Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 9 FE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G, Manufactured in January, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5110mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 225g
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 16/256 GB - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 9 FE and Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
1210 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 162.53 mm (6.4 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 74.67 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
88.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 9 FE and Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
2233
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
1161
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
7088
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
3104
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22331161
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70883104
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3327
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
2256113
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
750366
CPU512568272657
GPU904693191996
Memory421740138806
UX417112146907
NanoReview Score2256113750366

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size n/a 32 GB
UI Skin ROG UI HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5110 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes n/a
Fast Charging Yes (81% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:39 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
22:58
Web Browsingn/a10:26 h
Video Playbackn/a13:31 h
Gamesn/a05:43 h
Standby Moden/a102 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (2160p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony Lytia LYT-700CSamsung S5KHP3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.4
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/4.0
Pixel size 7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
90.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2025 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr January, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 449
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes 120 W

Note

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G:

The black and blue models (glass back) are 8.75 thick and weigh 210.14g, while the purple model (eco-leather) is 8.85 and 205.13g.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus ROG Phone 9 FE the clear winner in this comparison.

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