 yuan is obviously likely to backstab Xiaomi 14 series users,If the follow-up Civi series can still continue to be super cost-effective,Maybe Xiaomi really wants to consider whether there is an overlap between Civi and the positioning of the digital flagship。

However, Xiao Lei personally believes that the reform of the Xiaomi Civi series is still not thorough enough. Perhaps the Xiaomi Civi series can try to launch vertical folding screen products to meet the needs of more female users and users who value portability. Due to their smaller and more portable size (which can even be easily carried in a makeup bag), as well as a more stylish appearance, small folding phones are becoming increasingly popular with female users, after all, not every girl's clothes have "trouser pockets". The Hua OV next door has also gained a large number of female users through the high appearance and fresh gameplay of the vertical folding screen mobile phone.

Therefore, we believe that when the Civi folding screen appears, the Civi series can be completely turned over, and the appearance of the Civi 4 Pro will also indicate that the Civi series will officially be on the "right track".