Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
43 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Xiaomi 14
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 712. 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 Xiaomi 14
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 3070mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 193g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 5.97 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 585 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 84.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)429 Hz255 Hz
Response time1 ms4.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14], [Xiaomi Mi 9 SE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 147.5 mm (5.81 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 70.5 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
84.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 685 DSP
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 616
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
545
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
1594
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2182545
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69911594
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
314968
CPU45278096860
GPU85118365197
Memory41167369080
UX31547783831
NanoReview Score2031113314968
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
654
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °C38.7 °C
Stability70 %97 %
Graphics Test92 fps3 fps
Graphics Score15419654
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14], [Xiaomi Mi 9 SE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11.0)
OS Size 28 GB 19 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MIUI 12

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 3070 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
16:19
Web Browsing10:59 h05:40 h
Video Playback17:04 h10:32 h
Games05:15 h03:52 h
Standby Mode111 h83 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.311/2
Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length75 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/2.761/3.1
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom134n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 18 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX576
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.78
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2015
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2023 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 400
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 the clear winner in this comparison.

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