Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
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 Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 6 months 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Shows 18% longer battery life (21:34 vs 18:19 hours)
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (758K versus 532K)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (795 against 725 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.6% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 138.1% |
| PWM | 490 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 2.6 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 688 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2487 |
| Single-core score | 759 | 1021 |
| Multi-core score | 1909 | 2969 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 220298 | 313434 |
| GPU | 53358 | 100484 |
| Memory | 90816 | 135397 |
| UX | 168278 | 209450 |
| Total score | 532750 | 758767 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 336 | 685 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7473 | 11369 |
| Video editing | 6026 | 7181 |
| Photo editing | 15757 | 25824 |
| Data manipulation | 7512 | 9429 |
| Writing score | 10058 | 13416 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-09 (jksalcedo) | AnTuTu | 527475 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (M1sTiX) | AnTuTu | 575576 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungpro | GeekBench CPU | 752 / 1819 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungpro | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| 📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungpro | AnTuTu | 572446 |
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr) | AnTuTu | 791396 |
| 📘 2026-08-26 (bebequinhamota) | AnTuTu | 744550 |
| 📘 2026-08-24 (kat) | AnTuTu | 747598 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Kami) | AnTuTu | 675395 |
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Ghost) | GeekBench CPU | 1028 / 3079 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 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 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 6.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:21 hr | 1:28 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:44 hr | 07:27 hr |
| Watching video | 13:08 hr | 12:42 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 9000 x 7000 |
| 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV5675 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| 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* | 15 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | August 2021 |
| Release date | March 2021 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $495 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.6 W/kg | 0.88 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.84 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect 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, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro.
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