You’re available in the market for an upper-midrange telephone or only a strong all-rounder, and you might be boujnd to search out this yr’s Xiaomi 14T Sequence engaging. However it’s exhausting to inform the Xiaomi 14T and the Xiaomi 14T Professional aside, which makes it even more durable to determine which one to get.
And but, the 14T Professional asks for a critical worth premium over the vanilla 14T. On the time of writing, the worth distinction is round €150-200. A non-trivial distinction, we’d say. So let’s have a look at what it has to supply on prime of the already glorious Xiaomi 14T.
Desk of Contents:
For starters, you may examine the whole specs sheets or immediately proceed with our editor’s evaluation within the following textual content.
The spec sheets alone cannot inform the entire story, so let’s take a deeper dive and see what’s beneath the floor.
Measurement comparability
Measurement-wise, the 14T and 14T Professional are principally twins. They have the identical display screen diagonal, peak and width. The vanilla 14T is ever so barely thinner, in all probability resulting from it lacking a wi-fi charging coil, however it’s greater than ten grams lighter.
The distinction in weight might in all probability be primarily attributed to the truth that the 14T Professional has an aluminum body, whereas the 14T settles for an all-plastic one.
Nonetheless, that does not imply the 14T feels low cost. Each units have very good builds and the matte glass-like floor on the usual 14T is fairly good to the touch. Some might even discover the boxy body with straight sides extra interesting and offering a safer grip.
Show comparability
The 14T and 14T Professional share the identical show – 6.67-inch with all of the bells and whistles like HDR10+ help, 16-bit shade depth and 144Hz refresh fee.
The checks present it too. Each panels attain 1,200-1,300 nits, making certain a snug viewing expertise open air.
Battery life
Relating to battery life, the 14T Professional is the clear winner right here, though not by a lot. The 14T Professional constantly beats the 14T in all checks besides within the 4G name state of affairs, nevertheless it solely edges out its cheaper sibling. Nonetheless, going for the 14T Professional will possible offer you some additional runtime no matter whether or not you might be internet shopping, gaming or watching streaming movies.
Because the two units run on the identical HyperOS software program and share the identical battery and show, this leaves the Dimensity 9300+ SoC as the one variable including some additional hours to the battery endurance.
Charging pace
Charging is likely one of the causes you would possibly need to shell out some more money for the 14T Professional. It helps Xiaomi’s proprietary 120-watt quick charging commonplace, whereas the 14T correct settles for 67W. Sadly, neither retail field offers the suitable charger, so you’ll have to purchase these individually.
Making use of the utmost 120W charging functionality will reward you with full cost in merely 23. That is blazing-fast and considerably outpaces the 14T with its 67W.
Moreover, solely the 14T Professional helps 50W wi-fi quick charging with Xiaomi’s proprietary wi-fi charging stand. One more reason to get the 14T Professional.
Speaker take a look at
Wanting on the outcomes from the speaker take a look at alone, we will conclude that the 14T has considerably higher audio system. They’re barely louder whereas having comparable frequency response curve.
Subjectively talking, some might discover the 14T Professional’s audio system nicer because it has a bit fuller, hotter sound with extra pronounced bass. That does not imply the 14T has no bass, however the increase within the highs ends in extra pronounced vocals and toned-down lows.
Efficiency
CPU efficiency is the opposite motive you would possibly need to go for the 14T Professional. It runs on a extra highly effective, flagship MediaTek chipset – the Dimensity 9300+ chipset in comparison with the Dimensity 8300 Extremely contained in the 14T.
The Dimensity 9300+ graphics chip can also be significantly extra highly effective. The benchmark outcomes are right here to attest.
There isn’t any distinction within the reminiscence configurations. Each units provide the identical reminiscence choices, whereas the storage chips are each UFS 4.0. The one distinction is that the Professional has one additional configuration with 1TB storage and 12GB of RAM if you happen to actually need to splurge.
