Xiaomi Redmi Note 14

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 has a standard, non-folding form factor with dimensions of 162.4 x 75.7 mm and a thickness of 8 mm, weighing in at 190 g. It holds an IP64 rating, meaning it offers protection against dust and water splashes, though it does not feature a ruggedized build. The phone occupies a total volume of approximately 98.35 cm³, keeping it within a manageable footprint for a device of its screen size.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 features a 6.67″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 px and a pixel density of 395 ppi, delivering a sharp and vibrant visual experience. The display runs at a 120Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, and supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, though Dolby Vision is not available. It is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 and includes an Always-On Display mode, while there is no secondary screen on the device.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 is driven by the MediaTek Dimensity 7025, a 6 nm chipset with an octa-core CPU running at 2 x 2.5 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz using big.LITTLE architecture with heterogeneous multi-processing, paired with 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM at 2750 MHz and 256 GB of internal storage, with a maximum supported memory capacity of 16 GB across four channels delivering up to 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Graphics are handled by the integrated IMG BXM-8-256 GPU clocked at 900 MHz, supporting DirectX 12 and OpenCL 2 with 18 shading units. The chipset includes integrated LTE, supports 64-bit processing, multithreading, and NX bit security, and scores 494,851 on AnTuTu, 884 single-core and 2,291 multi-core on Geekbench 6, and 690 single-core and 1,890 multi-core on Geekbench 5.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 features a dual-lens rear camera system with a 50 MP primary sensor at f/1.5 aperture and a 2 MP secondary lens at f/2.4, both using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination. The main camera includes optical image stabilization, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, and supports slow-motion recording, timelapse, panorama, HDR mode, and burst shooting, while video recording is capped at 1080p at 30 fps with no optical zoom, and HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is absent, and the camera does not shoot in RAW format. A single LED flash is present on the rear, with no dual-tone or RGB flash, while the 16 MP front camera is a single-lens unit positioned in the display cutout — not under the screen — and lacks its own flash.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera and microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. On the usability side, it supports dark mode, dynamic and manual theme customization, extra dim mode, customizable notifications, a media picker, full-page screenshots, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, sharing intents, widgets, a child lock, and multi-user support, while focus modes, app offloading, Wi-Fi password sharing, and Quick Start are absent. The device also offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, a battery health check, live text selection from images, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. OS updates are not delivered directly by the vendor, and the platform is noted as free and open source.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 is equipped with a 5500 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 45W wired fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. The battery features a level indicator but is not removable, and wireless charging is not supported.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and stereo speakers, covering the essentials for wired and built-in audio output. However, it does not support any high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 offers a solid connectivity setup, with 5G cellular support, Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and a USB Type-C port running on USB 2.0, alongside dual SIM card slots and a maximum download speed of 2770 MBits/s. For location and navigation, it includes GPS with Galileo support, a compass, and an accelerometer, though a gyroscope, barometer, and motion or optical tracking are not present. The device has a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, but lacks 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner. Features such as satellite emergency SOS, crash detection, ANT+, a heart rate monitor, an infrared sensor, DLNA certification, HDMI output, a built-in projector, and a stylus are all absent.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 includes a video light for use during video recording, while its display is flat and standard — neither curved nor based on e-paper technology — and sapphire glass is not used for screen protection.