Xiaomi 14 review: A compact 2024 flagship with a Leica triple camera.
A rare thing — a small phone with no performance compromise.
The Xiaomi 14 packs a flagship chip and a Leica triple camera into a genuinely compact body. The 4-year update policy is the main caveat against Apple and Samsung.
01Display
92/10092/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
90/10090/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
03Performance
95/10095/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
04Battery
85/10085/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
05Build
90/10090/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
06Value
84/10084/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
- Compact flagship — rare with this much power.
- Leica-tuned triple 50 MP camera with a real telephoto.
- Very bright LTPO display; 90 W + 50 W wireless charging.
- IP68 build.
- 4-year OS policy.
- HyperOS ships with bloat in some regions.
- No periscope (that is the Ultra).
- Mid-pack global availability.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 41-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .