Xiaomi has announced the successor to its popular Redmi 13C smartphone, the new Redmi 14C 5G. The company promises to democratise 5G Internet access, and also boasts of a large display and all-day battery life as the main attractions for this new budget-segment smartphone. The Redmi 14C is priced starting at ₹9,999 in India with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, with the 4GB + 128GB variant priced at ₹10,999 and the top-end 6GB + 128GB option priced at ₹11,999. It will go on sale starting from January 10 on Xiaomi’s online store as well as Amazon, Flipkart, and authorised retailers.
The Xiaomi Redmi 14C is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC, which has two Arm Cortex-A78 performance cores and six Cortex-A55 efficiency cores. Xiaomi says its 6.88-inch display is the largest in this price segment. The resolution is HD+, with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz and 600 nits peak brightness. There’s a 5160mAh battery and the phone can be recharged at up to 18W but ships with a 33W charger in the box. Two nano-SIMs are supported along with a dedicated slot for a microSD card.
There’s a 50-megapixel f/1.8 primary rear camera and an unspecified secondary camera on the rear. Videos can be recorded at up to 1080p 30fps. The 8-megapixel camera on the front is housed within a waterdrop-style notch.
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The Redmi 14C has a fingerprint sensor on the side. The rear panel is made of glass and this phone is available in three colours: Starlight Blue, Stardust Purple, and Stargaze Black. It is 77.8mm thick and weighs 205-212g depending on finish.
Xiaomi ships this phone with Android 14, and has committed to two years of Android version updates and four years of security patches.
