Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1450 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2 % 85.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
982 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
725 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a490 Hz
Response timen/a2.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
83.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
85.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 810 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
1549
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
3718
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1882
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1549724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37181882
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
1203840
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
398090
CPU337597129013
GPU44876679050
Memory18303174517
UX234446115510
NanoReview Score1203840398090
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1116
Max Surface Temp.n/a42 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1116
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
8594
Writing scoren/a10163
Web scoren/a6959
Video editingn/a6464
Data manipulationn/a7424
NanoReview Scoren/a8594

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5020 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
20:15
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
18:19
Web Browsing07:09 h07:44 h
Video Playback10:02 h13:08 h
Games04:27 h05:07 h
Standby Mode118 h73 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGN3Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.571/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length76 mmn/a
SensorHynix Hi847n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3L6Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/31/2.8
Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
124
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
111
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
131
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
95
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
127
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
106
Bokeh50n/a
Preview67n/a
Zoom123n/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B8 (900)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2015
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon)
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
89.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 220
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon):

The Galaxy S23 FE is available in the USA with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, whereas other countries receive a version with the Exynos 2200. The base (128 GB) storage utilizes a UFS 3.1 memory type, whereas the higher-tier 256 GB variant is equipped with UFS 4.0. Models are available with a single SIM card, dual SIMs, or dual SIMs plus eSIM (depending on the market).

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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