Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G - successful marking time

Marketers of the Chinese company Xiaomi know their business. Their research allows the developer to make serious changes in smartphones in certain price categories to achieve success, in others - essentially completely repeat last year's models with minor improvements in parameters. The second situation is true for the hero of today's review. However, why reinvent the wheel when even without significant improvements the new product will be more than competitive?

The appearance of the phablet is beautiful and looks expensive. The photo module block is similar to that of modern flagships, the glass rear panels have a variety of colors for every taste and color, and in front there is a truly frameless display with a built-in fingerprint scanner. The 6.67-inch AMOLED screen is very good. The resolution of 2400x1080 pixels provides excellent image clarity, complemented by smoothness at a 120 Hz refresh rate, peak brightness of more than 1800 nits. It is comfortable to use the mobile assistant both in a dark room and on a sunny day. There is practically no PWM effect, and the advantages include an effective oleophobic coating.

The technical characteristics are the MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra CPU, 8 GB / 12 GB RAM and the Mali G57MC2 video core, so you can’t count on an increase in performance. The bundle scores about 380 thousand points in the AnTuTu test, provides decent responsiveness of the Android 15 OS interface (HyperOS shell). However, real gamers are unlikely to like the chip. You can enjoy Genshin Impact or Honkai: Star Rail with extremely reduced graphics settings, and even then there will be lags. But the processor's energy efficiency is amazing. In addition, the battery has been increased to 5110 mAh, so searching for sockets will only be relevant after a couple of days. Fast charging has been simplified for some reason. Now, with its power of 45 W, you need to wait about an hour for the battery to reach its full capacity. 128/256/512 GB of permanent memory is allocated, there is no slot for MicroSD cards.

Photographic capabilities are represented by a 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP3 sensor with hybrid stabilization, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel portrait sensor. Auxiliary modules are budget and uninteresting, but the main camera is better than its competitors. There are no problems with daytime photos, and in evening photo sessions, the detail is high, there is little noise. Stereo speakers are available, and contactless payments NFC, a proprietary IR port have not disappeared. Thus, we have before us another hit from a world-famous corporation, which can only be criticized for its not very powerful chipset and the lack of radical metamorphoses in comparison with its predecessor.