Xiaomi 14 Pro Hands-On: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Benchmarked; Camera Test vs IMX989; HyperOS Overview 

OK apparenrly the "Light Hunter 900" sensor is from Omnivision not Sony. I have to look into it more. Apologies for mistake.

14:00 That's why I consider the info from your review very informative and not misleading. You are one of the very few tech youtubers who travels round to give us a very detailed and concise info. Thank you for your efforts 😊

no way bro. you and Flossy Carter are the best tech reviewers. im gonna be loving these. would love for you to compare it to the vivo x100 pro+

We want LIGHTHUNTER 9000 internationally 😁 but from what I saw I did prefer main camera pictures from 1 inch sensor (looks more natural) + 13/13 Pro had a better design, so I guess I would choose the older model 🤔

Thanks again for a detailed concise review. From your review I can see that the Xiaomi 14 Pro is an overall flagship but the main camera is a slight downgrade. But this leads me to believe that next year’s Xiaomi 14 Ultra will fill the gaps and be even better than the current Xiaomi 13 Ultra.

Your reviews are always very accurate Ben, keep doing them!

Great hands on video and camera test as always Ben's brother

If you pay attention, you can see that 14 used nearly 3 times smaller ISO in night photos than the 13 ultra. The sensor is really an upgrade. Probably has double layer sensor that Sony Xperia 1 V uses, im happy that xiaomi succeed in making it f1.4, thats crazy in a smartphone. Also that makes sense why they used a smaller sensor than imx 989. A lens with that aperature right now is not possible with a 1" sensor.

you are quickly becoming my go-to reviewer of smartphones! well done! specially compare cameras and review them the better way.👍

You've rapidly become one of my go to tech reviewers. I have a Xiaomi 13T Pro coming on Friday or Saturday. My Poco F3 works just fine, and I am finding it hard to justify the 600€ I paid for the 12/512GB version, although I think I got it for a good price. I hope that when I have it in my hands I won't feel so guilty, because It's a lot of money for me. The Xiaomi 14 looks great, but it'll be out of my range when it comes out anyway, so I'm just window shopping here. Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to a more in-depth review if you have one planned, I appreciate all your effort.

Great video.I'm really happy that Xiaomi has now upgraded the front-facing camera to 4K , and the selfies look much better.By your assessment,it definitely does seem like the overall camera system of this Xiaomi 14 Pro is a step below the premium Xiaomi 13 ultra.All we can do is certainly wait for the Xiaomi 14 ultra, which most likely will have the 1-inch sensor. Xiaomi and Oppo are the two smartphone brands that have some of the biggest sensors on a camera, and they back that up with great imagery.Oppo Find X6 Pro seems to have the best ultra wide photos over any smartphone right now.

This reviewer is one of the most reliable and unbiased reviewers. Says it as it is.

Thank you Ben for the video. When pausing the video and comparing the pictures side by side, I almost always preferred the 1 inch sensor pictures. No idea why they ditched that sensor and literally downgraded the camera system.

Impressive camera comparison to 13 Ultra. Love that you dont keep the side by side constant! Tiny detail, but it helps the viewer choose without knowing for sure which is which.

Another excellent review Ben👌And thank you for sticking up for the Chinese brands as they gave us some of the best phones💯 I would definitely go for the Xiaomi phones but at the moment I'm a very big Huwaei fan in spite of it not running Google natively.

Love your honest and off the cuff videos, it's what separates you from so many others here.

You're the only person making videos answering the questions on my mind. I was wondering who was going to address this sensor question

Its Omnivision OV50H 1/1.32" Its 43% smaller than imx989 but f1.4 aperture takes in 83% more light than f1.9

The real test for the fluidity of the HyperOS will be on midrange devices to see if its really more lightweight. Can't wait for it to be on my Poco F5 haha

One of the few RU-vidrs we trust. .Thanks Ben. .👍🏼

If the 14 and 14 pro are already this good, how much more for the 14 Ultra 😱 I'm stoked! 💖 Great content as always Ben 🔥

Waiting fir the detailed Canera review and then the mighty comparison with iphone 15 pro max

You deserve a lot of views for making this video. Flew to HongKong for 6 hours to get this phone, amazing!

