Certain things that I omitted from the video coz it was getting too damn long😂... The pixel can convert regular photos to portrait shots but the edge detection sucks ass harder than even the regular portrait mode. The enhanced clarity can, in many cases, produce more separation in finer details on the pixel that we notice in night mode. The pixel's selfies are limited to 8MP despite having a 40MP sensor and I couldn't find a way to get hi-res selfies to save my life.
7:29 Explanation: Xiaomi's periscope camera has a higher focal length (19.4mm vs 17.906mm). Furthermore, in contrast to Pixel 8 Pro/7 Pro, Google always uses analog binning at 10x-30x, if you don't use the 50 megapixel mode, resulting in only 2.4 megapixel dng files at 10x. Therefore, unless Xiaomi has the same issue, the 14 Ultra should offer 217% as many pixels per angle. Moreover, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra has less diffraction due to the larger effective lens diameter (7.76mm vs 6.40), this theoretically gives you 21% more "reach". Another reason might be that Xiaomi uses more machine learning with more fake details than Google as far as I know. Actually, I don't think that Xiaomi has the best algorithm because the Pixel 8 Pro outperformed it, the main reason might be that the Pixel 9 Pro XL has a huge issue as it always uses analog binning at 10x-30x, even in perfect light conditions.
As a owner of Xiaomi 14 ultra i can confirm that the quality of the photos this damn cameras producing is absolutely perfect.... i mean the quality is near perfect to a Dslr and mirrorless.. XIAOMI improved a lot in this masterpiece of a phone... Thnx for making this comparison brother 🫂👍
If you really believe that, you haven't worked with a dslr or mirrorless and edited the photos in depth. I have a 14 ultra and the quality is a far cry from my Sony a6400. Have the xiaomi an amazing camera? Yes. Does it come close to a mirrorless? Absolutely not.
It's not actually strange that the Xiaomi 14 ultra can keep a clearer image at 30x zoom when you look at the lens specs. It's telephoto lens is 120mm 50mp while the Pixel 9 Pro is 113mm 48mp. So while they both claim 5x zoom the Xiaomi is actually 5.2x zoom while the Pixel is 4.9x (compared to the Xiaomis standard camera). The Xiaomi is also a slightly bigger lens compared to the pixel so it should capture slightly more light.
In the lowlight scenario with bikes in 23th minutes, when on crop we see pixel is more sharp on a tree's leaves. Maybe it is because of 14 ultras camera is focused on centre, on bikes itself, and this blur is just natural optical bokeh
I remember last year when Pixel 8 Pro came out and we had Pixel 7 Pro vs Pixel 8 Pro reviews and clearly Pixel 7 Pro has more yellowish tint making photos a bit warmer than 8 Pro. We then felt some sort of "upgrades". Like "oh the new phone has more neutral white balance. It's not yellowish anymore." I clearly remember this because this is the one general impression I had during last year: Pixel 8 Pro has more neutral white balance. Then they switched it back from 8 Pro to 9 Pro/XL and added back the slightly yellowish tone to make skin tone warmer. They know if we compare 8 Pro and 9 Pro/XL, then it would feel to us that there's some sort of "upgrades" although if you compare 7 Pro and 9 Pro, pretty sure they will look more similar than 8 Pro to either of them in terms of white balance. I've noticed this with lots of vendors actually. Sure there have been improvements in terms of zoom details etc over the past few years but other "changes" are just merely illusions. See this if you don't remember how Pixel 7 Pro images look like. th-cam.com/video/pgAY3emONMw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GFwUImDLnWb7t40j Notice how 7 Pro has more yellowish tone than 8 Pro. then look at th-cam.com/video/jSOgDvjKf1U/w-d-xo.html of this video and see how Pixel 9 Pro also has more yellowish tone than 8 Pro. They just switch it back and forth with white balance. Have we partly been tricked? Some of these "upgrades" are just merely switching some things back and forth? But sure, there are other upgrades along the way like improvements in details, stabilization, lens flare management, etc. but realizing that parts of it (like tone approach, etc.) are not really "upgrades", it just makes these new phones much less worth the money. It's of course not an exact replicate of the 2 year-old model's white balance or tone approach in general, but it's pretty similar. Are we being tricked somehow? Any of you feel the same too?
