Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S vs Vivo S30 Pro mini
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G95, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
- Larger display: 6.43in
- Lighter design: 178.8g vs 186g
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
- Higher pixel density: 461ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 409 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.4 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 91.6 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 250 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 4.4 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.5 mm (6.32 in) | 150.83 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 71.76 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 178.8 g (6.31 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G95 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 2050 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP4 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 144 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 259.2 GFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 624 | 2265 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1719 | 7183 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 15386 |
| CPU | 123031 | 465827 |
| GPU | 85934 | 784189 |
| Memory | 87925 | 346049 |
| UX | 109089 | 364035 |
| NanoReview Score | 405979 | 1960100 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 18 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 35 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:09 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:10 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:06 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:29 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 129 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9216x6912 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 118 ° | 106 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV64B | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.14 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4290x2800 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.64 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8 | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | 12 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2021 yr | June, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 190 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 490 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes 90 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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