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Introduction and specs
Even though the Redmi sub-brand has ventured into the upper mid-range class and also the lower floors of the high-end market, Xiaomi's most venerable weapon remains the vanilla Redmi series and perhaps the Redmi Note family as well. And the Redmi 10 seems like a worthy successor to the famous series offering a substantial upgrade over the Redmi 9 and adding a couple of stand-out features that are particularly hard to come across in this price range.
For about $160-180, you receive a set of stereo loudspeakers, 90Hz high-refresh-rate display, reverse wired charging at 9W, a 50MP main camera and a dedicated microSD card slot to complement the rather generous 64GB of internal storage within the price range. And that's on top of the base specs you'd normally want to see in a budget device.
Xiaomi Redmi 10 specs at a glance:
- Body: 162.0x75.5x8.9mm, 181g; Gorilla Glass 3 front, plastic back and plastic frame.
- Display: 6.50" LCD, 90Hz, 1080x2400px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 405ppi.
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio G88 (12nm): Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G52 MC2.
- Memory: 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM; eMMC 5.1; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
- OS/Software: Android 11, MIUI 12.5.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4; Depth: 2 MP, f/2.4.
- Front camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide).
- Video capture: Rear camera: 1080p@30fps; Front camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; Fast charging 18W, Reverse charging 9W.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); FM radio; Infrared port; 3.5mm jack.
The best part is that the Redmi 10 doesn't go crazy with the price bump compared to the Redmi 9 when it launched. Yet, the 10 improves upon its predecessor in almost every aspect. Even the chipset has been revised to support the 90Hz 1080p+ display. Actually, this is the first MediaTek Helio G88-powered smartphone on the market.
The Redmi 10 is a special device that democratizes premium features, which have so far been reserved for more expensive phones. The Redmi and Redmi Note lineups are full of devices that are genuinely worth getting excited about. So follow us into the next pages to uncover what makes the Redmi 10 tick.
Unboxing the Xiaomi Redmi 10
The device comes in a standard box with pretty much everything you'd normally expect. You have the USB-C to USB-A cable for charging and data transfer, a 22.5W-rated brick for charging and a transparent silicone case.
Keep in mind that the phone doesn't actually support 22.5W fast charging, it caps at 18W, but Xiaomi has been supplying most of its midrange phones with the same 22.5W charger to cut on manufacturing costs.
Design and handling
The design is nothing too fancy but catches our attention with a more "mature" looks this time around. The back of the device is still made of plastic imitating frosted glass and has some sort of subtle gradient, but it's definitely not as flashy as the Redmi 9 was. The Redmi 10 tones down a little with three color variants - Pebble White, which we have, and also Carbon Gray and Sea Blue. All of them have a somewhat more neutral and mature vibe.
The soft-touch surface on the back is quite slippery but definitely not as much as real frosted glass. It also feels pretty nice in hand and perhaps just as important - fingerprints and smudges don't stick to the surface. Or at least they are almost impossible to see even if you look close enough. That's the case with the Pebble White color, that is.
The camera bump is quite pronounced and sticks out just enough to make the phone wobble when placed on its back. An additional accent around the camera module with a strange inscription "AI-CAM Photography system" seems a little bit too much.
Otherwise, the rectangular camera island with rounded corners has a rather distinctive design. The main 50MP sensor is placed on the top, with the other three cameras arranged in a square formation along with the LED flash to retain the symmetry.
Flipping the phone around reveals a flat glass panel with no curvatures whatsoever. The bezels are thin enough, while the top and side ones are almost symmetrical. The chin is the only one that stands out, but it isn't annoying at all. The camera cutout is a bit too big for our taste, but that's a subjective matter.
The frame is also made of plastic, which tries to mimic anodized aluminum. It has thin, round edges and sides, while the top and bottom parts are almost completely flat. They seem like a nice touch and fit the overall looks.
Interestingly enough, the left loudspeaker (when holding the phone in landscape orientation) is located on the top side of the frame, along with the IR blaster and 3.5mm audio jack. The bottom is home to the USB-C connector and the second loudspeaker.
The right side is where you will find the volume rocker and the power button, which doubles as a fingerprint reader as well. The FP reader sits quite high, and there is only a subtle indentation around it, so it's hard to find by touch, but it's a small annoyance.
All in all, the Redmi 10 feels solid in hand without being heavy. Tipping the scale at just 185g and providing a rather comfortable grip thanks to the rounded and not-so-slippery back, the handset is easy to handle.
High refresh rate on a budget
The Redmi 10 is the first phone from the series that flaunts an HRR display, and it does so at a very affordable price.
Aside from the 90Hz refresh rate, though, the Redmi 10's display isn't much different from Redmi 9's. It has a 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel with a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution since it goes for a taller aspect ratio of 20:9 as opposed to the 19.5:9 ratio on the previous Redmi.
The advertised 400 nits of maximum brightness seem to be spot-on as our equipment detected a 396 nits with the brightness slider cranked all the way up.
