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Xiaomi has confirmed that the Xiaomi 14 series will utilize the “best in the field” Summilux sensor. The company confirmed as much via its official Weibo (China’s social media network) account.
The Xiaomi 14 series will use the “best in the field” Leica Summilux lens
Xiaomi and Leica have been cooperating for years now, and as expected, the partnership will continue. The Xiaomi 14 will not only bring a new Leica lens, but will have a new image sensor too. We don’t know which one yet, though.
Another detail Xiaomi confirmed is the fact that the Xiaomi 14 series will launch this month. The company did not share the exact launch date just yet, but we can guess. October 27 was rumored recently, and then an image surfaced claiming the event will occur on October 31.
That image, suggesting the HyperOS launch date, did seem rather compelling, even though it did not come from a specific source. We do know that HyperOS will launch alongside the Xiaomi 14 series, so they’re coming on the same date.
The Xiaomi 14 & Xiaomi 14 Pro will launch in China this month
Either way, the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro will launch before the end of this month in China. The global launch will occur too, but it’ll likely happen next year. Xiaomi could surprise us and organize it before the end of this year, but that’s not as likely.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is also coming, to those of you who are wondering, but that’ll likely happen next year. Either way, Xiaomi did not talk about that device at all just yet. It is simply referring to upcoming devices as the Xiaomi 14 series, but all the rumors point to the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro.
Both of those smartphones will utilize Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. That chip will launch in a couple of days, during the annual Snapdragon Summit. These two phones will be amongst the first, if not the first, to utilize this chip.
