REDMI NOTE 10 REVIEW

redmi note 10 pro is a  

very popular and affordable mid-ranger 

but this is the cheaper version the 

regular redmi note 10. 

Do you still get the important features 

here and which ones you miss out on 

let's find out in our full review 

before we get started our review is of 

the 4g version of the redmi note 10. 

the 5g one has a more powerful chipset 

but also some downgrades and other 

features to balance that out 

yeah it's kind of confusing the xiaomi 

redmi note 10 brings a very similar

looking design to the redmi note 10 pro

with a glossy back curved at the edges

and that snazzy looking camera

arrangement

The note 10 is a bit smaller and feels

lighter in the hand though

and this back is made from plastic not

gorilla glass

but even though it is a bit less premium.

The redmi note 10 still brings ip53 dust

and splash resistance

which isn't so common at this price on

the front is a 6.43 inch amoled display

with a 1080p resolution

and gorilla glass 3 protection unlike

the pro you get just a standard refresh

right here

however this screen is quite nice you

get good sharpness and the blacks are

quite deep

something typical of oled panels colors

look nice and can be quite accurate

depending on your color setting

and max brightness is decent too we

measured 475 nits with a slider

and a boost up to around 680 nits in

auto mode when in bright conditions

for audio the redmi note 10 brings a

pair of stereo speakers which are well

balanced

the top one is just as loud as the

bottom they're not quite as loud as the

speakers on the pro version

but still scored good on our charts

you can plug in headphones through the

3.5 millimeter jack too

and their support for fm radio with them

plugged in

another popular feature you'll find on

the redmi note 10 is expandable storage

through a dedicated slot on top of the

64 or 128 gigs on board

but something you won't get here is nfc

support which the pro version and many

competitors do provide

the interface of the redmi note 10 is

xiaomi's miui 12 on top of android 11.

we've seen miui 12 on many many devices

since it debuted last year

and it generally remains the same ui

regardless of android version

some of its key features include the

option to keep your apps in an app

drawer

or on the home screen and you can opt to

split the standard notification shade

into a panel just for notifications

and one for the quick toggle options

called the control panel

since the screen is an oled there is

support for an always on display to show

you time and notifications

it's quite customizable and waking up

and unlocking the redmi note 10 can be

done with the side mounted fingerprint

reader

power button it's well placed and very

fast

and reliable at the heart of the redmi

note 10 is a snapdragon 678 chipset

built on an 11 nanometer process it's

just like the snapdragon 675 we've seen

in other mid-rangers

but with a slightly higher cpu clock

speed performance wise it's a bit better

too

but still on the lower end of the charts

as far as benchmark scores go

this chipset is just not as powerful as

the snapdragon 700 series ones we see in

many competitors

performance is still decent but can feel

on the slow side at times

powering the device is a large 5 000

milliamp hour battery

and battery life is great here but not

very competitive the redmi note 10 was

able to score an endurance rating of 110

hours in our proprietary tests

but on top of that charging speed is

quite fast among the fastest in this

class

the bundled 33 watt charger took this

big battery from zero to 65 percent

in half an hour there are four cameras

on the back of the redmi note 10

a 48 megapixel quad bay or main cam with

face detection autofocus

an 8 megapixel ultra wide angle cam a 2

megapixel macro camera

and a depth sensor in good light

12 megapixel shots from the main camera

are very sharp and detailed for the

class

with impressive dynamic range and true

to life colors

the note 10 pro is quite proficient when

it comes to taking portrait photos

edge detection is really good and the

bokeh effect looks convincing

plus you get a nice level of detail and

natural looking skin tones

the ultrawide camera is competitive for

this price range

its photos are a bit softer than the

main cams but the color reproduction is

the same

plus the distortion correction does a

great job

close-up photos taken with the macro

camera are just okay

there's no autofocus here like on last

year's model so getting a sharp photo

takes some trial and error

and while the colors look nice you don't

get a ton of detail at the 2 megapixel

resolution

at night photos from the main cam have

mostly good contrast and colors

and the hdr does a decent job bringing

out detail from the shadows

but the overall fine details are wiped

out by the heavy noise suppression

if you turn on night mode you get more

balanced shadows and highlights

and the fine detail is restored it's a

heavily processed look but everything

looks more clear

and the processing time is just about as

fast as the main photo mode

low light photos from the ultra wide

camera are soft and noisy

and have narrow dynamic range and\

there's no support for net mode on this

camera either

selfies are taken with a 13 megapixel

front facing camera

and these look good the subject's face

comes out well exposed regardless of

background

and there's a decent amount of fine

detail videos can be recorded with the

main camera up to 4k resolution at 30fps

but stabilization is only supported in

1080p

4k video has good contrast and low noise

but the colors are a bit bland

and dynamic range is narrow with clipped

highlights

the ultrawide camera records video in

1080p and colors look more lively here

there is some noise and softness though

and the dynamic range is again lacking

so that's the redmi note 10. you get a

nice looking and water resistant design

with a bright oled screen excellent

battery life with fast charging

stereo speakers and some decent camera

performance

compared to the pro model you miss out

on having a high screen refresh rate

a more powerful chipset and that nice

high-res camera

but you do save a considerable amount

and the overall package is still

solid and great value for the money so

if you're on a budget the redmi note 10

is definitely worth recommending