Xiaomi Redmi 14C (China)

The Xiaomi Redmi 14C (China) has a conventional, non-folding form factor with no rugged certification and no water resistance rating. It measures 171.9mm tall, 77.8mm wide, and 8.2mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 109.67 cm³ and a weight of 204g. On the repairability front, it earns a French Repairability Index score of 8.1, indicating a relatively high degree of serviceability by the standards of that rating system.

The Redmi 14C (China) features a 6.88″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1640 px and a pixel density of 260 ppi, delivering a reasonably sharp image across its large panel. The display runs at a 120Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, and offers a typical brightness of 450 nits alongside a contrast ratio of 1500:1. It does not include branded damage-resistant glass, an Always-On Display mode, a secondary screen, or support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision.

The Redmi 14C (China) is driven by the MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra, a 12nm octa-core chipset configured as 2 cores at 2GHz and 6 cores at 1.8GHz, with a turbo clock of 2GHz and a TDP of 5W. It is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz across two memory channels, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s, along with 256GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. The SoC includes integrated Mali G52 MP2 graphics with 2 execution units, 32 shading units, and a GPU turbo frequency of 950 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chip also features integrated LTE, TrustZone security, big.LITTLE technology, 64-bit support, 8 CPU threads, 0.3 MB of L2 cache, 1 MB of L3 cache, and approximately 5,500 million transistors. AnTuTu benchmark scores reach around 262,000, while Geekbench 6 results stand at 420 single-core and 1,391 multi-core, with Geekbench 5 recording 350 and 1,300 respectively.

The Redmi 14C (China) carries a single 13MP rear camera using a CMOS sensor, with no optical image stabilization, no BSI sensor, and no multi-lens arrangement. It supports phase-detection autofocus for photos, continuous autofocus during video recording, and touch autofocus, though laser autofocus is absent. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while manual shutter speed is not available. The main camera records video at 1080p at 30fps, with slow-motion recording supported but no HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. Additional shooting modes include HDR, burst mode, panorama, and timelapse, though 360° panorama, RAW capture, and 3D recording are not supported. Flash is provided by a single LED unit with no dual-tone or RGB configuration. On the front, there is a 5MP single-lens camera with no front-facing flash and no under-display placement.

The Redmi 14C (China) runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy and usability features. On the privacy side, it offers clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. The interface supports theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes and app offloading are not included. Productivity features cover split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, customizable notifications, sharing intents, widgets, and the ability to play games while they download. On-device machine learning is supported alongside offline voice recognition, voice commands, and device tracking. The system also includes a child lock, multi-user support, battery health check, and Live Text functionality. Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not supported, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor.

The Redmi 14C (China) is equipped with a 5160 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 18W wired fast charging, though wireless charging is not available. A battery level indicator is included, but no charger comes in the box.

The Redmi 14C (China) includes a 3.5mm headphone jack and a built-in radio, but lacks stereo speakers. On the wireless audio side, none of the high-quality Bluetooth codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent.

The Redmi 14C (China) supports dual SIM, Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, and Bluetooth 5.4, with cellular connectivity limited to LTE as 5G is not available. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0 speeds, and the device supports download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s. NFC is not included, nor is DLNA certification or HDMI output. For navigation, the phone has GPS with Galileo support alongside a compass, while the sensor set also includes an accelerometer and a fingerprint scanner; a gyroscope, barometer, heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, and ANT+ support are all absent. Security options do not extend to 3D facial recognition or an iris scanner, and there is no stylus included. Motion tracking, optical tracking, crash detection, satellite SOS, and a built-in projector are likewise not featured, though an external memory slot is available for storage expansion.

The Redmi 14C (China) includes a video light, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor e-paper technology.