Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G and Xiaomi 15 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G vs Xiaomi 15

56 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
Xiaomi 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.88 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi 15, Manufactured in October, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Redmi 14C 5G
  • Larger display: 6.88in
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 212g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5160mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G and Xiaomi 15
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 Redmi 14C 5G
vs
Xiaomi 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.88 in 6.36 in
Resolution 720x1640 pixels 1200x2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1500 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 90.1 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 171.88 mm (6.77 in) 152.3 mm (6 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.22 mm (0.32 in) 8.08 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
85.5 %
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G and Xiaomi 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 613 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 192 1536
GPU Frequency 955 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 244.5 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
910
Xiaomi 15
2934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
2118
Xiaomi 15
8762
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9102934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)21188762
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24507
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
421153
Xiaomi 15
2620144
CPU159982584725
GPU457141142381
Memory116434519406
UX99023373632
NanoReview Score4211532620144
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
20823
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
18292
Writing scoren/a22508
Web scoren/a18826
Video editingn/a8060
Data manipulationn/a14605
NanoReview Scoren/a18292

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 15
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5160 mAh 5400 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (25% in 30 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:18 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Web Browsingn/a13:20 h
Video Playbackn/a19:22 h
Gamesn/a07:10 h
Standby Moden/a150 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.6x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length27 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor sizen/a1/1.31
Pixel sizen/a1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
150
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
133
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
147
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a87
Zoomn/a152
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 3/5/8GSM B2/B3/B5/B8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B41/B2840)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 140 757
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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