Xiaomi was counting down the days for the launch of its camera-centric Civi phone and it has finally reached zero. The Xiaomi 14 Civi brings India’s first quad-curve display from the GG Victus 2 as well as close to flagship performance from the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset.
Xiaomi 14 Civi
Like other Civi models, it has a dual selfie camera with a pair of 32MP sensors, one behind a wide lens (78°, 26mm), the other behind an ultra wide (100°, 18mm). They can record 4K video at 30fps, take slow motion selfies and there’s also a teleprompter mode for vloggers.
The rear cameras are no less impressive either with Leica Vario-Summilux lenses. The main camera has a 50MP “Light Fusion 800” image sensor (1.0µm pixels) with a bright f/1.63 lens with 25mm focal length and OIS.
Next is a 50MP portrait camera with a 50mm lens (2x) and f/1.98 aperture. However, it doesn’t have OIS. Lastly, there’s a 12MP ultra-wide with 120° FoV (15mm) and f/2.2 lens.
Image processing is handled by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3’s triple 18-bit ISP and Xiaomi’s new “AISP” (AI + ISP). Image processing includes a variety of Leica-inspired styles and filters, including LUTs.
Snapdragon 8s Generation 3 + Xiaomi T1 chip
The chipset is paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage and is kept cool by a vapour chamber. It’s not alone, though. The in-house Xiaomi Pascal T1 chip helps with networking – it promises things like a 16% improvement in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth performance, a 37% improvement in cellular performance, and a 24% improvement in GPS performance.
The Xiaomi 14 Civi packs a 4,700mAh battery that retains at least 80% of its original capacity even after 1,600 charge cycles. It supports 67W wired-only charging.
Let’s get back to the display because the dual-selfie camera isn’t the only interesting thing here. It’s a premium OLED display measuring 6.55 inches with curves all around and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is used to protect it.
The display is an LTPO panel with a 1-120Hz refresh rate and 12-bit colours (HDR10+, Dolby Vision). It has a maximum brightness of 3,000 nits, which is controlled by DC dimming and 2,160Hz high frequency PWM.
The stereo speakers at the top and bottom of the phone make the audio-visual experience even better. Of course, these also have Dolby Atmos support.
The phone has a premium build with a metal frame that measures 7.45mm thick for the Shadow Black and Cruise Blue colourways and 7.75mm thick for the Matcha Green. The latter has a faux leather back that is more wear-resistant than the regular stuff.
A few other things worth mentioning are NFC and IR blaster, dual SIM slot (no microSD), and in-display fingerprint reader.
The Xiaomi 14 Civi is now available for pre-order on Xiaomi’s partner Flipkart, Mi.com, and Xiaomi retail stores. The base 8/256GB configuration sells for ₹43,000, while the 12/512GB option sells for ₹48,000. Note that you can get an exchange bonus of ₹3,000 or a discount of ₹3,000 with ICICI Bank credit or debit cards. If you want to opt for EMI, you can also opt for a monthly payment of ₹2,389.
Xiaomi 14 Civi pre-order promo
The first sale will be on June 20, but you can buy it earlier – you will get a free Redmi Watch 3 Active, which normally costs Rs 3,000.
P.S. If you think these specs look familiar, this is actually the global version of the Xiaomi 14 Pro, which was announced in China this March and broke the sales records of its predecessor.