Xiaomi 14 Ultra never gets old, its always the golden standard of every new release flagship nowadays, no one can beat its crisp sharp images even you pixel peep, good job X14 Ultra
X14 U, Oppo FX7 U, Vivo X100 P/U. All of them are great and it's just a matter of what you want. These three are pushing the boundaries of smarthpone photography. Huawei is good and all but it's not as consistent as the others AND they're way too artificial. Their fast picture snapping speed must be applauded though.
@@kaiserfakinaway5909100% agree, whichever one you go with, you’ll like. But putting the x14U on the same stepping stone as the find x7 U and vivo x100U is a bit too much. While the gap isn’t big, it’s too far to be considered close. It’s close yet too far. And even the find x7 U doesn’t compete with the x100 U except in human portraits. It’s insane how good the vivo is
@@mohammedsouali2102 that's what you think my friend and you're completely entitled to your opinion and i respect it. I just think objectively speaking all of them offer different points of view in terms of lens selection, photo processing and video processing. Different enough that you'll either love some or hate some. But on average, all of them are amazing and 9/10 to me. If they could fix their videography and make it as consistent as Apple, no need to have 10/10 quality, just highly consistent, then I'd say they're all 10s. In 2-3 years they'll surpass Apple I think, waiting for that.
Great video! We don't mention enough that the Pixel 9 pro has the exact same main sensor, and 5x zoom sensor... than its previous version the pixel 8 pro. The Xiaomi is in fact in another category, with significantly better sensors.
All things aside, I really liked that you reviewed both "authentic" and "vibrant" profiles, since having both could be meaningful depending on the situation.
Google can't make bokeh natural anyway and has problems with object separation. Xiaomi wins again. We all know that portrait shooting is also used a lot.
Easy win for the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Edge detection, natural bokeh even without portrait mode, different focal lenghts on X14 Ultra portrtaits to choose from and LEICA vibrant or authentic looks. It is a great phone for shooting people also in street photography...It is my go to cam for it. I've sold the 9XL and had also the S24U before. THe only one I like better is the VIVO X100 Ultra, but it is not usable in my region for several reasons. With X14 I have the global version and no restrictions.
Could you also do a comparison of the Prixel 9 Pro and the regular Xiaomi 14? Purely based of cam Setup that's slightly more interesting for me (both only one zoom cam). I'm currently on a Pixel 6 Pro and I like the 4x for portraits too much to switch to a 5x so the 3,2x of the Xiaomis intrigues me.
Well portrait mode is just not good on the pixel 9 Pro... it doesn't use any of the optical zooms and the edge detection feels like it's from a 2017 smartphone😂
If you want a camera you should buy a mirrorless. Xiaomi 14 Ultra is not as pliable as Pixel if it is to be a working tool, HyperOS is terrible and so iOSish. As for the magic of photos too much marketing, Xiaomi is really good at it. I have tried the three and the absolute best in photography is Vivo x100 Pro (photos never so sharp and rich in details), then Pixel 9 Pro XL (natural colors, great progress with tele, work to be done on portraits and bokeh) , then Xiaomi 14 U, which I've sold after 2 months after being disappointed with the telephoto (magnificent macro instead) and portraits, but especially with the fact that in changing focal lengths during videos it completely lost focus for a few seconds. All the best
Something I learned yesterday was the correct or at least the Chinese pronunciation of Xiaomi. Zow - oh - may. Thus far I have found it fantastic and the ability to shoot in raw at 50 megapixel is also great.
