Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
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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 Samsung Galaxy A36 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and came out 5 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1001K versus 844K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 16% higher pixel density (446 vs 385 PPI)
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1174 and 1004 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
- Shows 8% longer battery life (24:52 vs 22:58 hours)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 86.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.53 mm (6.4 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.67 mm (2.94 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4464 | 3506 |
| Single-core score | 1174 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 3157 | 2919 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 388668 | 311567 |
| GPU | 177263 | 134619 |
| Memory | 186944 | 162720 |
| UX | 248908 | 235541 |
| Total score | 1001783 | 844447 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [66 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 362 | 315 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12562 | 14144 |
| Video editing | 7767 | 7296 |
| Photo editing | 22920 | 24677 |
| Data manipulation | 11977 | 10326 |
| Writing score | 15830 | 14497 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Crxzy) | AnTuTu 12 | 992985 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (Arkelian) | AnTuTu 12 | 1060019 |
| 📘 2026-09-12 (MishaDesher) | AnTuTu 12 | 1029598 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (Đat) | AnTuTu 11 | 959029 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Super) | AnTuTu 11 | 1018676 |
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Jhzinnn) | AnTuTu 12 | 934820 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 -> Arcticmonkeys98 | AnTuTu 12 | 953956 |
| 📘 2026-10-02 (A36XQHYPER) | AnTuTu 12 | 938148 |
| 📘 2026-09-30 (kazew_) | AnTuTu 12 | 1005038 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Abdulgani) | AnTuTu 12 | 991604 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| 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 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 22.6 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5110 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 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 (75% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:26 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 13:31 hr | 16:02 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 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: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.65 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B | GalaxyCore GC05A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 3184 x 2388 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B40 | GalaxyCore GC12A2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 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 6 (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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | January 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $399 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.53 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.29 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 camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G.
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