Benchmark efficiency
The efficiency distinction between the 14T and 14T Professional is big and the Professional outperforms its sibling by as a lot as 77% in multi-threaded CPU duties (Geekbench 6) and is 60% higher in its total efficiency when combining CPU, GPU, reminiscence and storage (AnTuTu 10). The graphics-heavy 3DMark Wild Life benchmark reveals that the 14T Professional’s GPU is 33% sooner.
This efficiency hole is difficult to disregard, particularly by customers in search of a extra highly effective system.
Digicam comparability
The Xiaomi 14T and 14T Professional share largely comparable digicam {hardware}, however there are just a few variations to bear in mind. As an illustration, the 50MP f/1.7 digicam on the 14T makes use of a smaller 1/1.56″ sensor, whereas the Professional will get a 50MP 1/1.31″ sensor paired with f/1.6 aperture. In concept, the 14T Professional ought to produce barely higher pictures, however in actuality, the distinction is moderately negligible.
The zoom cameras are additionally completely different. The 14T correct will get a 50MP unit with 2x optical zoom, whereas the 14T Professional extends that to 2.6x. The ultrawide and the selfie cameras are all similar – 12MP f/2.2 ultrawide and 32MP f/2.0 selfie shooter.
Picture high quality
Picture quality-wise, the variations are even smaller. The ultrawide cameras obtain similar outcomes in the course of the day and at night time and we will say the identical for the principle digicam too.
The 14T Professional has a slight benefit in the course of the day with barely crispier photos, resolving finer element however it’s important to look intently to search out the distinction. It may be seen principally within the foliage and fine-detail constructing facades. It is even {hardware} to identify the distinction at night time.
Xiaomi 14T: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 4x
Xiaomi 14T Professional: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 2.6x • 5x
The 14T’s 2x zoom digicam has a small benefit over the 2x zoom crop from the 14T Professional.
However the 2.6x zoom digicam on the 14T Professional is actually sharp, providing superior picture high quality in daylight and about the identical in low-light.
Each telephones carry out equally properly of their respective 4x and 5x zoom modes too even when they’re digital zooms.
Xiaomi 14T: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 4x
Xiaomi 14T Professional: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 2.6x • 5x
Video high quality
Within the video division, the 2 units commerce blows. Whereas 14T and 14T Professional produce similarly-looking movies with their ultrawide and essential cameras, the 14T’s 2x zoom digicam presents significantly higher zoom video. It is simply noticeably sharper.
Beneath we’ve just a few framegrabs from the movies taken by the 2 telephones at every focal size so it is simpler to check to at least one one other.
Xiaomi 14T: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 1x
Xiaomi 14T Professional: 0.6x • 1x • 2.6x • 1x
One might make an argument that the 14T Professional’s essential and ultrawide cameras produce barely sharper movies with extra correct shade temperature, however it’s important to look actually shut to identify the distinction. Furthermore, some might just like the 14T’s barely hotter and cozy-looking video rendering.
Nevertheless, the nighttime capabilities of the 14T Professional are sensibly higher. The video pattern we took has a wider dynamic vary, is sharper, is much less noisy, and has higher distinction and extra correct colours.
Verdict
Going solely by the specs sheet, the 14T Professional seems to be the much less sensible selection. Even after exploring the nuances additional, one might make a case that the Xiaomi 14T is nice sufficient and can get you greater than midway there for lots much less. The 2 units are round €150-200 aside, in any case.
Then again, the 14T Professional will justify the worth distinction for customers in search of higher efficiency and sooner charging. That is the place the 14T Professional pulls forward of the 14T and edges it out in our battery endurance checks and digicam comparability.
There isn’t any simple reply to the dilemma for many of you, so weigh your priorities and determine if the 14T Professional is well worth the worth premium relying on whether or not you worth the additional options it offers.
- The significantly cheaper price tag.
- The higher zoom movies.
- The boxier design.
Get the Xiaomi 14T for:
- The marginally longer battery life.
- The harder construct.
- The a lot sooner charging.
- The a lot greater efficiency.
- The higher total digicam expertise.
Get the Xiaomi 14T Professional for:
