First official Xiaomi Mi 4i camera test sample images surface

First, let's recap the specs: the Xiaomi Mi 4i features a 13-megapixel main, rear camera using either a Samsung or a Sony sensor, and it's got a fast, f/2.0 5-element lens on top of that sensor and dual-LED flash with one cold color diode and another warm color that both fire to give a more natural tonality to images in scant lighting. Up front, the selfie camera is a 5-megapixel unit with f/1.8 lens.

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