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Xiaomi Redmi 14C vs Redmi 13C

49 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 14C
VS
40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Xiaomi Redmi 14C
Xiaomi Redmi 13C

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.88-inch Xiaomi Redmi 14C (with MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra) that was released on August 30, 2024, against the Xiaomi Redmi 13C, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 14C
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Delivers 52% higher peak brightness (613 against 403 nits)
  • Weighs 19 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 14C and Redmi 13C crucial features
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)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
133.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
46.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 14C
vs
Redmi 13C

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.88 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 720 x 1640 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 600 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5% 83.7%
Display tests
RGB color space 96% 94.5%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 49 ms 37 ms
Contrast 1407:1 1536:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 14C
403 nits
Redmi 13C +52%
613 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 171.88 mm (6.77 inches) 168 mm (6.61 inches)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.22 mm (0.32 inches) 8.09 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.67/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 52 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 14C +2%
85.5%
Redmi 13C
83.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 14C and Xiaomi Redmi 13C
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 820 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 14C and Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 14C +5%
432
Redmi 13C
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 14C +25%
1416
Redmi 13C
1134
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 14C +139%
1365
Redmi 13C
571
Compute Score (GPU) 1365 571
Single-core score 432 412
Multi-core score 1416 1134
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 14C +1%
362983
Redmi 13C
361045
CPU 126494 141937
GPU 24081 28251
Memory 100247 97993
UX 112161 92828
Total score 362983 361045
Samples [8 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi 14C
68
Redmi 13C +18%
80
Stability 96% 94%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 68 80
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 158
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 14C
8824
Redmi 13C +4%
9141
Web score 9422 9117
Video editing 6024 6380
Photo editing 19146 20262
Data manipulation 5618 6222
Writing score 9297 9556
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 14C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (TecPix)AnTuTu 12421841
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Wayne)AnTuTu 11360964
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 -> Vintero_8AnTuTu 11365906
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (Keizer)AnTuTu 11365906
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-25 (Editaddicts)Geekbench 6 CPU358 / 873
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Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 2.0
OS size - 23 GB
OS updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5160 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (25% in 30 min) Yes (28% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:18 hr 2:09 hr
Battery cycles 500 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:31 hr
Watching video - 15:08 hr
Gaming - 04:55 hr
Standby - 143 hr
General battery life
Redmi 14C
n/a
Redmi 13C
26:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm 28 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJNS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor Smartsens SC1320CS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
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 a/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 5.4 5.3
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 14C +6%
86 dB
Redmi 13C
80.8 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2024 November 2023
Release date August 2024 November 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $119 $140
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Redmi 14C:
    - The smartphone weighs 211 grams in black and purple colors, 204 grams in blue, and 207 grams in green.
*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 14C is definitely a better buy.

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Samaila Pandi September 7, 2024 at 10:53 AM
The Redmi 14c is a an upgrade of the 13C. However, as a content creator, I need a phone with a good Macro lens. For close-up shots.
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