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Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S vs Motorola Moto G96

57 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S
VS
62 out of 100
Motorola Moto G96
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S
Motorola Moto G96

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S (with MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra) that was released on March 14, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G96, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 4 months after. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 30W)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G96
  • 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (794K versus 581K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1017 and 723 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S and Motorola Moto G96 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
8 / 128 GB
99.8
(Very good)
Value Index
146.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 14S
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Moto G96

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1600 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 90.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 161.86 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 73.26 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 7.93 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP68
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 14S
88.9%
Moto G96 +2%
90.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S and Motorola Moto G96
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 1000 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S and Motorola Moto G96
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Note 14S
723
Moto G96 +41%
1017
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 14S
2035
Moto G96 +42%
2887
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Note 14S
1512
Moto G96 +19%
1795
Compute Score (GPU) 1512 1795
Single-core score 723 1017
Multi-core score 2035 2887
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 14S
581553
Moto G96 +37%
794638
CPU 207903 303360
GPU 45166 73224
Memory 153695 162133
UX 174789 255921
Total score 581553 794638
Samples [2 tests] [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi Note 14S
131
Moto G96 +95%
255
Graphics test 1 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 131 255
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Note 14S
10355
Moto G96 +47%
15262
Web score 10853 16105
Video editing 5907 8134
Photo editing 18871 32330
Data manipulation 8320 10998
Writing score 11826 18030
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14S
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-12 (Midedede)AnTuTu 12676723
📘 2026-08-23 (Mugivara29)AnTuTu 11570558
📘 2026-01-03 (Redmi note 14s)Geekbench 6 GPU1512
📘 2026-01-03 (Redmi note 14s)Geekbench 6 CPU723 / 2035
📘 2025-12-08 (Dimas75357)AnTuTu 11581553
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Motorola Moto G96
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-18 (Rikirin)AnTuTu 11838860
📘 2026-05-29 (Ratul Azaan)AnTuTu 11729002
📘 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury)AnTuTu 11794638
📘 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury)AnTuTu 11794638
📘 2025-12-15 -> EldridgeAnTuTu 11794701
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 15 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Hello UI
OS updates 2 years 1 year
Security updates 2 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:46 hr 1:30 hr
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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 No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHP3 Sony LYT-700C
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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 3280 x 2460
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
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 5.2 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 July 2025
Release date March 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $260 $210
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W -
*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 G96 is definitely a better buy.

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