Wow, that zoom was so smooth! Compared with almost all other androids this is incredible!

was waiting for this! cant wait to see the camera comparisons :)

Love watching your videos bro ❤️

You're the best. Thanks for showing us the device from your own budget and staying objectiv and honest

Bro I AM so pleased with how you review this phone, I completely blown away and enjoyed. Your video just simple explanations with examples you holding the phone and we see you explaining just the bomb

I feel like smartphone cameras have peaked. Improvements are tiny and any modern smartphone you pick up takes great pictures. This one does not even feel like an improvement, it's like they replaced a naturally aspirated V8 with a 4 cylinder but added a turbo charger to it so the performance stays the same more or less. IMX989 still shows more bokeh in examples like at 5:35. I realized that what really differentiates cameras from smartphones and gives cameras "that" look, is the bokeh, but I don't know how that can be achieved in a small smartphone space. So this is pretty much it. I do like the continuous variable aperture; that's a good innovation. That might help with video in sunny weather, where the shutter speed becomes so fast to deal with the light that it makes video unpleasant looking. Hopefully they bring it over to the 14 Ultra but with a 1"-type sensor. I would like them to work on improving lenses. Lumia 950, for example, is an old phone from 2015 but there is still nothing on the market that takes close-to-midrange photos with the same edge-to-edge sharpness like it. Many modern phones have very unpleasant blur with ghosting effect. Oversampled 1080p from 4K video recording setting would be great, so you get a smaller 1080p file, but with almost 4K quality. Focusing speed control for smoother cinematic transitions would be great. Modern smartphone images all have a very similar look. It's like they are using the same off the shelf processing algorithm. There is still no other phone on the market that takes images that look like they came out of a DSLR like Nokia 808 PureView. Lumia 950's images look like they have a similar processing to Sony. The noise handling is different. Maybe this is a video idea for you, Ben. Get older flagships and see how much have things really improved. One thing I really like about HyperOS is how bouncy and interactive the UI is. I much prefer the edge bounce back effect over the UI stretching effect that stock Android has. Don't know why they went with that. Finally, I liked the bonus Pocket 3 footage. That's a really good camera and a form factor. Might put some serious pressure on Sony's RX100/ZV1 line. Great video as always, Ben!

Wow, Just wow...... One of best tech reviewer in Asia

Been waiting for this to come out from Ben! Yeeeeesss

your video is a good documentary . exceptional production. nice story line

Ben as always ahead of the curve

Finally 4k selfie video from Xiaomi. Yaaaay

LightHunter 900 is actually from OmniVision model OVBH50. Xiaomi specially slighted modified with OV, offically named OV600X. Not from Sony, actually. Now Xiaomi is supporting national enterprises, and using their raw material. Like display by TCL CSOT, not from Samsung. Main sensor from OmniVision， not from SONY. And the glass also made by their supply chain, not from Corning Gorilla Glass.

Excellent video as always, Ben. I can always count on you to cover the latest and greatest devices before anyone else. Also, Nic Cage is the GOAT lmao 😂😂

I'm sure gonna grab one of these when Xiaomi release it globally, as always great video Ben..

great review i respect you, but you got me off guard shocked with screen brightness comparison and that you with so much knowledge didn't know that the manual slider is kept at rughly 800 nits by manufacturers, the 2000 or 3000 nits is only outdoors or if you shine flashlight over the screen, even then its only 3000 if the screen is not entirely white. again respectfully i like you, just wondering how this thematic slipped under your radar.

Thank you for the review💖

supporting you what ever it takes keep going brother 🐻

I don't understand why tech reviewers fall for the max brightness numbers from the companies without testing it

Uuuuuh i am excited for the Pocket 3 Video Review 🎉

At 06.29 into your video you said you don't see the night mode setting. I just received my Chinese Xiaomi 14 Pro and I've been testing it. To find night mode when the camera is active at the bottom of the photo screen scroll to the left where it says movie, video, photo, portrait, etc until you see MORE and open that. Night mode is in the upper left hand side.

If Xiaomi 14 Ultra has the SONY IMX989 1inch sensor, F1.4-F4 (variable in between too like this one) and better zoom lenses, I am sold. Take my money.

Ben I've been watching you for while and thoroughly enjoy all your videos. Keep up the great work.

ben you are awesome man love your review hoping you go bigger

I don't use Xiaomi phones, but I do use their charging pads and it's been there for me for the last 3 years completely functioning

omnivision knows what theyre doing; their ov48c sensor in Mi 10 Ultra was incredible, in some instances better than the GN2 in the 11 Ultra

Awesome review Ben, thanks!

There are alot of reviewers. But i never watch their videos till the end.But: your vid are always made to watch till the end❤

haha you are really a high flyer, nice and I am waiting for this too

Very good review, like always! Many thanks!

