Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99 Ultra, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S
- Lighter design: 179g vs 190g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 513ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | 8/256 GB | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 513 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1300 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9 % | 91.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 96.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 in) | 158.4 mm (6.24 in) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 in) | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Purple |
- Black - Silver - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 128 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 730 | 3087 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1811 | 9762 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 25122 |
| CPU | 123393 | 466147 |
| GPU | 64812 | 1014939 |
| Memory | 112469 | 326456 |
| UX | 114240 | 328551 |
| NanoReview Score | 414914 | 2136093 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| OS Size | n/a | 29.1 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 16 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:46 h | 0:59 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 10:20 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 18:29 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:19 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 137 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 | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 67 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 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 DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
- 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 * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | January, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | February, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 260 | 999 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 67 W | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus:
You can connect up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has only one.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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