The pixel isn't just "unable to utilize its hardware" due to its software, but it is also overusing its hardware. By that I mean Pixel is OVERPROCESSING and that leads to even good hardware looking mid. They want every photo to be "perfect" for that juicy DxoMark score. If they just went down on the horrendous processing, gave us better value phones with better hardware maybe the convo would've been different. Where I live the P9 Pro XL is more expensive than the X14 U. In no universe am I choosing the Pixel here. Videography is the Pixel's kryptonite. It's not bad in an overall sense but for a flagshipt it is BAD. I find it funny how Google can't seem to figure out software whereas even Chinese brands can. Americans and most "fanboys" tend to just associate western companies as being more stable or more consistent yet in reality it is the opposite or the differences are too minor for either side. I say this as an S22U user who has relatives who used iPhones 11-14 (base, Pro and PM) and Pixels 6 and 7.
I like how Pixel 9 Pro is dealing with skin tone. IDK but for me, Pixel looks better! I have a Pixel 8 Pro and I love it so far, not gonna upgrade even with super deals from Google, including a $200 credit for the next purchase from the Google store and trade-in value of Pixel 8 Pro.
@@KalluKaaliyaYT bro iam from kerala i was using vivo x100 pro since February but also bought xiaomi 14 ultra 2 months back cause my iphone 14 pro max display is dead iam done with iphones
Back-lit shots have been a staple for my comparisons ever since I started making them... at this point it's just to make sure the manufacturers aren't getting lazy with the hdr processing
Take the shots in RAW, then come back to me, the 14 ultra destroys the Pixel 9/10/11/12, S24/S25/S26 Ultra, iPhone 16/17/18 when it's used correctly. 16 bit raw with 14 EV range on a 1/0.98" sensor and 1024 F stops variable aperture, you're correct it's unfair!
Chinese phone companies are crossing boundaries between a smartphone and DSLR, while most other phone manufactures (Apple, Samsung, Google, Sony) stayed in the smartphone area with little improvements in camera HW. So it's not Xiaomi fan, but rather DSLR fan looking for a compact on-the-go option.
Certain things that I omitted from the video coz it was getting too damn long😂...
The pixel can convert regular photos to portrait shots but the edge detection sucks ass harder than even the regular portrait mode.
The enhanced clarity can, in many cases, produce more separation in finer details on the pixel that we notice in night mode.
The pixel's selfies are limited to 8MP despite having a 40MP sensor and I couldn't find a way to get hi-res selfies to save my life.
Thanks for another great comparison mate, you one of the best (not biased) on TH-cam. Love your videos so much, keep up ♥️
Iphone noob...
Dxomark gave google pixel 9 pro xl, 158 score 😂😂😂😂 the xiaomi 14 ultra can do a lot more
Here I thought only cro-magnons still used dxomark😂😂
Dxomark is fake@@BlackPanther-pj7xj
7:29 Explanation: Xiaomi's periscope camera has a higher focal length (19.4mm vs 17.906mm). Furthermore, in contrast to Pixel 8 Pro/7 Pro, Google always uses analog binning at 10x-30x, if you don't use the 50 megapixel mode, resulting in only 2.4 megapixel dng files at 10x. Therefore, unless Xiaomi has the same issue, the 14 Ultra should offer 217% as many pixels per angle.
Moreover, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra has less diffraction due to the larger effective lens diameter (7.76mm vs 6.40), this theoretically gives you 21% more "reach". Another reason might be that Xiaomi uses more machine learning with more fake details than Google as far as I know. Actually, I don't think that Xiaomi has the best algorithm because the Pixel 8 Pro outperformed it, the main reason might be that the Pixel 9 Pro XL has a huge issue as it always uses analog binning at 10x-30x, even in perfect light conditions.
As a owner of Xiaomi 14 ultra i can confirm that the quality of the photos this damn cameras producing is absolutely perfect.... i mean the quality is near perfect to a Dslr and mirrorless.. XIAOMI improved a lot in this masterpiece of a phone... Thnx for making this comparison brother 🫂👍
You do take in Raw I presume right
I also have the 14 ultra and I need to use Raw, especially for human subjects
lmaooooo the 14u which is the worst ultra of the year in terms of camera soooo goood copium maxx
Sorry pixel camera the best😂
Why are you laughing out loud while pretending you're sorry ?!
If you really believe that, you haven't worked with a dslr or mirrorless and edited the photos in depth. I have a 14 ultra and the quality is a far cry from my Sony a6400. Have the xiaomi an amazing camera? Yes. Does it come close to a mirrorless? Absolutely not.
