Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G vs Realme 9 Pro

56 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
VS
47 out of 100
Realme 9 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra) that was released on January 10, 2025, against the Realme 9 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 3 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Delivers 131% higher peak brightness (1314 against 570 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 3 years newer
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 9 Pro
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (26:03 vs 21:25 hours)
  • 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 902 and 725 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G and Realme 9 Pro 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 41% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Realme 9 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: camera and display.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 460 nits
HDR support No -
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 84.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 97.6%
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms 30 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1230:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
1314 nits
570 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.25 mm (6.43 inches) 164.3 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 76.55 mm (3.01 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 196.5 g (6.93 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP54 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
85.9%
84.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G and Realme 9 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 1000 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G and Realme 9 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1354 -
Single-core score 725 902
Multi-core score 1926 2015
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
570767
566021
CPU 204666 249669
GPU 43972 56956
Memory 152591 97100
UX 169538 162296
Total score 570767 566021
Samples [31 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 132 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 360
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11870 9437
Video editing 5945 4081
Photo editing 18745 23496
Data manipulation 8038 7815
Writing score 11498 14693

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Rayyan FR)AnTuTu 11560172
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (mr_R)AnTuTu 12656027
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (CALLMEELCHAPO)AnTuTu 12681248
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Hotgtg)AnTuTu 11543543
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Hoot)AnTuTu 11543543
Realme 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-27 (Ren'Dz AeroGreen)AnTuTu 11566021
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-03 (Nna.mbf)AnTuTu 11570812
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (Amin Mulla)AnTuTu 11552655
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (Sigmahorosh123)AnTuTu 11560066
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (Nex1z)AnTuTu 11597279

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 3 Realme UI 4.0
OS size 27 GB 17 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:18 hr 1:15 hr
Battery cycles 1600 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:11 hr 10:59 hr
Watching video 11:33 hr 14:55 hr
Gaming 05:54 hr 06:21 hr
Standby 104 hr 125 hr
General battery life
21:25 hr
26:03 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 9280 x 6920
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Angle of widest lens - 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6 Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor SmartSens SC202CS GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5.1" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV20B40 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.13" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.7 dB
84 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 February 2022
Release date January 2025 February 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $200 $320
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Realme 15 Pro 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G is definitely a better buy.

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