Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Note 10 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on April 30, 2020, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G and came out 10 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 9 Pro
- Shows 45% longer battery life (26:36 vs 18:19 hours)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (725 against 612 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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 | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 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 | 84.4% | 85.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 490 Hz |
| Response time | 35.2 ms | 2.6 ms |
| Contrast | 1649:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green | Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (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 | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1213 | - |
| Single-core score | 751 | 759 |
| Multi-core score | 1835 | 1909 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 228431 | 220298 |
| GPU | 50266 | 53358 |
| Memory | 99133 | 90816 |
| UX | 146457 | 168278 |
| Total score | 524287 | 532750 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [20 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 315 | 336 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6579 | 7473 |
| Video editing | 5468 | 6026 |
| Photo editing | 16915 | 15757 |
| Data manipulation | 6913 | 7512 |
| Writing score | 9699 | 10058 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (masnung08) | AnTuTu 12 | 599693 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Aether2005) | AnTuTu 11 | 563764 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 751 / 1835 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (DarkELITECustom.PH) | AnTuTu 11 | 524287 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Tahmid) | AnTuTu 11 | 525416 |
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 |
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 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 18.9 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5020 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 | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:27 hr | 07:44 hr |
| Watching video | 13:57 hr | 13:08 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 05:07 hr |
| Standby | 143 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#118th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 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 | 119° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 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 |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 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 | GalaxyCore GC8034 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K5E9 | Omnivision OV5675 |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 10 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32A1Q | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 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 |
| 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 | 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 | April 2020 | March 2021 |
| Release date | May 2020 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $185 | $220 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.66 W/kg | 0.6 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 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
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro.
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