Leaving the software to control the brightness would net you a maximum of 477 nits when in a really bright environment. We felt that this is enough for a rather comfortable use outdoors, and we can't really expect more from a budget device anyway.
| Display test | 100% brightness | ||
| Black, |
White, |
||
| 0 | 396 | 1494:1 | |
| 0.4 | 477 | 1193:1 | |
| 0.202 | 328 | 1624:1 | |
| 0.253 | 426 | 1684:1 | |
| 0.239 | 381 | 1594:1 | |
| 0.32 | 437 | 1366:1 | |
| 0.204 | 403 | 1975:1 | |
| 0.241 | 468 | 1942:1 | |
| 0 | 458 | ∞ | |
| 0 | 657 | ∞ | |
| 0.252 | 395 | 1567:1 | |
| 0.277 | 439 | 1585:1 | |
Also, the screen offers a respectable 1494:1 contrast ratio and can deliver accurate colors with the Standard color preset. The tests returned an average dE2000 of just 2.6, with just the whites and grays still a bit on the blue side.
The minimum brightness is also impressive - just 1.2 nits, which is very low and appears dark even in a pitch dark room.
We also didn't notice much light bleeds or halos. Sure, there are some at the bottom and top edges as well as near the camera cutout but those can be seen only if you look close enough, mostly on white background. It's definitely not something everyone would ever notice.
Overall, for this price, the Redmi 10 offers an excellent IPS LCD panel, not to mention, it's high-refresh-rate capable.
HRR control isn't the best we've seen, but there is some degree of automatic control to save you some juice over the course of a day. There are only two settings in the Display sub-menu - 90Hz and 60Hz. Opting for the 90Hz would give you the maximum refresh rate in all system menus and apps we've tried, except for the video streaming apps such as YouTube and Netflix. The software switches down the refresh rate to 60Hz when you play a video in the default gallery, too.
More granular control over the refresh rate isn't available, so for instance, if you are not interacting with the screen or you are looking at still images, the clock would still run at 90Hz. Moreover, we couldn't find a scenario where the refresh rate falls down to 45Hz, even though Xiaomi proudly advertises it.
Battery life
Having a mid-range chipset with low energy requirements paired with a 5,000 mAh battery, you are bound to get pretty impressive battery life. And although the overall result is slightly lower than it was for the Redmi 9, the current Redmi has pretty good screen-on runtimes and excellent standby and 3G talk times.
On the other hand, looking at the bigger picture, the Redmi 10's battery life is just about average at best. Oh, how things have changed over the years.
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSerDevice app. The endurance rating denotes how long the battery charge will last you if you use the device for an hour of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. More details can be found here.
Video test carried out in Adaptive refresh rate mode and 48Hz. Web browsing test done at the display's highest refresh rate whenever possible. Refer to the respective reviews for specifics. To adjust the endurance rating formula to match your own usage patterns check out our all-time battery test results chart where you can also find all phones we've tested.
Charging speed
As expected, charging times aren't stellar given the big 5,000mAh unit onboard and the supported 18W charging. In the first 30 minutes, the phone got to just 26%, while a full charge took 2 hours and 13 minutes. This puts the Redmi 10 on the slow side when compared to other phones too. Keep in mind that some of the handsets in the table below sport 6,000 mAh batteries.
30min charging test (from 0%)
Higher is better
- Realme 8
56% - Xiaomi Redmi 9 (18W)
33% - Motorola Moto G30
32% - Xiaomi Redmi 10
26% - Xiaomi Redmi 9T
25% - Poco M3
25%
Time to full charge (from 0%)
Lower is better
- Realme 8
1:09h - Xiaomi Redmi 10
2:13h - Motorola Moto G30
2:28h - Xiaomi Redmi 9T
2:30h - Poco M3
2:30h
Speakers
To be perfectly honest, we are giving the Redmi 10 bonus points for just having a set of stereo speakers. We'd choose a dual-speaker setup over a high-quality single speaker any day of the week. And the Redmi 10's speakers don't sound bad either. Music flows clear and punchy with minimal distortion of the highs as you go up the volume slider. The bass is a bit on the flat side too. We also have the feeling that these speakers are tuned towards users watching movies and videos because the actors' voices sound clean and loud in all scenarios.
And when it comes to loudness, the Redmi 10 isn't too shabby with its -26.3 LUFS score, although it falls a bit behind the competition.
Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.
MIUI 12.5 with Android 11 under the hood
Naturally, the Redmi 10 comes with the latest MIUI iteration, which in this case is the 12.5. Xiaomi has a good track record of keeping its low-end and even old devices up to date, at least when it comes to MIUI. Core Android updates come a bit later on in one's life cycle.
MIUI is far from a pure Android experience, but Xiaomi's skin has matured quite a bit over the years. The software runs smoothly, offers an abundance of settings and customizations, even on a low-end phone like the Redmi 10.
One big change with MIUI 12 is the notification shade. Now divided in two, all your notifications can be seen by swiping from the left half of the screen while the revamped quick toggle buttons are summoned with a swipe down from the right half of the screen. The most commonly used ones are highlighted with different colors and bigger icons. The rest can be re-arranged, and, of course, the brightness slider is where it should be.
The notification panel offers you a choice between standard Android notification cards and the revamped MIUI ones that go better with the overall MIUI aesthetics.
