While out and about yesterday I decided to test HDR on the new Xiaomi Mi4. The following (original) photos are the results.
The build and materials are where Xiaomi made the biggest change for the Xiaomi Mi4 this year, but not the only changes. The Mi4 also has a much improved front and rear camera, and with 3GB RAM and that fast Snapdragon CPU on board images are processed faster than ever before.
I wanted to see just how good the Mi4 rear camera was, and I also decided to use HDR to see if the speed of the camera and quality of the shots offered a good user experience. Anyone who has used HDR on their phones will know that it takes a little longer to process an image, but if the software on the phone has been tuned correctly the resulting photo can be stunning.
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With a powerful processor, plenty of RAM and a new 13 mega-pixel main camera with F1.8 aperture, I was eager to see what the Xiaomi Mi4 camera was capable of. I was not disappointed.
Xiaomi Mi4 HDR Sample photos
The samples below have not been altered in anyway. They have come directly off the phone.
Compared to HDR on most phones I have always liked what MIUI has to offer and on the Xiaomi Mi4 the images are really rather nice! There is a short delay when processing the images, but the speed of the camera and size of the aperture help to drag in as much light as possible while the software does its thing.
I’m pretty impressed with the performance of the Mi4, and would happily switch between the latest Xiaomi and the Vivo Xshot from day to day knowing just how the Mi4 camera works in general photography situations. There are a few issues with the camera though (which I will go over in the review) but as a point and snap camera the Xiaomi Mi4 is very very good.
Let me know what you think of these Xiaomi Mi4 HDR samples in the comments below.
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Amazing Andi !
Previous photos are also great !
They all look so good.
Andi, in an earlier article you had mentioned the upcoming update for the OnePlus One will beef up picture quality.
Would be good if you can do a comparison.
Thanks for the Mi4 pictures.
Como mi querida valencia, no hay ninguna! <3
y que lo digas, como la hecho de menos…
Don’t care: Meizu will beat them up anyway!
Amazing Andi !
Previous photos are also great !
They all look so good.
Andi, in an earlier article you had mentioned the upcoming update for the OnePlus One will beef up picture quality.
Would be good if you can do a comparison.
Thanks for the Mi4 pictures.
Como mi querida valencia, no hay ninguna! <3
y que lo digas, como la hecho de menos…
Where is this place?
Valencia, Spain
Are you in Valencia Andi 😉
I was this past weekend 😀 Really beautiful place!
Where is this place?
Valencia, Spain
Please provide link to download original file, Andi 😀
If you click on the gallery image you can download the full image from the bottom right 😀
Are you in Valencia Andi 😉
I was this past weekend 😀 Really beautiful place!
the sample are really fantastic. Thank god i did not go for MI3. Eagerly waiting for this beast.
Please provide link to download original file, Andi 😀
If you click on the gallery image you can download the full image from the bottom right 😀
the sample are really fantastic. Thank god i did not go for MI3. Eagerly waiting for this beast.
Those are good photos wow
Yep, really impressive!
I’ve always found xiaomi do a good job of hdr,but in your review could you take some extra low light shots? I’d be interested to compare 1.8 t0 2.0 aperture.
Whom to believe ?
POCKETNOW: http://pocketnow.com/2014/08/14/xiaomi-mi4-camera-samples
POCKETNOW said: “The Mi4 really doesn’t handle low lighting situations well at all.”
CNET: http://www.cnet.com/products/xiaomi-mi-4/2/
CNET said:In my tests, the phone was capable of taking really good pictures even in low-light conditions. I’m really pretty impressed with it, especially when I used manual controls to shoot fireworks.
I’ve found it to be pretty good, although now I am no MIUI V6 I will have to test again. The issue I have is with the focust when shooting close ups.
Those are good photos wow
Yep, really impressive!
I’ve always found xiaomi do a good job of hdr,but in your review could you take some extra low light shots? I’d be interested to compare 1.8 t0 2.0 aperture.
Whom to believe ?
POCKETNOW: http://pocketnow.com/2014/08/14/xiaomi-mi4-camera-samples
POCKETNOW said: “The Mi4 really doesn’t handle low lighting situations well at all.”
CNET: http://www.cnet.com/products/xiaomi-mi-4/2/
CNET said:In my tests, the phone was capable of taking really good pictures even in low-light conditions. I’m really pretty impressed with it, especially when I used manual controls to shoot fireworks.
I’ve found it to be pretty good, although now I am no MIUI V6 I will have to test again. The issue I have is with the focust when shooting close ups.