Redmi Note 14 Pro+: A Decade of Dedication, Can it Reclaim the Mid-Range Market Myth?

Redmi Note 14 Pro+: A Decade of Dedication, Can it Reclaim the Mid-Range Market Myth?As the first major release in the new decade for the Redmi Note series, the Note 14 Pro series garnered much attention from the pre-launch phase. After the recent launch event, we now have a preliminary understanding of the phone's specs and design

Redmi Note 14 Pro+: A Decade of Dedication, Can it Reclaim the Mid-Range Market Myth?

As the first major release in the new decade for the Redmi Note series, the Note 14 Pro series garnered much attention from the pre-launch phase. After the recent launch event, we now have a preliminary understanding of the phone's specs and design. Features like the "Diamond" structure, "Golden Sands" battery, flagship triple camera system, and 1.5K high-brightness eye protection screen are indeed quite tempting. However, specs and actual experience often differ. How does the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ perform in reality, this product that represents a decade of dedication? Can it become another "killer" for Redmi in the mid-range market? Lei Technology has conducted an in-depth experience of this new device and now shares our review report.

A Design Upgrade, Redefining the Aesthetics of Thousand Yuan Phones

If you ask me what impressed me about this year's thousand Yuan phones, it's the comprehensive upgrade in both appearance and hardware configuration. Especially in terms of design, domestic manufacturers have reached new heights in their fierce competition. Metal frames, glass backs, curved screen designs, previously flagship features, have become almost standard for thousand Yuan phones. Coupled with various unique texture designs, sometimes the appearance alone is even more eye-catching than their flagship counterparts.

Frankly, if I didn't know the model beforehand, I might have thought the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ was a new flagship phone released by Xiaomi, or at least a product from their sub-flagship series. Whether it's the metal frame, the excellent back cover aesthetic design, or the large imaging Deco, it all feels like a "flagship" phone. Even in terms of grip feel, it's definitely in the top three among the thousand Yuan phones I've experienced this year.

The Redmi Note 14 Pro+ comes in three color options: Star Sand Green, Mirror Glaze White, and Midnight Black. I got my hands on the Star Sand Green, which is the most distinctive of the three. Redmi's designers, by blending the features of starlight and water ripples, created a dynamic visual effect full of layers. Coupled with the unique tranquility and far-reaching beauty of Chinese ink-wash green, it truly allows one to feel the purity and serenity of life. Although it may seem a bit too much "hype", I really like the Star Sand Green color. To call it the peak design of the Note series wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Furthermore, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+'s camera Deco also adopts a completely new design. The symmetrical design, different from the previous generation, coupled with the triple camera module and the finely crafted texture design on the outer ring, gives this phone a more "flagship" feel.

Reinforced by the "Diamond" Structure, Durability Gets a Comprehensive Upgrade

Apart from the comprehensive upgrade in appearance, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ also made major changes internally, which Redmi calls the "Diamond structure". Both sides of the device use flagship-grade Corning Gorilla Glass, known for its resistance to drops and scratches. The frame also adopts a new generation of wrap-around reinforcement design. By thickening the frame, top corners, and bottom corners, it enhances the energy absorption effect of the corners, while also shifting the phone's center of gravity to the corners, making it easier for the phone to land on its corners when dropped, preventing direct impact on the screen and back cover.

The comprehensively reinforced Redmi Note 14 Pro+ can effortlessly crack walnuts. You can see that the screen is almost unscathed. In everyday life, you hardly need to worry about anything leaving a mark on the phone's screen. For the Redmi Note 14 Pro+, a screen protector is no longer a necessity, allowing you to enjoy the "naked" feel.

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Additionally, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ also employs a multi-level shock absorption design inside. By adding materials like ultra-large area foam and high-molecular buffer gel, it absorbs the destructive force generated by collisions, protecting key components like the motherboard and screen.

