There is no doubt that the Xiaomi with the best camera is the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, but it is also not sold in Europe, and its price would not allow it to be a pocket friendly option. Fortunately, Xiaomi’s mid-range is well supplied with devices and we can find models that, without reaching the level of the aforementioned “Ultra”, offer very good photographic performance.
Then we will see the mobiles of Xiaomi which offers the best camera for 300-450 dollars. For this we will look at POCO, the Xiaomi sub-brand and that the company uses in our country to name the smartphones of this mid-range.
Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 12 Lite |
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Front camera |
32 megapixels with f/2.45 |
Rear camera |
Main: 108 megapixels |
The only mobile that is not SMALL in this compilation is this Xiaomi 12 Lite. It is a device that, despite the physical resemblance to its big brothers, does not offer the same qualities in front of the camera. However, his 108 megapixels on the main camera these are good incentives. Although megapixels aren’t everything.
Although the wide angle is weak to capture details, the truth is that the results in general, and in particular with the main camera, are good. It’s a camera game that stands out for provide a very good balance of white, color and saturation. The treatment, without being something revolutionary either, is quite good considering that it is a mid-range mobile.
As it concerns Video recording Respect, it must be said that it is not one of the things that we liked the most in this compilation. This is largely due to the lack of implementation of an optical stabilizer, although auto HDR works very well and it is possible to record in 4K.
The Xiaomi 12 Lite’s cameras scored an 8 out of 10 in Xataka’s analysis.
Mobile – Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G, Black, 128 GB, 8 GB RAM, 6.55″ Full HD+, Qualcomm Snapdragon® 778G, 4300 mAh, Android
Xiaomi POCO X4 Pro
POCO X4 Pro |
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Front camera |
16 megapixels at f/2.4 |
Rear camera |
Main: 108 megapixels with f/1.9 |
Although the camera of this POCO X4 Pro is not so promising in low light, when there is good light it behaves very well. He has a triple camera which gives greater versatility by offering a macro mode and a wide angle.
One of its specialties is portrait modewhere it exerts very precise cropping on the rear and front cameras.
Now, to be fair, we have to recognize that on video drop something elsein particular for its recording capacity limited to 30 frames per second in FullHD resolution.
The POCO X4 Pro’s cameras scored a 7 out of 10 in the Xataka analysis.
POCO X4 Pro 5G – 6+128GB Smartphone, 6.67″ 120Hz AMOLED DotDisplay, Snapdragon 695, 108MP Triple Camera, 5000mAh, Laser Blue (ES Version + 3 Year Warranty) with Hands-Free Alexa
Xiaomi POCO F4
SMALL F4 |
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Front camera |
20 megapixels at f/2.45 |
Rear camera |
Main: 64 megapixels with f/1.79 |
From ‘X’ we jump to ‘F’. Dry POCO F4, without nominal additives of any kind, is given a qualitative leap from the previous one. Although in terms of possibilities it is similar, since it also offers a triple rear camera with added wide-angle and macro sensors.
It highlights that on video is probably the best of this compilation, offering in this case a 4K resolution with recording up to 60 frames per second. Despite its flaws, the stabilization is quite good for this range.
Returning to the photographic section, it is weak in low light situations or overexposure in portrait mode. However, it has good incentives like offer good colorimetry or a dual-magnification digital zoom which, despite losing sharpness, didn’t fare badly at all.
The POCO F4 cameras scored a 7.25 out of 10 in the Xataka analysis.
POCO F4 5G-XIAOMI Night Black, 128GB, 6GB, 6.67″, Snapdragon️ 870 4500 mAh
Xiaomi POCO F3
POCO F3 |
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20 megapixels at f/2.45 |
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Rear camera |
Main: 48 megapixels with f/1.79 |
It is worth that the POCO F3 is no longer one of the newest. However, it has come down in price and offers very good overall performance accompanied by a camera set more than acceptable for a mid-range.
It may not have as many megapixels as the previous ones (48), but this terminal offers good results with automatic mode and with modalities such as HDR that improve results. However, it must be said that in somewhat unfavorable lighting conditions it costs a little more, especially for the wide-angle lens.
Video mode itself is a bit more disastrous with occasional focus issues in sudden light changes. However, in general it records quite well and it supports 4K resolution recordings, so we can’t classify that as a weak point either.
The POCO F3 cameras scored a 7 out of 10 in the Xataka analysis.
Xiaomi Poco F3 – Smartphone 128 GB, 6 GB RAM, Dual Sim, Deep Ocean Blue
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