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Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S vs Note 10 Pro

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
VS
49 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S (with MediaTek Helio G95) that was released on March 4, 2021, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G. 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 (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
  • Shows 32% longer battery life (24:11 vs 18:19 hours)
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 732G
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 759 and 672 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S and Note 10 Pro 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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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 64 GB
54.4
(Average)
Value Index
57.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 10S
vs
Redmi Note 10 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.43 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 409 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 450 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 83.4% 85.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 91.6% 99.4%
PWM 250 Hz 490 Hz
Response time 4.4 ms 2.6 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 10 Pro
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Redmi Note 10S
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 10S
696 nits
Redmi Note 10 Pro +3%
719 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 178.8 g (6.31 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue Gold, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G95 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max clock 2050 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 12 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU Hexagon 688
GPU
Graphics Mali-G76 MC4 Adreno 618
GPU shading units 96 256
GPU clock 900 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS ~172.8 GFLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2061 -
Single-core score 672 759
Multi-core score 1908 1909
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 208935 220298
GPU 58271 53358
Memory 104438 90816
UX 158691 168278
Total score 530335 532750
Samples [14 tests] [20 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 422 336
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 5630 7473
Video editing 5967 6026
Photo editing 16797 15757
Data manipulation 6830 7512
Writing score 8704 10058
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-10 (Nurbakhyt)AnTuTu 12590155
📘 2026-08-20 (rejaulakash)AnTuTu 11545523
📘 2026-08-15 (Rey Firmansyah)Geekbench 6 CPU665 / 1754
📘 2026-07-19 (Stoic-saint)AnTuTu 11502377
📘 2026-06-21 (Vadim250905)Geekbench 6 CPU650 / 1574
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-09 (jksalcedo)AnTuTu 11527475
📘 2026-07-31 (M1sTiX)AnTuTu 11575576
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproGeekbench 6 CPU752 / 1819
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproCPU Throttle91%
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproAnTuTu 11572446
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 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 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM MIUI 14 MIUI 14
OS size 18 GB 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5020 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 35 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:09 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:10 hr 07:44 hr
Watching video 13:06 hr 13:08 hr
Gaming 05:29 hr 05:07 hr
Standby 129 hr 73 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 10S +32%
24:11 hr
Redmi Note 10 Pro
18:19 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 12032 x 9024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 118° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV64B Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 Omnivision OV5675
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 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 10S from DxOMark Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4290 x 2800 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
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 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, HID, 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, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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* 12 15
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2021 March 2021
Release date April 2021 March 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $220
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
SAR (head) - 0.6 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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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ItzMe January 21, 2023 at 08:28 PM
The user of both phones, the Rmn 10s is a bit better in gaming (for example Redmi note 10s supports UHD graphics in PUBG while Rmn 10 pro doesn't). Stability same for both. User experience is better in Rmn 10 pro because of 120hz and excellent dolby atmos stereo sound :) Both phones perform A+ for their price. Thank you for the comparison nanoreview!!
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RandomXiaomiFan January 27, 2023 at 03:45 AM
FPS wise the rn10 pro is much much better because of the 120hz and snapdragon. anyone who bought the rn10s would probably regret not buying the rn10 pro lol(since they're in the same price point)
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