Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A71
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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 A71, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and came out 4 years and 10 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 137% higher peak brightness (1212 against 511 nits)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1001K versus 513K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (22:58 vs 21:09 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 4 years and 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 26 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- 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 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 98.2% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.53 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 74.67 mm (2.94 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.61/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 700 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4464 | 1146 |
| Single-core score | 1174 | 726 |
| Multi-core score | 3157 | 1877 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 388668 | 220697 |
| GPU | 177263 | 49131 |
| Memory | 186944 | 96632 |
| UX | 248908 | 146812 |
| Total score | 1001783 | 513272 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 362 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12562 | - |
| Video editing | 7767 | - |
| Photo editing | 22920 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11977 | - |
| Writing score | 15830 | - |
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 A71
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-02 (Cmvp))) | AnTuTu 11 | 526575 |
| 📘 2026-06-22 (Brian) | AnTuTu 11 | 513272 |
| 📘 2026-06-21 (Jim.0) | AnTuTu 11 | 520892 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Rama) | AnTuTu 11 | 525031 |
| 📘 2026-03-10 (Donotcare) | AnTuTu 11 | 439631 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 23.8 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5110 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:22 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:26 hr | 07:51 hr |
| Watching video | 13:31 hr | 12:54 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 04:49 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 107 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.65 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 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 | - |
| Sensor size | 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
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B40 | Samsung S5KGD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 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 |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 100 |
| Video | - | 119 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| 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, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Active |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | December 2019 |
| Release date | January 2025 | February 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $350 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A72 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.51 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.56 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 | - |
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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G is definitely a better buy.
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