Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Note 10 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G and came out 1 year and 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 8 Pro
- Shows 16% longer battery life (21:15 vs 18:19 hours)
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)
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- Stereo speakers
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 732G
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (725 against 638 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 640 nits | 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 | 84.9% | 85.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.4% |
| PWM | - | 490 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2.6 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | 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 2.0 | Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Mali-G76MC4 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 96 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~153.6 GFLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1951 | - |
| Single-core score | 635 | 759 |
| Multi-core score | 1762 | 1909 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 199526 | 220298 |
| GPU | 52690 | 53358 |
| Memory | 102043 | 90816 |
| UX | 141379 | 168278 |
| Total score | 495638 | 532750 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [20 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 381 | 336 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7027 | 7473 |
| Video editing | 5648 | 6026 |
| Photo editing | 18399 | 15757 |
| Data manipulation | 6971 | 7512 |
| Writing score | 8199 | 10058 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Ammar) | AnTuTu | 466935 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | AnTuTu | 498114 |
| 📘 2026-07-01 (Suraj) | AnTuTu | 448487 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Drakarys) | AnTuTu | 502374 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 07:44 hr |
| Watching video | 12:01 hr | 13:08 hr |
| Gaming | 05:02 hr | 05:07 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 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 | 120° | 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 |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | 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 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T1 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 15 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | 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 | August 2019 | March 2021 |
| Release date | October 2019 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $220 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | 0.6 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - 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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