Xiaomi X Pro QLED 2025 review: Filmmaker mode and a pristine QLED, on a budget

For Xiaomi to be able to deliver a ‘Filmmaker Mode’, itself a trump card that doesn’t come easily and requires extreme levels of picture tuning, is no mean feat for the company’s latest affordable TVs. Affordable being an operative word, because Sony delivered something similar on its new Bravia TVs (the series 3, 7 and 8) earlier this year with prices upwards of ₹99,900. Xiaomi’s price points are ₹31,999 (43-inch), ₹44,999 (55-inch) and ₹64,999 (65-inch; this is the one we’re reviewing) for the X Pro QLED Series 2025 Edition, in comparison. Results of course may vary because different panel tech is being used — Xiaomi’s relying on a newer-architecture QLED panel, while Sony uses more expensive OLED and Mini LED displays.