POCO C3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 14C

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Comparing the POCO C3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 14C across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 14C scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,206, while POCO C3 scores 523, making Xiaomi Redmi 14C the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi 14C offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while POCO C3 offers 6.53 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 14C the larger display of the two. Both POCO C3 and Xiaomi Redmi 14C feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 14C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO C3 offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 14C better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 14C offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while POCO C3 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 14C better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 14C offers a higher battery capacity with 5160 mAh, while POCO C3 offers 5000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 14C better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi 14C offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while POCO C3 offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi 14C the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 14C receives a higher expert rating of 7.7 from the editorial team, while POCO C3 is rated 7.


User Rating: POCO C3 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 14C has a rating of 4.2.

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POCO C3
₹7,499
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₹9,119
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
77%

Release Date

06 Oct, 2020
10 Jan, 2025

Performance

MediaTek Helio G35
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Helio G35 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5160 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.7/10

Pros

  • Trendy design
  • Good battery life
  • Smooth performance
  • Large, vibrant 120Hz display
  • Reliable daylight cameras
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Night shots could do with some improvement
  • No Type-C port
  • No fingerprint sensor
  • Subpar low light cameras
  • Only 64Gb storage in base variant
  • Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.3/5
(401,803 ratings)
4.2/5
(10,210 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
438,871
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 06, 2020
(Official)
Jan 10, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

MIUI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G35
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
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Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 613

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
438,871

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
25.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
34.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.08 %
84.18 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90 %

Design

Height

164.9 mm
171.88 mm

Width

77 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

9 mm
8.22 mm

Weight

194 grams
205 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 37 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
14h 23m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 23m 45s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.506 W/kg Body: 0.833 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass