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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G 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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6 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
57.3
(Average)
Value Index
303.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
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)
795 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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 specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 800 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
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
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
758767
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
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-09 (jksalcedo)AnTuTu527475
📘 2026-07-31 (M1sTiX)AnTuTu575576
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproGeekBench CPU752 / 1819
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproCPU Throttle91%
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproAnTuTu572446
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr)AnTuTu791396
📘 2026-08-26 (bebequinhamota)AnTuTu744550
📘 2026-08-24 (kat)AnTuTu747598
📘 2026-07-08 (Kami)AnTuTu675395
📘 2026-06-16 (Ghost)GeekBench CPU1028 / 3079

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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
Battery life tests
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
21:34 hr

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
Standard lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
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
Macro lens
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
Network
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
89.3 dB
83.6 dB

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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