Xiaomi REDMI Book 14 (2025) vs Dell 14 Plus

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Evaluation of Xiaomi REDMI Book 14 (2025) and Dell 14 Plus important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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48.9
(Average)
Value Index
76.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Xiaomi REDMI Book 14 (2025)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Dell 14 Plus
  • Can run popular games at about 147-200% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 64 against 56 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs)
Dimensions 312.24 x 220.15 x 15.9 mm
12.29 x 8.67 x 0.63 inches
314 x 226.15 x 14-16.95 mm
12.36 x 8.9 x 0.55-0.67 inches
Area 687 cm2 (106.6 inches2) 710 cm2 (110 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.7% ~80%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 6.3 mm
Colors Silver Blue
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) - 45.2 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (48-60 Hz)
PPI 162 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast - 800:1
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15.2 V
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 68 / 100 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 277 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14 Plus +10%
9223
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 30 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 600 MHz
GPU boost clock 1200 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 0.9 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 384 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 24 -
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 12 -
GPU performance 0.9 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 527
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3329
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~82 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v7
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.3 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.6 x 8.2 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on REDMI Book 14 (2025):
    - Older Intel CPUs (Core i5-12450H, i5-13420H, Core 5 210H) use slower LPDDR5/X at 5200 MHz vs. 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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