POCO F9 Ultra vs REDMI 14C
The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the REDMI 14C scores 4.5. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.
Key differences
Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra
- Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,160 mAh
- Faster wired charging 100 W vs 18 W
- Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.88 inches
- Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 600 nits
- Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
- Newer model Sep 1, 2026 vs Aug 30, 2024
Why choose the REDMI 14C
- Lighter 204 g vs 235 g
- Thinner 8.22 mm vs 8.74 mm
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- microSD card slot
PhoneRanked scores
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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
Overall
9.3
4.5
Display
8.7
5.1
Performance
9.0
2.4
Camera
8.7
3.9
Battery
8.8
4.4
Design
8.2
6.2
Software support
7.4
6.3
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
Size
6.9 inches
6.88 inches
Type
OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED
LCD, Dot Drop Display
Resolution
1200 × 2608 px
720 × 1640 px
Pixel density
416 ppi
260 ppi
Refresh rate
185 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh
✕ No
—
Peak brightness
10,000 nits
600 nits
HDR
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
—
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
—
Performance
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
Process
3 nm
—
Max CPU clock
4.6 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 840
Mali-G52 MC2
Geekbench 6 single-core
—
410
Geekbench 6 multi-core
—
1,011
RAM
12 GB / 16 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.1
eMMC
microSD slot
✕ No
✓ Yes
Cameras
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
Main camera
200 MP, f/1.68
50 MP, f/1.8
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✕ No
Ultrawide
50 MP
—
Telephoto
50 MP, 5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
5×
—
Rear cameras
3
2
Rear video
8K@30
1080p@30
Front camera
32 MP
13 MP
Front video
4K@30
1080p@30
Battery and charging
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
Capacity
8,050 mAh
5,160 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
—
Wired charging
100 W
18 W
Wireless charging
50 W
—
Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✕ No
Design and build
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
Dimensions
163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm
171.88 × 77.8 × 8.22 mm
Thickness
8.74 mm
8.22 mm
Weight
235 g
204 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Aluminum
Plastic
Back
Fiberglass
Plastic
Water resistance
IP68
—
Fingerprint
Under-display ultrasonic
Side-mounted
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, Dark Cherry
Starry Blue, Midnight Black, Sage Green, Dreamy Purple
Connectivity and features
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
5G
✓ Yes
✕ No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
6.0
5.4
USB
USB-C 3.x
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✓ Yes
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✕ No
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
✓ Yes
✕ No
Software
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
OS at launch
Android 16
Android 14
Interface
Xiaomi HyperOS 3
Xiaomi HyperOS
OS updates
4 years
—
Security updates
6 years
4 years
Launch and price
Spec
POCO F9 UltraREDMI 14C
Announced
Sep 1, 2026
Aug 30, 2024
Released
Sep 1, 2026
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Status
Released
Released
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