Xiaomi 17T
What you’d gain
- 1.3× faster
- Camera score: 7.2 → 7.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Longer zoom: 2.2× → 5×
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Should You Upgrade From the Xiaomi 14T?
How the Xiaomi 14T 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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Our take
Worth considering
Security updates end around 2029 Newer phones are about 2.3× faster The best upgrade scores 2.9 points higher on battery and 2.7 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 14T, so we compare it with upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 1.3× faster
- Camera score: 7.2 → 7.8
- Display score: 8.3 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Longer zoom: 2.2× → 3.5×
What you’d give up
- No IR blaster
OPPO Find X9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 2.3× faster
- Camera score: 7.2 → 9.0
- Display score: 8.3 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 7,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Longer zoom: 2.2× → 10×
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 195 → 236 g
POCO F9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 2.3× faster
- Camera score: 7.2 → 8.7
- Battery: 5,000 → 8,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Longer zoom: 2.2× → 5×
- Wireless charging
What you’d give up
- Heavier: 195 → 235 g
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Xiaomi 14T upgrade FAQ
Is the Xiaomi 14T still supported?
Xiaomi promises 5 years of security updates for the Xiaomi 14T, counted from its announcement in September 2024, so they should continue until around 2029. It gets 4 years of OS upgrades, until around 2028.
What is the best upgrade from the Xiaomi 14T?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 7.4 for the Xiaomi 14T. The newest model of the same family is the Xiaomi 17T. The best upper mid-range upgrade is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the Xiaomi 14T, so we looked at upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the Xiaomi 14T?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 2.3 times as fast as the Xiaomi 14T. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 4,600, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 1,179.