Xiaomi Mi 4 review: A 2014 flagship that openly borrowed the iPhone’s metal frame.
A 2014 value flagship with a borrowed silhouette.
The Mi 4 paired a Snapdragon 801 and a steel frame with an aggressive price — and an iPhone-like look. A notable value device of its time, now history.
01Display
54/10054/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2014 — 18 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2014 — 19 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
26/10026/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2014 — 33 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2014 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2014 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
64/100At 64/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 11 points above the cohort average.
- Flagship Snapdragon 801 at a low price.
- Stainless-steel frame felt premium for the cost.
- Sharp FHD display; good 13 MP camera.
- A strong-value 2014 flagship.
- Design closely echoed the iPhone of the era.
- No microSD; microUSB.
- Software ended at Android 6.
- Discontinued — a vintage device.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 92-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .