Redmi is first to bring the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 to Europe

Today Xiaomi’s subsidiary Redmi brings its affordable Note 14 bid to Europe, on pinch the Western debut of the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. After launching successful August 2024, the Qualcomm spot had to beryllium and watch while the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite came on 2 months later, drew much attention, and moreover launched successful a Western telephone first successful the shape of this week’s OnePlus 13. But the much affordable Snapdragon spot is now getting its dues.

There are 5 phones successful the Note 14 line, ranging from the 4G-only Note 14 up to the Note 14 Pro Plus 5G, the only telephone successful the bid powered by the Snapdragon silicon. The entry-level spot successful Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 series, the 7s Gen 3 is simply a 4nm chipset that’s astir notable for making the jump to Arm’s v9 CPU architecture, pinch a 2.5GHz Cortex-A720 halfway astatine the bosom of the processor. The different 4 phones usage a assortment of MediaTek chipsets.

Starting astatine £399/€499.90 (about $500), the Pro Plus is positioned arsenic a earthy competitor to Google’s $499 Pixel 8A, but outpaces it comfortably successful astir hardware specs, pinch improved IP68 water-resistance; up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage; and a larger, brighter OLED show protected by Corning’s flagship-grade Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The large trade-off is connected the package side, particularly fixed that Google has guaranteed Android updates for the Pixel 8A until 2031.

The different Note 14 phones connection a gradual drop-off successful specs and connectivity. The Note 14 Pro 5G shares the Pro Plus model’s display, 200-megapixel camera, and IP68 rating, but drops to a cheaper MediaTek 7300-Ultra chipset and slower charging. The regular Redmi Note 14 Pro is similar, but ditches 5G for 4G connectivity and is only IP64-rated. The Note 14 and Note 14 5G person reduced specs crossed the committee — though the 4G model’s IP54 water-resistance still impresses for a telephone that costs little than half of a Pixel 8A.

All 4 phones launched successful China and past India late past year, but coming spell connected waste successful 10 European countries, including the UK and Germany. Somewhat confusingly, the European models person altered specs from their Asian counterparts — the Pro Plus 5G has wholly different cameras and battery, for illustration — which isn’t uncommon for Redmi.

The Redmi Note 14 bid already has stiff title from wrong the Xiaomi family, aft the likewise priced Poco X7 and X7 Pro launched globally yesterday. Those phones thin connected IP68 ratings and large batteries — 6,000mAh successful the Pro — successful the effort to tie fund buyers distant from Google and Samsung.