First official Xiaomi Mi 4i camera test sample images surface
Xiaomi global VP Hugo Barra (who also happens to be an ex-Googler) said that the company has the best HDR image capture capabilities of all phone makers, "bar none". We're eager to put that claim to a test, but so far we ought to point out that Xiaomi has added automatic gamma and contrast tuning, color correction and low-light de-noising enhancements to make out even more detail in HDR shots on the Mi 4i.
Without further ado, here are the first two official, 13-megapixel full-resolution test camera sample images from the Xiaomi Mi 4i:
How do you like the performance of the camera? It does seem to take beautiful, very sharp images, but it's hard to draw any definite conclusions from just two pictures, and there are no images to demonstrate the low-light capabilities of the shooter.
Finally, Xiaomi also puts out some nice details about the capabilities of its camera, including the iPhone-inspired exposure compensation feature. Here is what you can do with the stock camera app on the Mi 4i:
source: Mi
Things that are NOT allowed: