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Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
R26,000
SKU: 32489
Brand: Xiaomi
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
  • RAM: 12GB/16GB
  • Storage: 256GB/512GB/1TB
  • Display: LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (typ), 3000 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 50MP
  • OS: Android 14, HyperOS

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8
  • Display 8 / 10
  • Camera 8 / 10
  • Performance 8 / 10
  • Battery 8 / 10

PROS

  1. Aluminum alloy frame and design.
  2. LTPO3 AMOLED display with 120Hz.
  3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.
  4. 12/16 GB RAM and 256/512 GB / 1TB storage.
  5. 50MP Quad main, 32MP selfie camera.

CONS

  1. No 3.5mm jack.
  2. FM radio is not supported.

The Xiaomi 14 serves as Xiaomi’s premium, compact standard flagship, expertly engineered for users who want industry-leading performance and elite professional cameras without the bulk of a massive phone. Co-engineered with photography legends Leica, it targets creative professionals, executives, and tech enthusiasts who prioritize effortless, single-handed use.

With high-tier retail setups, localized stock distribution, and premium configurations, the Xiaomi 14 is available in South Africa starting around ZAR 26,000. Because network packages, upgrade incentives, and upfront cash prices fluctuate across markets and provinces, comparing your buying options is key.

Here is a closer look at what makes this compact flagship a truly formidable device.

Xiaomi 14 Price & Essential Highlights

1. Leica Summilux Professional Optics

Unlike many brands that withhold their best camera hardware for giant “Pro” or “Ultra” sized models, Xiaomi packs a phenomenal, uncompromised triple-lens array co-engineered with Leica into this compact body:

  • 50MP Main Camera: Features a custom high-dynamic Light Hunter 900 sensor with a bright $f/1.6$ aperture and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) for stunningly clean nighttime photography.

  • 50MP Floating Telephoto: A mechanical masterpiece that shifts internal elements to capture exquisite 3.2x professional portraits as well as razor-sharp macro close-ups as near as 10cm.

  • 50MP Ultra-Wide: A crisp 115-degree lens designed for expansive South African landscapes, group shots, and architecture.

2. Industry-Leading Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Power

Under the hood sits the monstrous Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. Built on an ultra-efficient 4nm process and paired with lightning-fast UFS 4.0 storage and premium LPDDR5X RAM, it breezes through 4K/8K video editing, heavy multi-window business multitasking, and demanding 3D gaming at maximum settings without a single stutter.

3. Pocket-Friendly 120Hz LTPO AMOLED Display

The screen is a gorgeous 6.36-inch CrystalRes AMOLED panel that feels incredibly natural to use with one hand. It features advanced LTPO 1-120Hz dynamic refresh rate tech, scaling up to buttery smoothness for gaming and dropping down to 1Hz during static reading to preserve battery life.

The Sun Resistance: It fires up to an extraordinary 3,000 nits of peak brightness, ensuring that your display stays perfectly clear, readable, and vibrant even under intense, direct South African midday glare.

4. Dual HyperCharge Capabilities

Xiaomi maximizes power efficiency inside this streamlined chassis with a high-density 4,610mAh battery designed to sail through a demanding day of usage.

  • 90W Wired HyperCharge: Takes you from 0% to 100% in roughly 31 minutes. The heavy-duty 90W power block comes standard right inside the box.

  • 50W Wireless HyperCharge: Offers a full 100% cable-free charge in just 46 minutes.

5. Premium IP68 Weatherproofing

The Xiaomi 14 features complete IP68 dust and water resistance. The body is fully sealed against unexpected heavy downpours or accidental submersions in a pool, giving you total peace of mind during daily travel.

Where to Buy It in South Africa

The Xiaomi 14 is widely available across South Africa’s key digital e-commerce channels, high-end tech specialists, and major cellular network operators:

  • Online & Tech Specialists: Takealot (frequently supplied by verified premium flagship tech importers), Hi Online, Cellucity, 4U, and HiFi Corp.

  • Major Retailers & Wholesalers: Makro, Game, Foschini (via flagship TFG tech counters), and Mr Price Cellular.

  • Prepaid & Value Outlets: PEP and Ackermans (while these value stores primarily focus on entry-level models, their larger digital networks or flagship cellular counters can occasionally process high-tier order requests).

  • Network Service Providers: MTN and Chatz Connect (ideal if you are looking to explore premium 24 or 36-month contract upgrades bundled with high-tier data allocations).

Because an investment-tier flagship like the Xiaomi 14 moves through specialized distribution cycles, checking verified listings on Takealot or visiting a dedicated premium hub like Cellucity is the best way to secure your device with a comprehensive local warranty.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Xiaomi
Model Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Announced 22 February, 2024
Released 22 February, 2024
Status Available
Price ZAR 26,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions 161.4 x 75.3 x 9.2 mm (6.35 x 2.96 x 0.36 in)
Weight 219.8 / 224.4 / 229.5 g (7.76 oz)
Protection IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors Black, Blue, White, Titanium Gray

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (typ), 3000 nits (peak)
Size 6.73 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~522 ppi density)
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. Xiaomi Shield Glass / Xiaomi Longjing Glass

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 50 MP, f/1.6-f/4.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 75mm (telephoto), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.5, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.8, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Camera Features HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3.14", 0.7µm
Camera Features HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Android 14
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. HyperOS

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Adreno 750
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 12GB/16GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum, barometer
Two-way satellite communication

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 90W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 33 min (advertised)
80W wireless, 100% in 46 min (advertised)
10W reverse wireless

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