Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G and Huawei Nova 15 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Huawei Nova 15

72 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
VS
70 out 100
Huawei Nova 15
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
Huawei Nova 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Huawei Nova 15, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 205g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5110mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G and Huawei Nova 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
vs
Huawei Nova 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
1210 nits
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
sRGB gamut99.1 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.53 mm (6.4 in) 161.87 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74.67 mm (2.94 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
88.5 %
Huawei Nova 15
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G and Huawei Nova 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 8000
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 4/1.3 ()
- 3/2.05 ()
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 810 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
1161
Huawei Nova 15
887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
3104
Huawei Nova 15
2610
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1161887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31042610
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3327n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
750366
Huawei Nova 15
804209
CPU272657279519
GPU191996114145
Memory138806212302
UX146907198243
NanoReview Score750366804209

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 32 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
22:58
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Web Browsing10:26 hn/a
Video Playback13:31 hn/a
Games05:43 hn/a
Standby Mode102 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 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 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a69 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV20B n/a
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
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)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
90.6 dB
Huawei Nova 15
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 400
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes, 100 W

Note

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G:

The black and blue models (glass back) are 8.75 thick and weigh 210.14g, while the purple model (eco-leather) is 8.85 and 205.13g.

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

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