Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 vs Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 678) that was released on March 4, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 and came out 1 year and 10 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 Redmi Note 10
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (688 against 520 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
- Weighs 25.2 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 700
- The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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 | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 406 ppi | 399 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.4% | 80.4% |
| RGB color space | 89.1% | - |
| PWM | 250 Hz | - |
| Response time | 4 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) | 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Silver, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 11 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 685 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 612 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~229.1 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1220 |
| Single-core score | 714 | 705 |
| Multi-core score | 1577 | 1917 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 216553 | 185796 |
| GPU | 30227 | 44366 |
| Memory | 103694 | 120419 |
| UX | 160187 | 165066 |
| Total score | 510711 | 515647 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 327 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6057 | 7538 |
| Video editing | 5351 | 5703 |
| Photo editing | 14635 | 15738 |
| Data manipulation | 6444 | 7931 |
| Writing score | 9952 | 10045 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-07 (GON) | AnTuTu 12 | 535744 |
| 📘 2026-05-07 (Sayato) | AnTuTu 11 | 510711 |
| 📘 2026-04-30 (Twilight) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 704 / 1529 |
| 📘 2025-10-21 (Rainx) | AnTuTu 11 | 447401 |
| 📘 2025-01-10 (zafarchik) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 714 / 1577 |
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | CPU Throttle | 53% |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1491 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 683 / 1924 |
| 📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap) | AnTuTu 11 | 488483 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (adriandex) | AnTuTu 11 | 542634 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 6.0 |
| OS size | 20 GB | 18.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (30% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:14 hr | 2:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:29 hr | 10:23 hr |
| Watching video | 14:19 hr | 14:47 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 06:08 hr |
| Standby | 142 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Samsung JN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4290 x 2800 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | SK-Hynix hi-1336 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March 2021 | January 2023 |
| Release date | March 2021 | January 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $165 | $199 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.59 W/kg | 0.56 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.96 W/kg | 1.28 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A14 5G:
- The US version comes with a Dimensity processor, while the others have an Exynos 1330.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. But if the connectivity and software are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G.
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