Hell yeah! I've been looking/waiting for this comparison!
It's not actually strange that the Xiaomi 14 ultra can keep a clearer image at 30x zoom when you look at the lens specs. It's telephoto lens is 120mm 50mp while the Pixel 9 Pro is 113mm 48mp. So while they both claim 5x zoom the Xiaomi is actually 5.2x zoom while the Pixel is 4.9x (compared to the Xiaomis standard camera). The Xiaomi is also a slightly bigger lens compared to the pixel so it should capture slightly more light.
whose fault is that for not giving 1 inch lens 😂
It's sensor size diffrnce
Go check vivo x100ultra shorter focal length but bigger sensor
Xiaomi have natural color but i think you're a Google pixel fans
In the lowlight scenario with bikes in 23th minutes, when on crop we see pixel is more sharp on a tree's leaves. Maybe it is because of 14 ultras camera is focused on centre, on bikes itself, and this blur is just natural optical bokeh
I remember last year when Pixel 8 Pro came out and we had Pixel 7 Pro vs Pixel 8 Pro reviews and clearly Pixel 7 Pro has more yellowish tint making photos a bit warmer than 8 Pro.
We then felt some sort of "upgrades". Like "oh the new phone has more neutral white balance. It's not yellowish anymore." I clearly remember this because this is the one general impression I had during last year: Pixel 8 Pro has more neutral white balance.
Then they switched it back from 8 Pro to 9 Pro/XL and added back the slightly yellowish tone to make skin tone warmer. They know if we compare 8 Pro and 9 Pro/XL, then it would feel to us that there's some sort of "upgrades" although if you compare 7 Pro and 9 Pro, pretty sure they will look more similar than 8 Pro to either of them in terms of white balance.
I've noticed this with lots of vendors actually. Sure there have been improvements in terms of zoom details etc over the past few years but other "changes" are just merely illusions.
See this if you don't remember how Pixel 7 Pro images look like.
th-cam.com/video/pgAY3emONMw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GFwUImDLnWb7t40j
Notice how 7 Pro has more yellowish tone than 8 Pro.
then look at th-cam.com/video/jSOgDvjKf1U/w-d-xo.html of this video and see how Pixel 9 Pro also has more yellowish tone than 8 Pro. They just switch it back and forth with white balance. Have we partly been tricked? Some of these "upgrades" are just merely switching some things back and forth? But sure, there are other upgrades along the way like improvements in details, stabilization, lens flare management, etc. but realizing that parts of it (like tone approach, etc.) are not really "upgrades", it just makes these new phones much less worth the money.
It's of course not an exact replicate of the 2 year-old model's white balance or tone approach in general, but it's pretty similar. Are we being tricked somehow? Any of you feel the same too?
Xiaomi 14 Ultra never gets old, its always the golden standard of every new release flagship nowadays, no one can beat its crisp sharp images even you pixel peep, good job X14 Ultra
only vivo x100 pro and vivo x100 ultra can
it's 22 feb 2024 phone, how it can get old :D
X14 U, Oppo FX7 U, Vivo X100 P/U. All of them are great and it's just a matter of what you want. These three are pushing the boundaries of smarthpone photography.
Huawei is good and all but it's not as consistent as the others AND they're way too artificial. Their fast picture snapping speed must be applauded though.
@@kaiserfakinaway5909100% agree, whichever one you go with, you’ll like. But putting the x14U on the same stepping stone as the find x7 U and vivo x100U is a bit too much. While the gap isn’t big, it’s too far to be considered close. It’s close yet too far. And even the find x7 U doesn’t compete with the x100 U except in human portraits. It’s insane how good the vivo is
@@mohammedsouali2102 that's what you think my friend and you're completely entitled to your opinion and i respect it.
I just think objectively speaking all of them offer different points of view in terms of lens selection, photo processing and video processing. Different enough that you'll either love some or hate some.
