Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 5 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 Pro 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 16% higher pixel density (446 vs 385 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
  • Shows 25% longer battery life (28:42 vs 22:55 hours)
  • 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 855K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 35% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1354 and 1006 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
96.2
(Very good)
Value Index
93.2
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 446 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 1900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.1%
PWM 120 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1225 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.33 mm (6.39 inches) 162.2 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Green, Purple Black, Gray, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) Good (3.19/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 180 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra Samsung Exynos 1580
Max clock 2500 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MC2 Xclipse 540
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~1331.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2491 6865
Single-core score 1006 1354
Multi-core score 2742 3789
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1251512
CPU 303029 490457
GPU 125087 296896
Memory 162500 173263
UX 264980 290896
Total score 855596 1251512
Samples [17 tests] [130 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 3 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 342 641
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12158 14131
Video editing 6331 7744
Photo editing 24004 22842
Data manipulation 11685 11699
Writing score 16538 18128

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Dawid)AnTuTu831901
📘 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBelAnTuTu857505
📘 2026-07-05 (MeTheGuy)AnTuTu827986
📘 2026-05-16 (TeioSimp)AnTuTu852941
📘 2026-05-14 (Dasher852)AnTuTu839539
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai)GeekBench CPU1348 / 3823
📘 2026-09-04 (Neagu Mihai)AnTuTu1287132
📘 2026-08-19 (Ferran)AnTuTu1269203
📘 2026-08-11 (Datssemble)GeekBench CPU1349 / 3757
📘 2026-07-18 (Claus)AnTuTu1264715

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 29 GB 21.5 GB
OS updates 2 years 6 years
Security updates 2 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5110 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (63% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:04 hr 1:13 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 2000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:13 hr 11:28 hr
Watching video 12:52 hr 19:50 hr
Gaming 05:32 hr 04:53 hr
Standby 107 hr 131 hr
General battery life
28:42 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.65 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 59
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3LC
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.3
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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* 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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.5 dB
87.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2024 March 2025
Release date January 2025 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $499
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.61 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.05 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G:
    - The purple model is thicker at 8.55 mm.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G.

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