Photo shots at night
We captured several shots in pitch darkness to compare the Xiaomi 14T Pro with the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL.
The Xiaomi 14T Pro automatically detects night scenes and enables a long exposure of 1 to 2 seconds. Like any handheld device, using a tripod is recommended for such shots. The resulting images are bright and colorful, though they may appear slightly blurry due to minor hand movement. In contrast, the Pixel 9 Pro XL opted for a 6-second long exposure for the same scene, producing a similar image quality.
Xiaomi 14T Pro also seems to bokeh the image a bit more than the Pixel 9 Pro XL.
Under low light conditions, Xiaomi 14T Pro tends to give a more yellowish tint to the photos taken while the Pixel 9 Pro XL colours are somewhat cooler. Colours wise, I think the Pixel 9 Pro XL looks more natural and closer to that I see with my naked eye.
As for zoom, it can do a digital zoom of up to 30X for photo. Here is a shot we took.
Video shot in 4K/30 fps HDR10+
Youtube video shot in HDR10+. Flickering lights is imminent due to the 30 fps. It would be good that future smartphones include a 25 fps and/or 50 fps option.
On the nextpage, we take a look at the benchmark numbers.