Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
- Higher pixel density: 446ppi
- Lighter design: 190g vs 200g
- Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4800mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.33 mm (6.39 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 74.42 mm (2.93 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 655 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 1047 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 536.1 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1031 | 1428 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2919 | 3840 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 2491 | n/a |
| CPU | 204016 | 262973 |
| GPU | 143895 | 294382 |
| Memory | 152177 | 147307 |
| UX | 166334 | 214686 |
| NanoReview Score | 666422 | 919348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.5 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 67 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 33 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5538 |
| Writing score | 16686 | n/a |
| Web score | 12158 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6331 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 11907 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12957 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 29 GB | 27.2 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5110 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (63% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:04 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:13 h | 07:28 h |
| Video Playback | 12:52 h | 13:15 h |
| Games | 05:32 h | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | 107 h | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.65 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 28 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 72 |
| Zoom | n/a | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5184x3888 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| 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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2025 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 399 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - 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 45 W | n/a |
Note
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G:
The purple model is thicker at 8.55.
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