Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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Here we compared two 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 Note 8, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 8895 and came out 3 years and 7 months before. 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1720 mAh larger battery capacity: 5020 vs 3300 mAh
- Shows 21% longer battery life (18:19 vs 15:11 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (728 against 541 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Has a 0.37 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 9
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (532K versus 437K)
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
- The phone is 3 years and 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 32% higher pixel density (522 vs 395 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 10W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p
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 | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 2960 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 18.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 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% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | - |
| PWM | 490 Hz | 257 Hz |
| Response time | 2.6 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 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 1.69 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.314 GHz: Exynos M2 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 688 | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G71 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 240 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 546 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS | ~262.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 759 | 422 |
| Multi-core score | 1909 | 1530 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 220298 | 177646 |
| GPU | 53358 | 79075 |
| Memory | 90816 | 97656 |
| UX | 168278 | 83086 |
| Total score | 532750 | 437463 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-09 (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% |
| 📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungpro | AnTuTu 11 | 572446 |
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-01 -> Giahuy | AnTuTu 11 | 327221 |
| 📘 2026-02-22 (Javohir Uzbekistan) | AnTuTu 11 | 460222 |
| 📘 2026-01-02 (Minecrafter123) | AnTuTu 11 | 435852 |
| 📘 2025-12-12 -> Otchem1488 | AnTuTu 11 | 478141 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (SigmaHorosh123) | AnTuTu 11 | 437463 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1794 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 7.1.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI |
| OS size | 13 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:21 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:44 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Watching video | 13:08 hr | 09:50 hr |
| Gaming | 05:07 hr | 04:03 hr |
| Standby | 73 hr | 74 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| 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° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Samsung |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1440p at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 15 | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | August 2017 |
| Release date | March 2021 | September 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $930 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra |
| SAR (head) | 0.6 W/kg | 0.173 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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