Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G, vs Samsung Galaxy S10, Manufactured in March, 2019with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10
  • Higher pixel density: 551ppi
  • Lighter design: 157g vs 193g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 551 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 450 nits 1215 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
725 nits
Samsung Galaxy S10
814 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %98.1 %
PWM (Flicker)490 Hz240 Hz
Response time2.6 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 70.4 mm (2.77 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gold
- Gray
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
85.6 %
Samsung Galaxy S10
88 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 8 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 688 Yes
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 256 432
GPU Frequency 810 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
724
Samsung Galaxy S10
890
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1882
Samsung Galaxy S10
2184
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)724890
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18822184
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
398090
Samsung Galaxy S10
647857
CPU129013148103
GPU79050236968
Memory74517121310
UX115510141476
NanoReview Score398090647857
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1116
Samsung Galaxy S10
3230
Max Surface Temp.42 °C40.6 °C
Stability99 %82 %
Graphics Test6 fps19 fps
Graphics Score11163230
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
8594
Samsung Galaxy S10
8754
Writing score1016310392
Web score69596822
Video editing64645775
Data manipulation74246988
NanoReview Score85948754

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 13 GB 9.5 GB
UI Skin MIUI 14 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 5020 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (9 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
18:19
Samsung Galaxy S10
15:02
Web Browsing07:44 h05:13 h
Video Playback13:08 h10:14 h
Games05:07 h03:45 h
Standby Mode73 h73 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.521/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/1.5
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/2.81/3.1
Pixel size1.14 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
111
Samsung Galaxy S10
124
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
95
Samsung Galaxy S10
100
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
106
Samsung Galaxy S10
116

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.65
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1520
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
89.3 dB
Samsung Galaxy S10
88 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 220 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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