Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G review

Display

The Redmi Note 14 5G has a similar display to the Redmi Note 13 5G - a 6.67-inch AMOLED with 1,080 x 2,400 pixels resolution and 120Hz refresh rate support. It is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.

There are two updates this year - HDR10+ support and improved brightness - up to 2,100 nits peak and up to 1,200 nits of maximum brightness, up from 1,000nits peak brightness on the Note 13 5G.

We have completed our display measurements and the results are promising. We captured 463 nits of maximum manual and 1,168 nits of maximum automatic brightness - in line with Xiaomi's promise.

The minimum brightness we measured with our white patch was 2.5 nits.

The display supports up to 120Hz refresh rate, and there are two refresh modes - Custom (choose between 120Hz or 60Hz refresh rates), and Default (automatic switching behavior).

The default (adaptive) refresh rate works as expected - it drops down to 60Hz when the screen shows static content. All streaming apps are capped at 60Hz for UI and streaming, too. And, of course, incompatible HFR apps such as the Camera app and Google Maps are always rendered at 60fps.

Adaptiveness is available for the dedicated 120Hz mode as well, but a few more apps, including the streaming ones, could go up to 120Hz as opposed to the default mode.

The only time we saw the screen using 30Hz mode was for the always-on display, which is not really always-on, but lights up for 10s.

Finally, the screen now supports HDR10+ and we can confirm 1080p HDR10 content can be streamed off YouTube and Netflix, among others.

Battery life

The Redmi Note 14 5G is powered by a 5,110mAh battery, a minor increase over the 5,000mAh cell inside the Note 13 5G. Xiaomi does not specify if the new battery is a high-density one with improved performance in sub-zero temps like the 5,110mAh used in the Pro models.

The phone posted an Active Use Score of 11:50 hours, which is an average one by our book - not great, not terrible, if you will. The on-screen battery times have improved across the board since the Redmi Note 13 5G, but the call time is now lower.

Charging speed

The Redmi Note 14 5G supports up to 45W fast wired charging. The EU model ships without a charger, but the Asian one comes with a brand-new 45W Xiaomi power adapter. You can buy this or a more powerful Xiaomi charger, or use a compatible 50W+ USB-PD one.

We carried our test with the 45W Xiaomi adapter.

The adapter refilled 34% of the dead battery in 15mins, 60% in 30mins, and 100% in 62 mins. Those numbers are plenty fast for a lower midrange phone.

Xiaomi has two battery charging settings. You can choose between fast and standard charging, and you can enable nighttime battery protection where the phone finishes the charging process around your scheduled wake-up time.

Speakers - loudness and quality

The Redmi Note 14 5G has stereo speakers and supports Dolby Atmos enhancement (on by default). The top speaker acts as an earpiece; it is quieter and lacks thump, but the audio balance is good.

That is yet another upgrade over the Redmi Note 13 5G, which has a single bottom-firing speaker.

The stereo speakers on the Redmi Note 14 5G scored an Excellent mark on our loudness test and we can confirm they sound very loud. That is because the whole focus of the speakers is to deliver the maximum of the high-frequency range, some mid-tones, and zero bass. And while there is obvious loudness, the sound quality is mediocre at best.

Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.