Xiaomi
launched the
Xiaomi 14 series
powered by its latest
HyperOS
in its domestic market China in October 2023. The lineup includes two smartphones -- the vanilla Xiaomi 14 and the Xiaomi 14 Pro. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker is set to add another model, the
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
, to the lineup soon.
According to a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo, the upcoming smartphone is confirmed to launch in China at an event on February 22.
The event page on the company’s Chinese website also revealed that the Xiaomi 14 Ultra will be announced for the global market on February 25 at the
Mobile World Congress
(MWC) 2024 in Barcelona. At the China launch event, the company may also launch the
Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro
tablet.
The company also took to social media platform X to announce the global launch date of the smartphone.
The Xiaomi 14 series is also set to debut in India on March 7.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra: What to expect
Earlier, the company CEO
Lei Jun
has also shared a post on X (earlier Twitter) to confirm that the phone will be available in Black and White colour options. The images in the post also reveal the design of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. The smartphone is expected to house a large, raised circular camera module and is likely to feature a faux-leather back panel that will hold the four rear camera sensors.
The smartphone is likely to sport a 6.7-inch 2K AMOLED display. Rumours suggest that much like the other two models of the Xiaomi 14 series, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra will also come powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, backed with up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage. The phone may even run Android 14-based HyperOS out-of-the-box.
Another Weibo post from the company confirms that the Xiaomi 14 Ultra is set to "a new Leica Summilux optical lens,” which will be a 1-inch 50MP LYT900 sensor with f/1.63 aperture. The smartphone will also house two telephoto lenses with 50MP IMX858 sensors that will support focal lengths of 75mm and 120mm paired with apertures of f/1.8 and f/2.5, respectively. The fourth rear camera is expected to be an ultra-wide-angle shooter.
The Xiaomi 14 Ultra may also pack a 5180mAh battery that is expected to support 90W wired and 50W wireless charging.