Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G vs Sony Xperia 5 II

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra, vs Sony Xperia 5 II, Manufactured in October, 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 Pro 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 190g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and Sony Xperia 5 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1200 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 80.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
1132 nits
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz238 Hz
Response time1 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.33 mm (6.39 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 in) 68 mm (2.68 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
88.9 %
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and Sony Xperia 5 II In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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)
- 4/1.8 (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 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon 698
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
1031
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
2919
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10311230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29193405
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2491n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
666422
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
CPU204016236582
GPU143895192490
Memory152177132271
UX166334184805
NanoReview Score666422746148
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.9 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a22 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3835
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
12957
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Writing score1668615545
Web score121589996
Video editing63317188
Data manipulation119079618
NanoReview Score1295712685

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 14 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 29 GB 13 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 No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
22:55
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Web Browsing10:13 h08:29 h
Video Playback12:52 h12:46 h
Games05:32 h05:22 h
Standby Mode107 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.65f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.41/1.7
Pixel size0.56 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 length15 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 II
111

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 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 No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
91.5 dB
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 950
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.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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