REDMI NOTE 10 pro 5g review

when you think of a mid-range 

phone you probably think of good value 

for money 

but you don't expect the features you'd 

get on a flagship the redmi note 10 pro 

turns that sort of thinking upside 

down let's see what it has to offer in 

our full review 

the redmi note 10 pro also known as the 

redmi note 10 pro max in india 

is a relatively inexpensive phone but 

even so it brings premium looks and 

features to the table

actually the only things about the redmi

note 10 pro that shout midranger

are the chipset and the low light camera

performance even though the starting

price is just 250 euros

but hold on a second let's first talk

about the build

the note 10 pro is made from curved

glass on the back

with a glossy gradient finish i like the

looks of the symmetrical camera bump too

even though the phone has a plastic

frame it doesn't seem cheap

and the tapered edge makes the whole

device feel thin and easy to handle

on top of that the note 10 pro has ip53

rated dust and splash protection

something you don't normally see in

phones of this class

the real exciting part comes when you

flip over to the front

just like you'd find on an expensive

flagship the note 10 pro has a 6.67 inch

oled display

with a fast 120hz refresh rate gorilla

glass 5 protection

and a 1080p resolution high refresh rate

screens in this class

are usually lcds so here you get the

advantage of oled technology

with its deep contrasty blacks

interacting with this screen feels fluid

and responsive

not only because of the fast refresh

rate but also the fast 240 hertz touch

sampling rate

since it's an oled you can save power by

running things in dark mode

and the refresh rate is adaptive it'll

dial down to 60 hertz when you're not

interacting with the screen

to save even more energy this display

looks great too

the punch hole for the selfie cam is

quite small and unobtrusive

and colors can either pop or be made to

be super accurate

depending on your color settings

brightness is quite respectable as well

we measured around 450 nits maximum with

the slider

and it boosts up to 725 nits in auto

mode

when out in the sun on the audio side of

things

the redmi note 10 pro has a pair of

dedicated stereo speakers

their output is well balanced and they

scored very good in our loudness test

mids and highs sound decent enough but

bass is lacking here

there's also a 3.5 millimeter jack for

plugging in traditional headphones

as well as support for fm radio waking

up and unlocking the redmi note 10 pro

is done with a side mounted fingerprint

reader built into the power button

it's quite fast and accurate and you get

64 or 128 gigs of storage on the device

which is expandable via a dedicated

microsd slot

the interface of the note 10 pro is

xiaomi's miui 12

over android 11. but even though it is

running on top of the new android

this is still the familiar miui 12

interface we've seen on xiaomi's recent

phones

you have the option for an app drawer

which can organize your apps into

categories

or you can opt to keep all of your apps

on the home screen

and you can also choose between a

traditional notification shade

or split between a notification center

and a control center

there is support for an always-on

display which has plenty of

customization options

you can even make the phone glow at the

edges when a new notification

comes in and there's an ir blaster too

which allows you to use the phone as a

remote to control certain applianceswith

at the heart of the redmi note 10 pro is

a snapdragon 732g

chipset built on an 8 nanometer process

i'll start off by saying that this isn't

the highest tier of mid-range chip

and there's no support for 5g network

connectivity

and since there isn't a flagship grade

gpu high frame rate gaming isn't really

supported

but even so the redmi note 10 pro holds

its own and does a nice job performance

wise for its class

regular gaming feels good and the miui

interface is as smooth as butter

the whole device is powered by a large

5020 milliamp hour battery

and battery life is excellent here is

slightly less than last year's model

perhaps due to the high refresh rate but

still with the screen set to 120 hertz

the redmi note 10 pro earned an

endurance rating of 114 hours in our

tests

you get support for 30 watt fast

charging and a 33 watt charger comes in

the box

with it we were able to charge the redmi

note 10 pro from a dead battery to 50

in half an hour now finally on to the

cameras

the note 10 pro has a quad camera setup

with a high

res 108 megapixel main camera an 8

megapixel ultra wide cam

a 5 megapixel tele macro camera with

autofocus

and a depth sensor the main camera

outputs 12 megapixel photos

and these are not just outstanding for

this class but could even be considered

flagship level

there's abundant detail with great

looking foliage

low noise and true to life colors the

dynamic range is excellent

and yet not over the top our only

nitpick is that some areas look a bit over

sharpened portrait shots are taken with

the main cam and the dev sensor

the quality here is quite nice though

the subject separation

while proficient isn't perfect at times

since there's no telephoto cam zoom is

done digitally

and you'll end up with a photo which is

soft and lacking in detail due to the

upscaling

8 megapixel ultrawide photos come out

quite good

they are pretty rich in detail with

accurate colors

low enough noise proficient distortion

correction and ok dynamic range

the 5 megapixel telemacro camera is used

to take close-up shots

and these are detailed with lively

colors plus having autofocus means

getting a sharp result is relatively

painless

the contrast and noise levels aren't

very impressive though

in low light the main camera suffers

from not having optical stabilization

while you get bright photos with

preserved colors these are quite noisy

due to the high iso

and around half of your shots will come

out blurry or out of focus

however the night mode turns things

around it takes around 2 seconds to

process

and it cleans up noise restores some

blown highlights

and exposes a bit more detail in shadows

plus we got fewer blurry photos ultra

wide shots taken at night are usable

but not very good the detail and color

retention are enough

but the exposure is often dark and

there's plenty of noise

there is no night mode available here

selfies are taken with the 16 megapixel

front-facing cam

which has fixed focus these have enough

detail

with nice colors and excellent contrast

videos can be taken in up to 4k at 30fps

with the main camera

this footage is great with plenty of

detail

low noise and excellent sharpness colors

and contrast

the ultra wide cam can only shoot in up

to 1080p at 30fps

the quality is outstanding though with

rich detail

and excellent colors contrast and

dynamic range

as well as low noise

so that's the redmi note 10 pro for a

pretty reasonable price you get some

great features

like that 120hz amoled display an

elegant and splash proof build

excellent battery life stereo speakers

and standout daytime photography

and video recording like i mentioned

earlier the only real corners cut here

are with the mid-range chipset and that

mediocre camera performance in low light

but the chipset is still competitive for

the class and it's just hard to get that

nice low light processing outside of a

true flagship

overall the redmi note 10 pro is one of

the best deals we've seen so far this

year

and if you're looking for a mid-ranger

that really stands out from the rest of

the pack

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this