Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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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 S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
- Lighter design: 205g vs 214g
- Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 5000mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.53 mm (6.4 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 74.67 mm (2.94 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 537.6 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1161 | 3753 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3104 | 11259 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3327 | 28787 |
| CPU | 272657 | 1094797 |
| GPU | 191996 | 1447696 |
| Memory | 138806 | 425113 |
| UX | 146907 | 752613 |
| NanoReview Score | 750366 | 3720219 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 32 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5110 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 0:43 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:26 h | 10:12 h |
| Video Playback | 13:31 h | 21:39 h |
| Games | 05:43 h | 06:42 h |
| Standby Mode | 102 h | 130 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | 141 |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 111 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.52 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 165 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 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 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 | 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | n/a | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 449 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| 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 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.
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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