Home Phone comparison Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite - Which is better?

Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

72 out 100
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
VS
46 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4030mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 194g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1272x2800 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1500 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
621 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a3.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
89.1 %
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 685
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 616
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 500 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
1178
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
527
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
3146
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
1574
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1178527
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31461574
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3997n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
818241
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
305175
CPU27058997913
GPU19776956171
Memory18308167596
UX16680283495
NanoReview Score818241305175
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
550
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.2 °C
Stabilityn/a96 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a550
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
7148
Writing scoren/a7643
Web scoren/a5770
Video editingn/a5646
Data manipulationn/a5892
NanoReview Scoren/a7148

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4030 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
23:06
Web Browsingn/a07:34 h
Video Playbackn/a11:52 h
Gamesn/a04:35 h
Standby Moden/a138 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX896Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.7n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX882n/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalNo

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA B1/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
87.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 589 320
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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