Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 10 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi 10

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
46 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi 10, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi 10
  • Lighter design: 181g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 10
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming 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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi 10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.73 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 970 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 83.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Xiaomi Redmi 10
475 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)367 Hzn/a
Response time5 ms35.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite2464:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Xiaomi Redmi 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Xiaomi Redmi 10
83.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Helio G88
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2000 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 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU Cores 1024 48
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 96 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Xiaomi Redmi 10
514
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Xiaomi Redmi 10
1559
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1674514
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40291559
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Xiaomi Redmi 10
276827
CPU31466989782
GPU43786940425
Memory20412064989
UX23736081631
NanoReview Score1194018276827
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Xiaomi Redmi 10
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °Cn/a
Stability67 %n/a
Graphics Test55 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9299n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Xiaomi Redmi 10
n/a
Writing score13132n/a
Web score10845n/a
Video editing7440n/a
Data manipulation9341n/a
NanoReview Score11762n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 26.5 GB 22.4 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (26% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 2:13 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Xiaomi Redmi 10
25:29
Web Browsing06:40 h08:43 h
Video Playback10:08 h13:01 h
Games04:44 h05:19 h
Standby Mode81 h149 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX707Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.281/2.76
Pixel size1.22 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung JN1Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/2.8
Pixel size0.64 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Xiaomi Redmi 10
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Xiaomi Redmi 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Xiaomi Redmi 10
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category207
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Xiaomi Redmi 10
88.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Budget
Announced December, 2021 yr August, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 180
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 22 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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