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The smartphone market is constantly in flux. Depending on the economic and geopolitical issues, the market could slightly go up or slightly go down. But given how important smartphones have become in daily life beyond just as a communication device, it will always be a market of significant volume.
Who captures that volume is a different story and highly depends on location. In North America, iPhones are one of the largest markets but move into other regions and other Android based phones are king.
One of the major players in the Asian market is Chinese consumer vendor Xiaomi that earlier this year launched its Redmi Note 14 5G that uses MediaTek’s Octa-core Dimensity 7025-ultra applications/baseband processor and a multichip memory module containing 8 GB mobile LPDDR4X SDRAM and 256 GB 3D TLC V-NAND flash.
The following is a partial deep dive into the Redmi Note 14 5G conducted by TechInsights.
Summary
- 6.67-inch AMOLED — Glass, 2400/1080 pixels
- 8 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM
- 20-megapixel BSI CMOS
- 8-megapixel BSI CMOS ultra-wide-angle
Released: January 2025
Price: $275
Target market: Consumer
Availability: Asia
Main board
Found on the main board of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G is the main processor the MediaTek Dimensity 7025-ultra applications processor and the 8 GB mobile LPDDR4X SDRAM 246 GB 3D NAND flash multichip memory from Samsung. Other electronic components on the smartphone include:
- MediaTek’s envelop power tracker, power management IC and clock buffer
- Silicon Integrated’s audio amplifier
- Southchip’s charge pump
- ST Microelectronics’ six-axis MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope
- Qualcomm’s saw filter
- Kyocera’s saw filter
- QST’s three-axis electronic compass
- AWINIC’s multi-channel capacitive touch and proximity controller
- Lansus’ Multiband power amplifier module
- Smarter Micro’s 5G new radio front-end module
(Learn more about memory chips on Globalspec.com)
One of the numerous camera modules found on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G. Source: TechInsights
20-megapixel flux board
There are several cameras on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G smartphone including the 20 MP camera. Inside it has the OmniVision’s 20 MP BSI CMOS image sensor and the Puya Semiconductor serial EEPROM memory.
(Learn more about sensors on Globalspec.com)
Secondary board
Some of the components found on the secondary board of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G smartphones is:
- Gettop’s MEMS microphone
- Maxscend’s RF antenna tuner
(Learn more about RF chips on Globalspec.com)
Some of the electronics components found inside the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G. Source: TechInsights
Major components
- $37.64 — 108 MP wide-angle rear camera subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $30.23 — Multichip memory — 8 GB Mobile LPDDR4X SDRAM, 256 GB 3D TLC V-NAND flash, memory controller — Samsung (Qty: 1)
- $24.29 — Octa-core Dimensity 7025-ultra applications/baseband processor — MediaTek (Qty: 1)
- $20.48 — 120 Hz display/touchscreen subsystem — Samsung (Qty: 1)
- $8.29 — 20 MP front camera subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $6.29 — RF transceiver — MediaTek (Qty: 1)
- $4.73 — 8 MP ultra-wide-angle rear camera subsystem (Qty: 1)
- $3.94 — Battery subsystem — Zhejiang Sunwoda Electronic (Qty: 1)
- $3.47 — Cable: Flex — secondary board/display/fingerprint (Qty: 1)
- $3.35 — 2 MP macro rear camera subsystem (Qty: 1)
