Should You Upgrade From the Xiaomi 14?

How the Xiaomi 14 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

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Xiaomi 14

Announced Oct 2023 · 3 years old

8.2
Security updates
Until around 2028
OS upgrades
Until around 2027

Our take

Worth considering

Security updates end around 2028 Newer phones are about 1.6× faster The best upgrade scores 1.7 points higher on battery and 1.5 on performance

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the Xiaomi 14, so phones at any price are shown. Choose a budget above to narrow it down.

Best overall upgradeBest camera

OPPO Find X9 Ultra

9.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 1.6× faster
  • Camera score: 8.3 → 9.0
  • Battery: 4,610 → 7,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Longer zoom: 3.2× → 10×

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box
  • Heavier: 193 → 236 g

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Xiaomi 14 upgrade FAQ

Is the Xiaomi 14 still supported?

Xiaomi promises 5 years of security updates for the Xiaomi 14, counted from its announcement in October 2023, so they should continue until around 2028. It gets 4 years of OS upgrades, until around 2027.

What is the best upgrade from the Xiaomi 14?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 8.2 for the Xiaomi 14. The newest model of the same family is the Xiaomi 17. We don’t have a US launch price for the Xiaomi 14, so we looked at phones at any price.

How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the Xiaomi 14?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 1.6 times as fast as the Xiaomi 14. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 6,750, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 1,642.

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