REDMI Note 12S vs Samsung Galaxy A14

The REDMI Note 12S scores 5.3 in our rating, and the Samsung Galaxy A14 scores 4.2. The REDMI Note 12S leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The REDMI Note 12S is the newer phone, announced in April 2023.

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REDMI REDMI Note 12S

5.3 Price TBA

Top score

Samsung Samsung Galaxy A14

4.2 Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 12S

Faster wired charging 33 W vs 15 W
Higher refresh rate 90 Hz vs 60 Hz
Better water resistance IP53 vs None
Newer model Apr 2023 vs Feb 28, 2023
More RAM 6 GB / 8 GB vs 4 GB
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB vs 64 GB / 128 GB

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A14

Bigger screen 6.6 inches vs 6.43 inches
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2408 px vs 1080 × 2400 px

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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 REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

Overall 5.3 4.2

Display 6.5 5.3

Performance 3.2 2.1

Camera 5.2 4.1

Battery 4.8 4.1

Design 6.9 5.0

Software support 6.3 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

Size 6.43 inches 6.6 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay LCD, PLS LCD

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1080 × 2408 px

Pixel density 409 ppi 400 ppi

Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,000 nits —

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 —

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

Chipset Helio G96 Helio G80

Process — 12 nm

Max CPU clock 2.05 GHz 2 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2

Geekbench 6 single-core 660 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 1,660 —

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 4 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52" 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✕ No —

Ultrawide 8 MP 5 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Front camera 16 MP 13 MP

Front video 1080p@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type — Li-Po

Wired charging 33 W 15 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

Dimensions 159.87 × 73.87 × 8.09 mm 167.7 × 78 × 9.1 mm

Thickness 8.09 mm 9.1 mm

Weight 176 g 201 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back — Plastic

Water resistance IP53 None

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Onyx Black, Ice Blue, Pearl Green Black, Silver, Light Green

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

5G ✕ No ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.2 —

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No —

IR blaster ✓ Yes —

Software

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

OS at launch Android 13 Android 13

Interface MIUI 14 One UI Core 5

OS updates — 2 years

Security updates 4 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 12SSamsung Galaxy A14

Announced Apr 2023 Feb 28, 2023

Status Discontinued Discontinued

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