Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
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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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher pixel density: 446ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5110mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
- Lighter design: 176g vs 205g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 6/64 GB - 6/128 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.43 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2712 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 446 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5 % | 84.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 99.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 355 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.53 mm (6.4 in) | 159.87 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 74.67 mm (2.94 in) | 73.87 mm (2.91 in) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) | 8.09 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 176 g (6.21 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | MediaTek Helio G96 |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2050 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)) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek APU |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | 537.6 GFLOPS | 243 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1161 | 680 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3104 | 1688 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3327 | n/a |
| CPU | 272657 | 124765 |
| GPU | 191996 | 63661 |
| Memory | 138806 | 95926 |
| UX | 146907 | 108276 |
| NanoReview Score | 750366 | 392628 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10309 |
| Web score | n/a | 6774 |
| Video editing | n/a | 4587 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7052 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8306 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 32 GB | 20 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5110 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 33 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:26 h | 08:34 h |
| Video Playback | 13:31 h | 12:36 h |
| Games | 05:43 h | 05:22 h |
| Standby Mode | 102 h | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 12032x9024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.52 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 20 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4920x3264 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM 3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA 1/5/8 |
| 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/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| LTE category | n/a | 13 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | n/a | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2025 yr | April, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 449 | 289 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | Yes 33 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.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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