Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Vivo S30 Pro mini - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Vivo S30 Pro mini

87 out 100
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
VS
83 out 100
Vivo S30 Pro mini
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Vivo S30 Pro mini

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 219.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Vivo S30 Pro mini
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
vs
Vivo S30 Pro mini

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
1269 nits
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
sRGB gamut98.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 150.83 mm (5.94 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 71.76 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 9.2 mm (0.36 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 219.8 g (7.75 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
89.9 %
Vivo S30 Pro mini
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Vivo S30 Pro mini In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2197
Vivo S30 Pro mini
2265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
7058
Vivo S30 Pro mini
7183
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21972265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70587183
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1643515386
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14 Ultra], [Vivo S30 Pro mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2019519
Vivo S30 Pro mini
1960100
CPU436541465827
GPU840663784189
Memory431435346049
UX328880364035
NanoReview Score20195191960100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
15437
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.7 °Cn/a
Stability86 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15437n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
16417
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Writing score19642n/a
Web score14876n/a
Video editing7929n/a
Data manipulation15903n/a
NanoReview Score16417n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size 31 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 OriginOS 5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (52% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:34 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
22:08
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Web Browsing09:23 hn/a
Video Playback12:26 hn/a
Games04:35 hn/a
Standby Mode109 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 106 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX921
Sensor size1/1.01/1.56
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.6
Focal length120 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX858Sony IMX882
Sensor size1/2.511/1.95
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX858Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.511/4
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
144
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
150
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
149
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
90.3 dB
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2024 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 490
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 90 W

Note

Xiaomi 14 Ultra:

The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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