Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 23W)
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (22:58 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1212 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1321K versus 1001K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 43% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1677 and 1174 points
  • Weighs 19 grams less
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
80.4
(Good)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

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 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.1% 98.2%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
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)
Pixel 9a +59%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.53 mm (6.4 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 74.67 mm (2.94 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green, Purple White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2500 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 1050 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4464 7784
Single-core score 1174 1677
Multi-core score 3157 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 9a +32%
1321069
CPU 388668 445318
GPU 177263 410687
Memory 186944 175537
UX 248908 289527
Total score 1001783 1321069
Samples [27 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 81%
Graphics test 3 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 362 1060
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12562 10570
Video editing 7767 7547
Photo editing 22920 21264
Data manipulation 11977 12988
Writing score 15830 16308

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-09 (Crxzy)AnTuTu 12992985
📘 2026-09-16 (Arkelian)AnTuTu 121060019
📘 2026-09-12 (MishaDesher)AnTuTu 121029598
📘 2026-08-11 (Đat)AnTuTu 11959029
📘 2026-07-24 (Super)AnTuTu 111018676
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

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android
OS size 32 GB 14 GB
OS updates 2 years 7 years
Security updates 2 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5110 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 120 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 (75% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:21 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:26 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 13:31 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 05:43 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 102 hr 91 hr
General battery life
20:15 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.65 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHP3 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Omnivision OV02B -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV20B40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2024 March 2025
Release date January 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $499
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G - 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 Yes, 120 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G:
    - The black and blue models (glass back) are 8.75 mm thick and weigh 210.14g, while the purple model (eco-leather) is 8.85 mm and 205.13g.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 9a. But if the battery life, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G.

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