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Xiaomi 14T vs Google Pixel 9a

70 out of 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Xiaomi 14T
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 14T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14T
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (21:55 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 23W)
  • Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1598K versus 1321K)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1349 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1677 and 1335 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 14T and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
67.9
(Good)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xiaomi 14T
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Pixel 9a

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Xiaomi 14T
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 14T
1349 nits
Pixel 9a +43%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T +5%
89.1%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 14T and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra Google Tensor G4
Max clock 3350 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MP6 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 768 896
GPU clock 1400 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 14T and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T
1335
Pixel 9a +26%
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T +1%
4107
Pixel 9a
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Xiaomi 14T +3%
8041
Pixel 9a
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 8041 7784
Single-core score 1335 1677
Multi-core score 4107 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xiaomi 14T +21%
1598339
Pixel 9a
1321069
CPU 498423 445318
GPU 410822 410687
Memory 291621 175537
UX 397473 289527
Total score 1598339 1321069
Samples [25 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xiaomi 14T
836
Pixel 9a +27%
1060
Stability 97% 81%
Graphics test 6 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 836 1060
3DMark Solar Bay
Xiaomi 14T
3346
Pixel 9a
n/a
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Section 1 14 FPS -
Section 2 13 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3346 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14T
n/a
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score - 10570
Video editing - 7547
Photo editing - 21264
Data manipulation - 12988
Writing score - 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 14T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Zen)AnTuTu 111670904
📘 2026-08-21 (FanzerNN)AnTuTu 111664804
📘 2026-07-28 (Chisa)AnTuTu 111620414
📘 2026-07-04 (Raze)AnTuTu 111611939
📘 2026-05-10 (Pasaribu)AnTuTu 111658131
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
Add View all (7)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM HyperOS 3 Stock Android
OS size 22 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:49 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:03 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 13:20 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 95 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Xiaomi 14T +8%
21:55 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/1.9 -
Focal length 50 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T
130
Pixel 9a +11%
144
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T +33%
133
Pixel 9a
100
Generic main camera score
Xiaomi 14T +5%
134
Pixel 9a
128
Bokeh 55 145
Preview 68 -
Zoom 140 99
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 14T +4%
91.4 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2024 March 2025
Release date September 2024 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $499
Successor - Xiaomi 15T - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Xiaomi 14T:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
    - The titanium version features a back panel protected by Panda X glass. The green model comes with an eco-leather back.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 14T. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 9a.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 18

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