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Xiaomi Redmi 9T vs Redmi 10C

42 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
VS
38 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 10C
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
Xiaomi Redmi 10C

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi 9T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662) that was released on January 8, 2021, against the Xiaomi Redmi 10C, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 1 year and 3 months after. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 9T
  • 47% higher pixel density (395 vs 268 PPI)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 10C
  • 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (421K versus 314K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
  • Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (479 against 439 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
  • The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
  • 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 413 and 344 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 9T and Redmi 10C 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
54.0
(Average)
Value Index
119.3
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 9T
vs
Redmi 10C

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.53 inches 6.71 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 720 x 1650 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20.6:9
PPI 395 ppi 268 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.4% 82%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.4% 93%
PWM 880 Hz Not detected
Response time 42 ms 27 ms
Contrast 1868:1 1217:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 9T
439 nits
Redmi 10C +9%
479 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 169.59 mm (6.68 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 76.56 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green, Orange Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 9T +2%
83.4%
Redmi 10C
82%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 9T and Xiaomi Redmi 10C
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 11 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 683 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 9T and Xiaomi Redmi 10C
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 9T
344
Redmi 10C +20%
413
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 9T +4%
1215
Redmi 10C
1173
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 9T
304
Redmi 10C +14%
348
Compute Score (GPU) 304 348
Single-core score 344 413
Multi-core score 1215 1173
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 9T
314539
Redmi 10C +34%
421228
CPU 134763 188190
GPU 23775 26761
Memory 83696 109810
UX 72305 96467
Total score 314539 421228
Samples [2 tests] [16 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 9T
6307
Redmi 10C +8%
6797
Web score 5767 6275
Video editing 3680 3664
Photo editing 12485 13339
Data manipulation 5241 5620
Writing score 7187 8442
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Kanz)AnTuTu 11349349
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (arsts)AnTuTu 11314539
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-22 (West)AnTuTu 11314356
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-19 (Lea_a67_)Geekbench 6 GPU304
πŸ“˜ 2024-03-19 (Lea_a67_)Geekbench 6 CPU344 / 1215
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Xiaomi Redmi 10C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 GPU348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1173
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (ST4R)AnTuTu 11452459
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Syzz)AnTuTu 11441727
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Zyy)AnTuTu 11435736
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 14
OS size 21 GB 9 GB

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (25% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:30 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:57 hr -
Watching video 15:26 hr -
Gaming 06:05 hr -
Standby 175 hr -
General battery life
Redmi 9T
31:10 hr
Redmi 10C
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
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 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 8 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 OmniVision OV8856 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
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 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
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		 - OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
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 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 9T +7%
84.6 dB
Redmi 10C
79.3 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced January 2021 March 2022
Release date January 2021 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $180 $180
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
SAR (head) 0.6 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.81 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Yes, 10 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 9T is definitely a better buy.

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