Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G vs Motorola Moto G87

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G (with MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra) that was released on January 10, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G87, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and came out 1 year and 4 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G87
  • Delivers 38% higher peak brightness (1820 against 1322 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 395 PPI)
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 815 and 725 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G and Motorola Moto G87 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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6 / 128 GB
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8 / 256 GB
130.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
72.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.6:9
PPI 395 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 5000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 88.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.7%
PWM 120 Hz 361 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1322 nits
Moto G87 +38%
1820 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.25 mm (6.43 inches) 164.58 mm (6.48 inches)
Width 76.55 mm (3.01 inches) 77.37 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 inches) 7.38 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 196.5 g (6.93 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP69
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple Blue, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G87 +3%
88.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G and Motorola Moto G87
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Max clock 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G and Motorola Moto G87
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G87 +12%
815
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G87 +11%
2142
Compute Score (GPU)
Moto G87 +7%
1450
Compute Score (GPU) 1354 1450
Single-core score 725 815
Multi-core score 1926 2142
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
570767
550018
CPU 204666 232348
GPU 43972 46910
Memory 152591 105801
UX 169538 164959
Total score 570767 550018
Samples [31 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 132 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11870 -
Video editing 5945 -
Photo editing 18745 -
Data manipulation 8038 -
Writing score 11498 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-22 (mr_R)AnTuTu 12656027
📘 2026-09-20 (CALLMEELCHAPO)AnTuTu 12681248
📘 2026-09-09 (Hotgtg)AnTuTu 11543543
📘 2026-09-09 (Hoot)AnTuTu 11543543
📘 2026-08-16 (Hüseyn Alizade)AnTuTu 11559646
Motorola Moto G87
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 -
OS size 27 GB 58 GB
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 2 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:18 hr 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1600 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:11 hr -
Watching video 11:33 hr -
Gaming 05:54 hr -
Standby 104 hr -
General battery life
21:25 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 16320 x 12240
Zoom Digital Digital (lossless), 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Angle of widest lens - 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KHM6 -
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.5 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 12 mm
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor SmartSens SC202CS -
Sensor size 1/5.1" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.7 dB
87.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 April 2026
Release date January 2025 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $200 $399
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Not included
*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 Motorola Moto G87 is definitely a better buy.

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Situ September 26, 2026 at 05:49 AM
Under 20K Best Phone
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