Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.88 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy S23, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
- Larger display: 6.88in
- Higher battery capacity: 5160mAh vs 3900mAh
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23
- Higher pixel density: 425ppi
- Lighter design: 168g vs 212g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.88 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 720x1640 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 260 ppi | 425 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5 % | 88 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 171.88 mm (6.77 in) | 146.3 mm (5.76 in) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 70.9 mm (2.79 in) |
| Thickness | 8.22 mm (0.32 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP52 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Purple |
- White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A78) |
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 613 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Cores | 192 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 955 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | 244.5 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 910 | 1831 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2118 | 4914 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 9422 |
| CPU | 159982 | 380535 |
| GPU | 45714 | 598896 |
| Memory | 116434 | 273271 |
| UX | 99023 | 270109 |
| NanoReview Score | 421153 | 1522811 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 34.3 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 60 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 72 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 12039 |
| Writing score | n/a | 19330 |
| Web score | n/a | 14262 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7840 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 12674 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 15602 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 29.7 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5160 mAh | 3900 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (25% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:18 h | 1:16 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 08:12 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:41 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:20 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 109 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6144 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Depth: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 3/5/8 | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | UMTS 6/5/8/34 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B41/B2840) | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | n/a | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | February, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2025 yr | February, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 140 | 799 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 33 W | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S23:
The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 the clear winner in this comparison.
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