XIAOMI 14 Civi Cruise Blue (12GB RAM 512GB Storage) | 50 MP Leica Triple Camera| SD 8s Gen 3 | 1.5K Quad Curved AMOLED HyperOS

I rarely write reviews, I must say the Xiaomi 14 Civi has exceeded expectations in every way. For the ₹25,999 price point, this phone is nothing less than a flagship-class allrounder. 🔋 Battery Life That Lasts All Day With a 4700mAh Li-Po battery paired with 67W Turbo Charging, this device easily powers through a full day of heavy use. Streaming, social media, photography, gaming – it handles everything without breaking a sweat. The fast charging tops it up in under 40 minutes, making it perfect for power users. 📸 Leica Co-Engineered Cameras – Photography Redefined The 50MP OIS main camera, 50MP portrait telephoto, and 12MP ultra-wide, tuned by Leica, produce stunning shots. Colors are natural, portraits look cinematic, and night photography feels effortless. Dual front cameras also make selfies and vlogging next-level. This is a camera powerhouse at mid-range pricing. 🌈 Flagship Display & Premium Design The 6.55-inch 1.5K AMOLED curved display with 120Hz refresh rate and 3000 nits peak brightness delivers vibrant visuals indoors and outdoors. At just 177g with Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection, it feels premium, slim, and durable in hand. ⚡ Performance & Storage Powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, with 8GB RAM + 256GB UFS 4.0 storage, the phone handles multitasking, gaming, and daily tasks like a true flagship. No lags, no compromises. 💎 Why This is the Best at ₹25,999 At this price, most phones compromise on either cameras, display, or performance. The Xiaomi 14 Civi gives you all three – long battery life, Leica camera excellence, flagship display, and blazing performance. It is the most balanced allrounder smartphone in the 25k–30k segment.

This phone & in hand feel very good. One of the best camera quality in this price range. Battery backup is good enough not for heavy use. Mobile hitting is also normal as per small phone. Fingerprint unlock also very fast. This phone only lacking on zooming capability & little more battery backup. Not for heavy gaming but casual game is good. As per youtuber this verry bad 🤣

Review after 1week phone looks good Feel smooth Gaming bgmi 60fps Performance good to use Sounds quality good Brightness lack Good to use P

Bought this in 24,000 INR in the GIF 2025 sale. Charged it fully, tested all functionality and sensors, updated the software to the latest version. I waited for 1-3 days as Xiaomi suggests, for the device to settle. Added a TPU case and tempered glass. All review content is based on usage after 3 days of update. Initially, the phone heated up very quickly, (becoming physically noticeable through a TPU case) and battery temps reached 39°C when doing low-level tasks on 5G (WhatsApp, Amazon, Brave Browser open at the same time). This is in winter, the ambient temps in the area are 22°C-25°C. Ceiling fan was off. I got rid of Xiaomi's typical adware and bloatware using UAD-ng. No improvement. Using Thermal Monitor revealed that battery temperatures sit at around 35-36°C when the phone was barely being used (ceiling fan was off). Odd. 1.36M score in Antutu 10.5.2 when testing from idle (ceiling fan off). This is okay, considering the form factor. When using the UI, there was significant jitter or lag. HyperOS kept trying to drop me down to 60Hz at the slightest hint of moderate use. I fixed this by setting the display to always use 120Hz and disabling app exceptions. RAM management was also super aggressive. HyperOS kills apps which haven't been used for 5-ish minutes. I tried fixing this by locking apps I typically use into memory. Ran into limitations after a while. So I debloated com.miui.powerkeeper, the app responsible for RAM management in HyperOS. Without it, you get the stock Android RAM management: apps happily stay in RAM for longer. This also seems to fix the heating issue I was experiencing. Idle temps began to hit 29-30°C. Lag disappeared at once. Hurray! Battery is its weak link. The 4700mAh battery can last 4 hours for a CODM session (max settings, 120fps). A media consumption session (YouTube, OTT) can give ~6.5 hours of SOT. Phone can last a day for a light user only. Speakers are okay, they sound tinny and lack base but get plenty loud. Dolby Atmos helps. This phone has 8 5G bands. I switched from Poco F5, which has 12 5G bands, and was surprised to see that the network signals are worse on this phone. This doesn't have the crucial n77 band. The front 32MP 1x camera is great when beautify is turned off. It captures neutral colours and a lot of facial details. HDR selfies and HDR selfies against artificial light/sun) are generally poor. Lots of halo effect around the face if the light source is close behind. The front 32MP 0.6x ultrawide has a similar colour science, but the photos are a bit softer. Groupfies are great in proper lighting. The rear cameras are okay, but the default Camera app doesn't capture neutral colours. Skin tones are warm by default. This may look good if the subject has bright skin. Greens in trees and foliage took deep and moody, the sky has a very subtle magenta tone. Shadows are typically dark, and detail is intentionally missing from them, even in HDR. This is the Leica colour science. It's much more subtle in phones like the Xiaomi 15 Ultra because of better sensors. Here, it is more pronounced. There are 2 modes for photography: Leica Vibrant and Leica Authentic. Leica Vibrant is what most people would use: punchy colours. Leica Authentic adds vignetting and a flatter tone to its pictures. Both modes have the Leica colour science, Leica Authentic leans a bit more into it. For more neutral colours, I downloaded GCam (MGC 9.3), and it works without requiring any setup effort. GCam brings neutral skin tones that we get in most phone cameras in this price (Moto Edge 60 Pro, Oneplus Nord 5) and Google's superb HDR for lifted shadows. The 50MP main sensor captures really good details for human subjects. It's pretty good at night if there's enough artificial light. The 50MP 2x telephoto sensor is average, it falls behind in detail; no OIS means you need steady hands for a decent shot. Human portraits using this lens are good. The 12MP 0.6x works well in daylight. Videos are decent, the colours are better in video. Shadows are still dark and moody here. Use Blackmagic Camera for better colours. Verdict: For people who want the Xiaomi-Leica aesthetic, it's a good camera phone. Long-term usage revealed that the phone is designed poorly and has thermal issues. I won't recommend this. For people who want an all-rounder camera phone, GCam helps the phone hold its own. In this price, the Edge 60 Pro, with its 3x telephoto and its Pantone validated colours, is superior for cameras. Debloating com.miui.powerkeeper helps with the RAM problems. Long-Term Update: This device wasn't meant to be used for long durations, the poor thermals prove it. Although idle temperatures improved after debloat, the phone heats up and lags after using it for a while, even if the app is a browser, Amazon or Instagram. On long CODM gaming sessions, the FPS is very low after the phone reaches 42°C. Debloating com.miui.powerkeeper has a major side-effect: the idle drain is noticeable; the phone may lose significant battery when idle if apps are not manually closed.

It is great to have this. The price around 25K is just amazing caopmaring the features. 8s Gen3 processor, better camera, sleek design, vibrant screen and handy in one hand usage. And no lag and no weak signals. I think one should prefer it over reno 13 or neo 10r which is in demand in this price segment.