Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G vs Sony Xperia 1 II

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra, vs Sony Xperia 1 II, Manufactured in July, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 II
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 181g vs 190g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G and Sony Xperia 1 II
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 OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1200 nits 580 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.3 % 84.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
1160 nits
Sony Xperia 1 II
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %123.3 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz240 Hz
Response time2 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.4 mm (6.39 in) 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
87.3 %
Sony Xperia 1 II
84.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G and Sony Xperia 1 II In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 698
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 144 768
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 274 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
954
Sony Xperia 1 II
1240
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
2281
Sony Xperia 1 II
3430
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9541240
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22813430
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
453643
Sony Xperia 1 II
762183
CPU153134237322
GPU49908192626
Memory112926149760
UX137675182475
NanoReview Score453643762183
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 II
3813
Max Surface Temp.n/a48 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a22 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3813
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 II
10727
Writing scoren/a14741
Web scoren/a7057
Video editingn/a5815
Data manipulationn/a8156
NanoReview Scoren/a10727

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 36 GB 20 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 21 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (11 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:02 h 1:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
20:40
Sony Xperia 1 II
16:57
Web Browsing09:19 h05:14 h
Video Playback12:35 h09:52 h
Games05:34 h03:47 h
Standby Mode89 h97 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM6Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.671/1.7
Pixel size0.64 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3T2
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length21 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX363
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 II
114
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 II
102
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 II
112

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3C Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/4
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a22
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G
91.5 dB
Sony Xperia 1 II
78.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr February, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr July, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 230 1200
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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