Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G (with MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra) that was released on January 10, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 11 months 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 Pro 4G
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (1498 against 1001 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • Weighs 33 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • 83% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1021K versus 558K)
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (26:41 vs 23:17 hours)
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G 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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
100.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
62.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.4% 85.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 100%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1498 nits
1001 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.16 mm (6.38 inches) 161.1 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 74.92 mm (2.95 inches) 77.4 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP67
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple White, Blue, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra Samsung Exynos 1480
Max clock 2200 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Xclipse 530
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1302 4101
Single-core score 718 1137
Multi-core score 1934 3437
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1021736
CPU 198570 348485
GPU 43521 226076
Memory 148613 182794
UX 167499 264381
Total score 558203 1021736
Samples [9 tests] [29 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 132 459
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 5 FPS
Graphics score - 982
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11476 11788
Video editing 5896 7255
Photo editing 19057 23283
Data manipulation 8303 10941
Writing score 11781 17673

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 -> its_bhhb.44AnTuTu 11562129
📘 2026-09-26 -> its_bhhb.44AnTuTu 12661409
📘 2026-08-31 -> cott122AnTuTu 11588540
📘 2026-07-10 (zxwytri)AnTuTu 11563226
📘 2026-05-08 (Артем228)AnTuTu 11527118
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 27 GB 20.1 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 2 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:21 hr 1:03 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:52 hr 10:24 hr
Watching video 12:15 hr 17:52 hr
Gaming 05:20 hr 05:16 hr
Standby 126 hr 125 hr
General battery life
26:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KHP3 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A8 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor SmartSens SC202CS GalaxyCore GC5035
Sensor size 1/5.1" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 54
Zoom - 75
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32D40 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3 5.3
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes 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 Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 March 2024
Release date January 2025 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $439
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.68 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.04 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G.

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