At the same time, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ also further strengthens the device's water resistance, achieving the highest IP69 certification. It not only maintains its waterproof performance for extended periods underwater, but also withstands hot water spray and high-pressure spraying level with heavy rain.

Enhanced Wet Touch Control, Ultimate Experience at Your Fingertips

In addition to its more powerful waterproof capabilities, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ also features Xiaomi's self-developed THP wet touch control algorithm for the first time. Even with oil stains, foam, sweat, or other liquids on the screen or fingers, you can still operate the phone easily. During testing, I even took the phone with me to take a bath, browsing Douyin while soaking in the tub, the focus is to be comfortable.

To showcase the effect, I specifically bought a bottle of foamy hand soap. Even with foam on my fingers, you can see that the phone operation remains smooth as always, without any significant impact. Wet touch control not only brings more convenience in everyday life but also plays a significant role for outdoor workers, such as operating the phone while wearing a raincoat directly in the rain, without needing to find a towel or other objects to wipe the screen and fingers.

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Moreover, to emphasize the powerful protective capabilities of the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ and relieve users of "worries", Redmi will also provide a one-year battery cover warranty, one-year screen breakage warranty, one-year water ingress warranty, five-year battery warranty, and 365 days of "replacement, not repair" for flagship users who purchase the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ from September 26th to October 7th.

The design of the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ is not just to meet the needs of ordinary users, but also "strikes a chord" with many outdoor workers. After all, when you're climbing mountains and wading through water, a phone like this always puts your mind at ease.

Powerful Performance, Gaming Experience Takes a Leap Forward

Having discussed the appearance advantages of the Redmi Note 14 Pro+, what about its actual user experience? Let's start with the screen. The Redmi Note 14 Pro+ features a 1.5K 120Hz eye protection screen, with a peak brightness of 3000 nits. Frankly, this level of brightness parameter was previously only seen in flagship phones from various brands.

Furthermore, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ also supports full-chain P3 color gamut and full-chain HDR, delivering a display experience that closely resembles flagship phones. Eye protection, which everyone has been paying attention to in recent years, has also been upgraded. In addition to 20,000 levels of automatic brightness adjustment, it also supports a 1920Hz high-frequency PWM + DC eye protection dimming strategy, and intelligent color temperature adjustment and hardware-level low blue light.

In terms of visual perception, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+'s screen performance is indeed quite good. Colors and brightness are both excellent. This year's thousand Yuan phones have truly reached new heights in fierce competition. Personally, I feel that it's not even inferior to some flagship phones from last year. Of course, there's also the contribution of the screen bezels, with extremely narrow bezels + curved screen design, the overall visual experience is more like a flagship phone.

In terms of performance, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ uses the third-generation Snapdragon 7s mobile platform. Its AnTuTu score is 794225, a nearly 33% increase compared to the second-generation Snapdragon 7s mobile platform's score of around 600,000. Additionally, AI performance has also seen a 30% improvement, enabling the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ to better meet the demands of AI functions, currently supporting AI smart video editing, AI noise removal, Xiaoai large model, etc.

The third-generation Snapdragon 7s' performance is definitely more than enough for daily use. What about its gaming performance? For this, I tested two games: "King of Glory" and "Honkai: Star Rail". In "King of Glory" testing, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ can easily handle high-quality graphics + 120fps full-load running requirements. The frame rate curve is almost without fluctuation, truly effortless.

In "Honkai: Star Rail", with the graphics quality set to high and the frame rate set to 30fps, in a 30-minute test, it ran smoothly most of the time. However, since it was a newly created account, there were frequent battles. Combined with dropped frames when entering and exiting battles, the curve looks relatively ordinary.

However, what I'm more concerned about is that after a 30-minute "Honkai: Star Rail" test, the back cover of the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ reached a maximum temperature of only 36 degrees, the frame temperature was 34.5 degrees, and the screen temperature was only 39.6 degrees, which is considered extremely "cool".

In my opinion, a thousand Yuan phone with this performance, capable of handling big games like "Honkai: Star Rail" on