Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.47-inch Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G) that was released on November 7, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1860 mAh larger battery capacity: 5260 vs 3400 mAh
- Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 9-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (510K versus 335K)
- 38% higher pixel density (551 vs 398 PPI)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- Stereo speakers
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.47 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 398 ppi | 551 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1215 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.8% | 88.08% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.1% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 inches) | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.7 mm (0.38 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 208 g (7.34 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: Mongoose |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 825 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~422 GFLOPS | ~652 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 102803 | 123447 |
| GPU | 87461 | 191749 |
| Memory | 54955 | 85737 |
| UX | 87841 | 108901 |
| Total score | 335323 | 510169 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 40.6 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 736 | 3221 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6442 |
| Video editing | - | 5805 |
| Photo editing | - | 19044 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7105 |
| Writing score | - | 9803 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | MIUI 12 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | - | 9.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5260 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Charge power | 30 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 06:03 hr |
| Watching video | - | 10:32 hr |
| Gaming | - | 03:11 hr |
| Standby | - | 70 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 117° | 123° |
| Lenses | 5 (108 MP + 12 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung S5KHMX (ISOCELL CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 20 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX350 (BSI CMOS) |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.65" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 | 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2019 | February 2019 |
| Release date | December 2019 | March 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 1.107 W/kg | 0.48 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.392 W/kg | 1.59 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, software, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10. But if the display and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro.
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