Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S vs Note 10S
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S (with MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra) that was released on March 14, 2025, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 and came out 4 years and 1 month 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 14S
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99 Ultra
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (581K versus 530K)
- The phone is 4 years and 1 month newer
- Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Reverse charging feature
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 91.6% |
| PWM | - | 250 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 14S
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Redmi Note 10S
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Purple | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra | MediaTek Helio G95 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G76 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 96 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~172.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1512 | 2061 |
| Single-core score | 723 | 672 |
| Multi-core score | 2035 | 1908 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 207903 | 208935 |
| GPU | 45166 | 58271 |
| Memory | 153695 | 104438 |
| UX | 174789 | 158691 |
| Total score | 581553 | 530335 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 131 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 422 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10853 | 5630 |
| Video editing | 5907 | 5967 |
| Photo editing | 18871 | 16797 |
| Data manipulation | 8320 | 6830 |
| Writing score | 11826 | 8704 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Midedede) | AnTuTu 12 | 676723 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Mugivara29) | AnTuTu 11 | 570558 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (Redmi note 14s) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1512 |
| 📘 2026-01-03 (Redmi note 14s) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 723 / 2035 |
| 📘 2025-12-08 (Dimas75357) | AnTuTu 11 | 581553 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-10 (Nurbakhyt) | AnTuTu 12 | 590155 |
| 📘 2026-08-20 (rejaulakash) | AnTuTu 11 | 545523 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Rey Firmansyah) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 665 / 1754 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (Stoic-saint) | AnTuTu 11 | 502377 |
| 📘 2026-06-21 (Vadim250905) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 650 / 1574 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | - | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 16 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:46 hr | 1:09 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 09:10 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:06 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:29 hr |
| Standby | - | 129 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHP3 | OmniVision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | March 2021 |
| Release date | March 2025 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $260 | $190 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | - |
*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 14S is definitely a better buy.
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