Xiaomi 14T series offers Circle to Search and these AI capabilities
The Xiaomi 14T series is scheduled to launch on September 26 in Berlin. The company’s latest smartphones, which will succeed the Xiaomi 13T series that debuted in November 2023, could come with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, including Circle to Search, Google’s visual search tool that was introduced with the Galaxy S24 series in January. The devices could also come with several other AI features powered by Google’s Gemini large language model (LLM).
Circle to search for Xiaomi 14T series
According to leaked According to promotional materials obtained by Spillsomebeans, the Xiaomi 14T and Xiaomi 14T Pro will feature Circle to Search capabilities. The feature allows users to highlight an area on the screen by drawing a circle around it to select text, enabling or disabling visual web search. It can be activated by long-pressing the home button or the navigation pill, and supports actions such as doodling, or circling or drawing over an object and text on the screen.
The feature debuted with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series in January, and was rolled out to Google Pixel smartphones in the weeks and months that followed. However, they are still the only devices to have it. The report suggests that the introduction of the Xiaomi 14T series will change that.
Apart from Circle to Search, the Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro will reportedly come with four other AI-powered features: AI Notes, AI Interpreter, AI Subtitles, and AI Voice Recorder. AI Notes is said to use cloud-based AI to offer AI summarization, AI translation, and other features within the Notes app. Meanwhile, the AI Interpreter can offer real-time translation capabilities for face-to-face interactions, phone calls, or conference meetings. Both smartphones will also reportedly come with improved accessibility features thanks to AI Subtitles and AI Voice Recorder.
It is speculated that Google’s Gemini LLM will power the above-mentioned functions.
The leaked promo materials further suggest that the Xiaomi 14T will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 chipset, paired with 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. The latter is expandable via a microSD card. It will reportedly be backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 45W HyperCharge, which can power the device from zero to 100 percent in just 45 minutes.