But on average, all of them are amazing and 9/10 to me. If they could fix their videography and make it as consistent as Apple, no need to have 10/10 quality, just highly consistent, then I'd say they're all 10s. In 2-3 years they'll surpass Apple I think, waiting for that.
Great video!
We don't mention enough that the Pixel 9 pro has the exact same main sensor, and 5x zoom sensor... than its previous version the pixel 8 pro. The Xiaomi is in fact in another category, with significantly better sensors.
All things aside, I really liked that you reviewed both "authentic" and "vibrant" profiles, since having both could be meaningful depending on the situation.
Waiting for pixel vs vivo x100 pro
Btw great video👍♥️
I hate the Blue tint in Pixel phones, specially on faces.
Google can't make bokeh natural anyway and has problems with object separation. Xiaomi wins again. We all know that portrait shooting is also used a lot.
Pixel 9 pro Vs Vivo x100 pro pls sir🙌
I have had Vivo X100 Ultra for three months and it is amazing.
Being a fan of the Pixel I prefer the colors on the Xiaomi but it's not doing better than the x200 pro. Let's see what the 15 Ultra has to offer.
Which one would you recommend for human pictures or portraits? Pixel 9 pro XL or Mi 14 ultra
Easy win for the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Edge detection, natural bokeh even without portrait mode, different focal lenghts on X14 Ultra portrtaits to choose from and LEICA vibrant or authentic looks. It is a great phone for shooting people also in street photography...It is my go to cam for it. I've sold the 9XL and had also the S24U before. THe only one I like better is the VIVO X100 Ultra, but it is not usable in my region for several reasons. With X14 I have the global version and no restrictions.
Old dslr vs new sony mirrorless camera 😂
Could you also do a comparison of the Prixel 9 Pro and the regular Xiaomi 14? Purely based of cam Setup that's slightly more interesting for me (both only one zoom cam). I'm currently on a Pixel 6 Pro and I like the 4x for portraits too much to switch to a 5x so the 3,2x of the Xiaomis intrigues me.
Well portrait mode is just not good on the pixel 9 Pro... it doesn't use any of the optical zooms and the edge detection feels like it's from a 2017 smartphone😂
That's why I like the 4x for natural bokeh. But with the 5x you generally have to walk too far away from the photographed person....
Hi bro ..compare it with vivo x100 pro..why not 😅
Nice video as always but you could have included digital in night photography
Sorry but I'm not sure what you're referring to
@@thetechphenomena digital zoom in night photos is what i meant instead of cropped image
Xiaomi 14 Ultra WINS
If you want a camera you should buy a mirrorless. Xiaomi 14 Ultra is not as pliable as Pixel if it is to be a working tool, HyperOS is terrible and so iOSish. As for the magic of photos too much marketing, Xiaomi is really good at it. I have tried the three and the absolute best in photography is Vivo x100 Pro (photos never so sharp and rich in details), then Pixel 9 Pro XL (natural colors, great progress with tele, work to be done on portraits and bokeh) , then Xiaomi 14 U, which I've sold after 2 months after being disappointed with the telephoto (magnificent macro instead) and portraits, but especially with the fact that in changing focal lengths during videos it completely lost focus for a few seconds. All the best
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Hii bro. X100 pro with latest update vs pixel 9 pro please
i still prefer the Xiaomi natural organic photos , the Google is great but still has this Phone Processing going on.
I love Xiaomi 14 Ultra 😊
The Ultra has one issue, its skin
Pixel
Bloody, damn.... U sure we need so much cursing? Apart from that, very nice review. I like it 👍
I'm substituting that for actual curses my dude😂😂
Bro I love this guy I don't understand people don't sub to him. Also brother can you tell if I can buy Vivo x100 ultra from India is it available?
Nah it's China only... I plan on buying it for comparisons but I can't say how the software might be with origin os
@@thetechphenomena can I buy unofficially tho from India?
U can import from China... the process is pretty simple... I used etoren.com to import the find x7 ultra
@@thetechphenomena thanks mate love ya 🖤
there's no competition here, 14 ultra destroy pixel
Give the Pixel the same 1 inch sensor Xiaomi has then it will be no contest with Google’s software.