Thanks Ben for the video! Interesting to see the changes in the new phone. Smaller Sensor, different UI, interesting. Could be a good Google competitor in the future.

Watching now!!

Waiting for this type of review...good job

Another excellent video by you. Thank you ❤

that charging animation is such a step up from the monstrosity they show on the UI for my 13 ultra

Happy Halloween, Ben! You're so lucky to review that new Xiaomi smartphone. It looks stunning on the front and back. I like the new glass cover of the phone and very impressive specs too! Nothing less from Xiaomi.👏👏

Ben could you check which aperture is using by default in third party app? Like in gcam?

Appreciate you actually did camera zoom in and out test at 8:31 🫡. Its jumpy but actually smoother than expected. Thx!

His way of explaining all the features is really good.

Excellent handson pre/ review

The 13 ultra photos look better to me, the 14 pro does take in more light. Its early days for their software so I'm sure they have room for improvement.

I really appreciate your hard work and honest reviews

Seems like the same specs with as the Mate 50 Pro, same f1.4 variable aperture and no need for night mode, nothing wrong with that, just happy to see Huawei still leading the way ;)

Great review as usual My greetings from Dubai

Ben at it again. Love the review

What a great review, 👍👍. I like it. Thanks so much.

I love my DJI Pocket 2, but that Pocket 3 is nice! Worth an upgrade? Also, great video as always, Ben! 👍

light thunder 900 siunds dope to me!

can you do a review of the hyper OS software ? as in if it is completely supporting google, fluidity, bugs and pros and cons? appreciate it.

Loving your great clean review from Manzini, Eswatini. Wow! Just what we've been waiting to see from our beloved brand. It's great to see the Xiaomi 13 Pro holding up so beautifully. What a dsiplay! Honestly i don't see myself ever buying another phone except to flaunt because you have n't even mentioned the powerful IR Blaster ever present in these phones making you to control all gadgets in the house while getting exccellent photos. Why kill yourself really!!

Welcome back to Thailand Ben, from Bangkok

I've been waiting for that

First comment ben ❤❤🔥 love from India ben ❤

Merci 😃! Always a nice work 👍!

My second favorite tech RU-vid before Sami Lou Tech, waiting for your review sir 👍

That square camera island is so reminiscent of the good old Mate 20 pro 🤧

Your reviews are precise and accurate. Keep it up bro

The sensor downgrade sounds similar to back when the Xiaomi 9 didn't have image stabilization, and they also claimed that it wasn't necessary which turned out to be untrue.

Hey Ben, in the scenes when you are sitting on couch there are some weird pixel artifacts in the frame. Good review as always!

That main camera sensor could be recently announced omnivision OV50H which has exact same dimensions of 1/1.3" and has new technology called DCG HDR, ie. dual conversion gain or dual base iso and claim to boost dimanic range upto 140db+ that somewhat translates to 13.5EV.

Super reviewer 🔥 one of the best out there 💯

One of the best hands on channels

My 14 pro iOS 17.2 beta 1 scores 2680 single score and 6900 multi score but it’s the 256 go variant ,it’s good to see 2 yr old chip beating 8 gen 3

Bro you should go at least on a hike while you are there! November is the best season for that in HK!

Great dedication bro. Subbed to you

I wish more smartphones come with variable aperture.

Its actually not from Sony. Its from Omnivision same company as the one come with mi 10 ultra but I forgot the name of the sensor OV.... something

Can’t wait for the comparison with the iPhone!!! 🎉🎉🎉

I really like and respect your honest opinion! Subscribe from Greece!

can't wait for your review of the 14 pro. i hope you also go a little indepth about video clarity and options compared to iphone and also into speaker quality

Yes, I think that new 'like pebble' display glass must be comfortable to touch n use. ❤

Hi Ben, ur camera there is dust on the lens (05:18), i thou there is dead pixel on my monitor, really scare me ... Anyway thanks for always bring us new video, keep it up.

Does the Xiaomi 14 Pro come with an IR Blaster?

I think the important thing to note is that Xiaomi only boosts its brightness that high under direct sunlight

I think you will see the difference between the two screens only when direct exposed from sunlight with automatic brightness, on in this condition they will use the peak brightness.

All manufacturers are copying each other, I rather see it as learning from each other. That's what all people do since the ice age, and that's our strength.

I absolutely love your content!

Thank you for this review.