The Redmi Note 14 Pro also has a “King Kong” architecture with GG Victus 2 on the front, though no Gorilla Glass on the back. The internal cushioning and padding is all present, though, as is the waterproofing. So the regular Pro has undergone the same TÜV SÜD tests, surviving drops from 1.8m and spending a full day under 2m of water.
The Twilight Purple colorway has a faux
leather texture on the back and an interesting dual-tone cross design. The
“Phantom Blue” option also features the dual-tone cross design, but with a
smooth texture. There are also Mirror Porcelain White and Midnight Black, which
match the Pro+ design.
The camera department on this one has been
scaled back. The main module is based on a 50MP Sony LYT-600 sensor (1/1.96”,
0.8µm pixels), which is paired with an f/1.5 lens with OIS. Video recording
tops out at 4K @ 30fps, but there are 60fps and 120fps modes in 1080p. There is
no telephoto lens on the regular Pro and the ultra wide camera drops to an 8MP
120° module (f/2.2). The third camera on the back is a 2MP macro module
instead. On the front, it’s the same 20MP selfie camera.
The good news is that the display is the
same as on the Pro+, a 6.67” 1220p+ OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate and up
to 3,000 nits brightness (1,920Hz PWM dimming). It has 12-bit colors with Dolby
Vision and HDR10+ support, plus 100% coverage of DCI-P3. Both phones use
optical under display fingerprint readers, by the way. The battery is a typical
Li-Po cell (no silicon-carbon here), but the 5,500mAh capacity is still fairly
large. Charge rate is halved to 45W and the battery is rated to maintain most
of its capacity after 4 years of usage.
This model is powered by the Dimensity
7300-Ultra with 8/12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128/256/512GB of UFS 2.2 storage.
Unlike the Pro+, the higher capacity options don’t use newer, faster chips. The
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro is available in China now, starting at CNY 1,400 for a
base 8/128GB model. This converts to US$ 200/£ 150/€ 180/₹ 16,700. There are more
options too: 8/256GB for CNY 1,500, 12/256GB for CNY 1,700 and 12/512GB for CNY
1,900.
