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Xiaomi Redmi 10C vs Redmi 10

38 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 10C
VS
42 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 10
Xiaomi Redmi 10C
Xiaomi Redmi 10

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.71-inch Xiaomi Redmi 10C (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on March 21, 2022, against the Xiaomi Redmi 10, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 10C
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 10
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 51% higher pixel density (405 vs 268 PPI)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 10C and Redmi 10 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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3 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
119.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
19.5
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 10C
vs
Redmi 10

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.71 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1650 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.6:9 20:9
PPI 268 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 400 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 82% 83.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 93% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 27 ms 35.4 ms
Contrast 1217:1 2464:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 10C
475 nits
Redmi 10
475 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 169.59 mm (6.68 inches) 161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 76.56 mm (3.01 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 10C
82%
Redmi 10 +2%
83.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 10C and Xiaomi Redmi 10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 MediaTek Helio G88
Max clock 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 128 48
GPU clock 1114 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 10C and Xiaomi Redmi 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 10C
413
Redmi 10 +4%
430
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 10C
1173
Redmi 10 +1%
1188
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 10C
348
Redmi 10 +232%
1154
Compute Score (GPU) 348 1154
Single-core score 413 430
Multi-core score 1173 1188
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 10C +9%
421228
Redmi 10
385831
CPU 188190 147766
GPU 26761 27421
Memory 109810 89479
UX 96467 121165
Total score 421228 385831
Samples [16 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 73% 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 181
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 10C
6797
Redmi 10 +28%
8685
Web score 6275 8605
Video editing 3664 6363
Photo editing 13339 18288
Data manipulation 5620 5867
Writing score 8442 8234
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 10C
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 GPU348
📘 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1173
📘 2026-08-03 (ST4R)AnTuTu 11452459
📘 2026-08-01 (Syzz)AnTuTu 11441727
📘 2026-07-07 (Zyy)AnTuTu 11435736
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Xiaomi Redmi 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-02 (Nlinh)AnTuTu 11388036
📘 2026-05-26 (Shahin)AnTuTu 11385831
📘 2024-02-08 (Ryu)Geekbench 6 GPU1154
📘 2024-02-08 (Ryu)Geekbench 6 CPU430 / 1188
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 14
OS size 9 GB 22.4 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (26% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:30 hr 2:13 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:43 hr
Watching video - 13:01 hr
Gaming - 05:19 hr
Standby - 149 hr
General battery life
Redmi 10C
n/a
Redmi 10
25:29 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8700 x 5800
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size - 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 1.14 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - OTG - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 13 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 10C
79.3 dB
Redmi 10 +12%
88.9 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced March 2022 August 2021
Release date March 2022 August 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $180 $180
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 22 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi 10 is definitely a better buy.

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Ted November 26, 2022 at 05:14 PM
Do they come with a charger?
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Yapi May 23, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Yep. They come with a charger.
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