Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20
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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 S20, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 990 and came out 4 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
- Shows 43% longer battery life (22:58 vs 16:07 hours)
- Comes with 1110 mAh larger battery capacity: 5110 vs 4000 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (1212 against 810 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1001K versus 907K)
- The phone is 4 years and 8 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20
- 26% higher pixel density (563 vs 446 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- The rear camera has a 1.1x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 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 | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 563 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 1200 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% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S20
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.53 mm (6.4 inches) | 151.7 mm (5.97 inches) |
| Width | 74.67 mm (2.94 inches) | 69.1 mm (2.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | Gray, Blue, Red |
| 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 990 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 3020 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 352 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 832 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~585.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4464 | - |
| Single-core score | 1174 | 996 |
| Multi-core score | 3157 | 2914 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 388668 | 370196 |
| GPU | 177263 | 130687 |
| Memory | 186944 | 151878 |
| UX | 248908 | 254379 |
| Total score | 1001783 | 907140 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 362 | 391 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1414 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12562 | 9900 |
| Video editing | 7767 | 5850 |
| Photo editing | 22920 | 32007 |
| Data manipulation | 11977 | 8870 |
| Writing score | 15830 | 13632 |
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 S20
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 -> wrath | AnTuTu 11 | 953700 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Wrath) | AnTuTu 11 | 907140 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Soulsinho) | AnTuTu 11 | 888046 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (minxvix) | AnTuTu 11 | 876396 |
| 📘 2024-09-21 (Muhammad Abdullah Haider) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 996 / 2914 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5110 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 75 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:21 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:26 hr | 06:49 hr |
| Watching video | 13:31 hr | 10:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 04:30 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 69 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.65 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 64 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 29 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 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 | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 2592 x 3872 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV20B40 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
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 | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | February 2020 |
| Release date | January 2025 | March 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $999 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.28 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.52 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - 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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