Updated | Xiaomi decides against offering IP69 certification for Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus global release
Update
Xiaomi has now corrected the suggestion that the device is IP68 certified outside China. Please see our subsequent article for more details.
Original article continues as follows:
The Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus is not available outside China just yet. Nonetheless, Xiaomi is preparing to introduce the device in China on December 9 alongside at least the Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G. In the meantime, the company has decided to run a teaser campaign on its Indian social media channels, mirroring an equivalent it ran for the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus (curr. $375 on Amazon) at the start of the year.
For example, Xiaomi boasts that the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus is its 'most advanced SuperNote' to date. To that end, it has now effectively confirmed that rumoured camera downgrades between Chinese and global models were unfounded. Moreover, it reports that the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus is the only model in its segment to feature Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which protects its large AMOLED display.
While most manufacturers reserve Gorilla Glass Victus 2 for their flagships, the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus will receive a durability downgrade for its international release. Specifically, Xiaomi has decided against certifying the device to IP69, as it does in China.
Instead, the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus will reach India with IP68 certification. For reference, the second digit means that the device has been tested to withstand hot and high-pressure water jets. As a result, it seems that the international version of the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus will not be as waterproof as its Chinese counterpart.
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