Motorola Thinkphone 25 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra tie on the OH Rank at a score of 70. Motorola Thinkphone 25 wins on Battery and IP Protection; Xiaomi 14 Ultra wins on Performance and Main Camera. Xiaomi 14 Ultra is 4.1mm wider than Motorola Thinkphone 25. Motorola Thinkphone 25 is the more recent release, from Nov 2024.
EDITORIAL: Motorola has preserved the spirit of innovation and creativity despite transfers to Google (in 2012) and Lenovo (in 2014). Their phones feature solid build with unusual and fun colors, good ingress protection and solid camera tech. The software is a very clean version of Android with useful but minimal additions such as âkarate chopâ move to turn on the main camera. This phone features a very interesting aramid fibre back, plastic frame, full IP68 water resistance with military grade drop protection, up to 5 years of OS updates and desktop replacement software bundled inside fast and feature rich OS.
EDITORIAL: Xiaomiâs best 2024 phone was one of worldâs top camera phones of 2024. Missing are selfie camera auto-focus, the memory expansion slot and any attempt at the desktop replacement feature tho âvideo outâ is supported. Xiaomi did a fantastic job with the main camera that features 4 50MP sensors, all with PDAF functionality and with a Photography Kit accessory available as an extra purchase â this really is a camera-phone.
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.