Xiaomi 14T vs Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
70
out of 100
VS
67
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 14T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 3 months after. 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 14T
- 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1598K versus 1107K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (1364 against 1178 nits)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1335 and 1107 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Shows 18% longer battery life (25:48 vs 21:55 hours)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1272 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 446 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-144 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 96.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 290 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green | White, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.75/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G615 MP6 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8041 | 4344 |
| Single-core score | 1335 | 1107 |
| Multi-core score | 4107 | 2986 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 498423 | 424937 |
| GPU | 410822 | 182283 |
| Memory | 291621 | 222574 |
| UX | 397473 | 277837 |
| Total score | 1598339 | 1107631 |
| Samples | [25 tests] | [11 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 836 | 370 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 14 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 13 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3346 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15362 |
| Video editing | - | 6616 |
| Photo editing | - | 31378 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10387 |
| Writing score | - | 17724 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 14T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-29 (Zen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1670904 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (FanzerNN) | AnTuTu 11 | 1664804 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Chisa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1620414 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (Raze) | AnTuTu 11 | 1611939 |
| 📘 2026-05-10 (Pasaribu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1658131 |
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE) | AnTuTu 11 | 1053161 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-01-30 -> Egorik | AnTuTu 11 | 1121694 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (БАБРИК)) | AnTuTu 11 | 1117236 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS size | 22 GB | 17 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | 0:55 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:03 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 13:20 hr | 13:38 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 06:42 hr |
| Standby | 95 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#142nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX896 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | 73 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 68 | - |
| Zoom | 140 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | GalaxyCore GC32E2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2024 | January 2025 |
| Release date | September 2024 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $325 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on Xiaomi 14T:
- The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
- The titanium version features a back panel protected by Panda X glass. The green model comes with an eco-leather back.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 14T. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G.
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