Bro, xiaomi 14 ultra IS Just better
Something I learned yesterday was the correct or at least the Chinese pronunciation of Xiaomi. Zow - oh - may.
Thus far I have found it fantastic and the ability to shoot in raw at 50 megapixel is also great.
If Xiaomi had better battery life like in the good old days I'd have switched in a heartbeat. I'm a superfan of their processing styles.
The pixel isn't just "unable to utilize its hardware" due to its software, but it is also overusing its hardware. By that I mean Pixel is OVERPROCESSING and that leads to even good hardware looking mid.
They want every photo to be "perfect" for that juicy DxoMark score. If they just went down on the horrendous processing, gave us better value phones with better hardware maybe the convo would've been different. Where I live the P9 Pro XL is more expensive than the X14 U. In no universe am I choosing the Pixel here.
Videography is the Pixel's kryptonite. It's not bad in an overall sense but for a flagshipt it is BAD. I find it funny how Google can't seem to figure out software whereas even Chinese brands can. Americans and most "fanboys" tend to just associate western companies as being more stable or more consistent yet in reality it is the opposite or the differences are too minor for either side. I say this as an S22U user who has relatives who used iPhones 11-14 (base, Pro and PM) and Pixels 6 and 7.
I like how Pixel 9 Pro is dealing with skin tone. IDK but for me, Pixel looks better! I have a Pixel 8 Pro and I love it so far, not gonna upgrade even with super deals from Google, including a $200 credit for the next purchase from the Google store and trade-in value of Pixel 8 Pro.
Pixel 9 pro xl for the win 💯
we need your thoughts on the vivo x100 ultra pls brother
Bro why you're supporting vivo it's not better than Xiaomi 14 ultra
@@administrator8 why are you lying bro 🤣
@@KalluKaaliyaYT what lying share your telegram id then i will share live screenshot
@@KalluKaaliyaYT bro iam from kerala i was using vivo x100 pro since February but also bought xiaomi 14 ultra 2 months back cause my iphone 14 pro max display is dead iam done with iphones
@@KalluKaaliyaYTXiaomi is not good bro as x100 pro. Accept it
the xiaomi 14 ultra is the best in cameras it destroyed the pixel 9 pro xl
Xiaomi is far better in most cases, surprised you prefered Google in any night time photos
I hate the overprocessing of the pixel phones.
Okay, you want to force it, but you can't always take photos against backlight. Google owns HDR, this is unfair.
The person who took the photo wouldn't want to take it in backlight anyway. Despite that, Xiaomi 14U took a very good photo.
Back-lit shots have been a staple for my comparisons ever since I started making them... at this point it's just to make sure the manufacturers aren't getting lazy with the hdr processing
Take the shots in RAW, then come back to me, the 14 ultra destroys the Pixel 9/10/11/12, S24/S25/S26 Ultra, iPhone 16/17/18 when it's used correctly. 16 bit raw with 14 EV range on a 1/0.98" sensor and 1024 F stops variable aperture, you're correct it's unfair!
Your accent is reeeeaaaaaally good. And so is your content 🫠
Pixel 8 Camera is better than 9 Pro XL
pixel 9 pro xl best clear detail and dynamic
Redmi note 13 pro vs tecno camon 30 camera
wtf? where is video comparsion?
This is photography... Video comparison is coming soon
google skutečné barvy, xiaomi barvy se mi nikdy nelíbily, zejména vykreslování zelené, listí, trávy
This guy really likes xiomi with that shitty skin smoothing. Yuck
So u wanna say that u prefer the pixel portraits... That's just sad
Iphone noob...
Pixel Is better
This comparison video reeks of Xiaomi fanning. Biased much?
Actually I like the pixel quite a bit except for the portrait mode situation of course
Chinese phone companies are crossing boundaries between a smartphone and DSLR, while most other phone manufactures (Apple, Samsung, Google, Sony) stayed in the smartphone area with little improvements in camera HW. So it's not Xiaomi fan, but rather DSLR fan looking for a compact on-the-go option.
Pixel is pixel incomparable
pixel the best fuck the rest