Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro vs Nothing Phone (2a)
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G) that was released on March 4, 2021, against the Nothing Phone (2a), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro and came out 3 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (2a)
- Shows 63% longer battery life (29:55 vs 18:19 hours)
- 85% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (985K versus 532K)
- Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (991 against 726 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7200 Pro
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.6% | 87.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 99.3% |
| PWM | 490 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 2.6 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.3 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 688 | MediaTek APU 650 |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G610 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 1130 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS | ~578.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 4085 |
| Single-core score | 759 | 1133 |
| Multi-core score | 1909 | 2581 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 220298 | 363418 |
| GPU | 53358 | 172332 |
| Memory | 90816 | 158940 |
| UX | 168278 | 290571 |
| Total score | 532750 | 985261 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [16 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 449 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 336 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7473 | - |
| Video editing | 6026 | - |
| Photo editing | 15757 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7512 | - |
| Writing score | 10058 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-20 (Danek s alatira) | AnTuTu 11 | 429104 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (jksalcedo) | AnTuTu 11 | 527475 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (M1sTiX) | AnTuTu 11 | 575576 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungpro | Geekbench 6 CPU | 752 / 1819 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungpro | CPU Throttle | 91% |
Nothing Phone (2a)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-25 (Nick W) | AnTuTu 12 | 1030924 |
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Kaiser) | AnTuTu 12 | 1001163 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Vedurijuht2425) | AnTuTu 12 | 1045921 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (note8techh) | AnTuTu 11 | 984744 |
| 📘 2026-05-06 (legusk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1025139 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 21 GB |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:21 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:44 hr | 11:32 hr |
| Watching video | 13:08 hr | 18:30 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 06:26 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 148 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#49th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Samsung ISOCELL GN9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV5675 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 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 | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | 15 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | March 2024 |
| Release date | March 2021 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $329 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro | - Nothing Phone (4b) |
| SAR (head) | 0.6 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*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 Nothing Phone (2a) is definitely a better buy.
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