Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

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 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos), Manufactured in October, 2023 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 83.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
1210 nits
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
904 nits
sRGB gamut99.1 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.53 mm (6.4 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 74.67 mm (2.94 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
88.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
83.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2800 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))
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Adreno 810 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
1161
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
1599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
3104
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
3909
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11611599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31043909
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3327n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
750366
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
1170970
CPU272657325994
GPU191996440398
Memory138806174869
UX146907229709
NanoReview Score7503661170970
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
8315
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.2 °C
Stabilityn/a61 %
Graphics Testn/a49 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8315
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
13449
Writing scoren/a16564
Web scoren/a11835
Video editingn/a7387
Data manipulationn/a12600
NanoReview Scoren/a13449

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 32 GB 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5110 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging n/a Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
22:58
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
17:40
Web Browsing10:26 h06:25 h
Video Playback13:31 h10:03 h
Games05:43 h03:27 h
Standby Mode102 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHP3Samsung GN3
Sensor size1/1.41/1.57
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a76 mm
Sensorn/aHynix Hi847
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size1/4.01/3.1
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/4.0 1/2.65
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
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
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)
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 (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
90.6 dB
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)
88.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No

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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