Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S10
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Here we compared two 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 S10, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 5 years and 8 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
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 15W)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1710 mAh larger battery capacity: 5110 vs 3400 mAh
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 48% higher peak brightness (1212 against 817 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1001K versus 747K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- The phone is 5 years and 8 months newer
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 24% higher pixel density (551 vs 446 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 48 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 551 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1215 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 98.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.53 mm (6.4 inches) | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) |
| Width | 74.67 mm (2.94 inches) | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| 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 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 702 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4464 | 4837 |
| Single-core score | 1174 | 986 |
| Multi-core score | 3157 | 2961 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 388668 | 303198 |
| GPU | 177263 | 133774 |
| Memory | 186944 | 148749 |
| UX | 248908 | 161536 |
| Total score | 1001783 | 747257 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [16 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 362 | 367 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 82% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 949 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12562 | 7433 |
| Video editing | 7767 | 5772 |
| Photo editing | 22920 | 18351 |
| Data manipulation | 11977 | 7663 |
| Writing score | 15830 | 10349 |
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 S10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-15 (Sv1at) | AnTuTu 12 | 929674 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Arifz) | AnTuTu 12 | 769471 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Lurky) | AnTuTu 12 | 932812 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Rip) | AnTuTu 12 | 625310 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx) | AnTuTu 11 | 777426 |
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 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 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 9.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5110 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:26 hr | 13:03 hr |
| Watching video | 13:31 hr | 14:48 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| 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 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.65 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B40 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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/ax) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| 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 | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | February 2019 |
| Release date | January 2025 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $900 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.48 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.59 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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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