Home screen, notification shade, quick toggles, recent apps menu
And even though MIUI 12.5 sounds like a minor update over the MIUI 12, it's actually a bearer of a slew of new features. Some of them are security and privacy-related. You can prevent apps from accessing your personal information such as location, private data, clipboard and even won't save passwords.
General settings menu
Secondly, Xiaomi has worked on transition animations as well as overall design and compares the smoothness and simplicity of those to Apple's iOS. And we must say, we definitely do see the resemblance, for better or worse, that's for you to decide.
The system comes with fewer pre-installed apps, streamlining the system app experience. Additionally, there are several under-the-hood changes thanks to the revisited back-end code. Allegedly, the OS now draws 25% less power, and background memory usage has been decreased by 35%.
Xiaomi has introduced a new dynamic wallpaper of the Four Sisters Mountain in China, so your phone is in line with your environment. The picture adapts to your current location's weather report while new sounds for notifications are added to better suit your surrounding. Multiple notifications will come in different tones.
Themes and wallpapers
Themes have been an integral part of the MIUI experience, so Xiaomi has once again provided an insane amount of themes in its store.
As far as fingerprint reader performance goes, we have little to complain about. The scanner is blazing-fast, responsive and accurate too. For those accidental misreads that often happen with phones carrying a side-mounted fingerprint reader, MIUI has a solution. You can set the unlock method that requires you to press down on the power button. It only then starts to read your fingertip.
The new memory extension feature is on by default, and perhaps, it's advisable to keep it that way. The base Redmi 10 memory configuration is 4GB, so allocating just 1GB of your internal storage (64GB without the microSD), is a fair trade-off.
The Redmi 10 sure is on a tight budget, but that doesn't mean it can't support some advanced features such as Floating Windows. The name of the feature is pretty self-explanatory - it allows you to open an app in a floating window, which will appear on top of everything else you open, even a full-screen app. The feature is now more easily accessible via the recent apps menu. Which, by the way, offers deep memory clean that wipes off the apps that are loaded into the RAM.
Floating window and Memory extension
You've probably already picked it up by now that we liked the way MIUI 12.5 turned out. It's well-designed, it offers an abundance of cool features, and it runs great, for the most part. We did notice some minor slowdowns and hiccups here and there but that's to be expected given the modest hardware the Redmi 10 has to work with. Otherwise, day-to-day performance is really good.
Performance
The Mediatek Helio G88 that the Redmi 10 is rocking seemed like a new chipset, but it turned out it's the well-known Helio G85 with a few new features.
The Helio G88 can now support 90Hz at 1080p and can work with 64MP main cameras instead of 48MP. The rest of the specs are identical, though - octa-core CPU with 2x Cortex-A75 cores ticking at 2.0 GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 clocked at 1.8 GHz. The GPU is Mali G52 MC2 working at 1 GHz.
The handset can be found with various memory configurations - 4GB/64GB, 4GB/128GB and 6GB/128GB. The storage is expandable via a dedicated microSD card, while the internal storage chips are eMMC 5.1, not of the UFS kind.
Unfortunately, though, most of the benchmarks we've tried on our unit were blocked, so we only have the Geekbench 5 results listed below. The good news is that the Helio G88 performs just as expected, and there's no difference between the G85 and G88 performance-wise. You can expect identical performance to the Redmi 9 in all scenarios.
GeekBench 5 (multi-core)
Higher is better
- Realme 8
1690 - Xiaomi Redmi 9T
1400 - Poco M3
1398 - Realme Narzo 20
1328 - Xiaomi Redmi 9 (Prime)
1325 - Xiaomi Redmi 10
1294 - Redmi Note 9
1292 - Samsung Galaxy A32
1277
GeekBench 5 (single-core)
Higher is better
- Realme 8
533 - Realme Narzo 20
385 - Xiaomi Redmi 9 (Prime)
362 - Redmi Note 9
361 - Xiaomi Redmi 10
361 - Samsung Galaxy A32
361 - Poco M3
308 - Xiaomi Redmi 9T
307
Quad-camera setup with a 50MP sensor leading the pack
Undoubtedly, the main camera is one of the biggest upgrades this year's Redmi 10 has to offer over its predecessors. Samsung's brand new ISOCEL JN1 50MP sensor is spearheading the department with some impressive specs for its class. The sensor measures 1/2.76" in size with 0.64µm pixels and is built on the ISOCELL 2.0 technology. Taking the tetrapixel binning in mind (stitching 4 adjacent pixels into 1), the effective pixel size becomes 1.28µm while the native binned resolution is 12.5MP. Double Super PD autofocus is also on the list of features as well as real-time HDR. In this particular case, the sensor is paired with an f/1.8 lens.
The main camera is complemented by the commonly used 8MP ultrawide shooter offering an f/2.2 aperture and 120-degree field of view, which is a small step up from last year's 118-degree field of view.
On the other hand, the dedicated macro unit has been downgraded to 2MP, down from the 5MP one on the Redmi 9. We wouldn't stress too much about it since macro cameras are generally of low-quality anyway.
A second 2MP camera is also on board and is used for depth sensing.
The selfie experience should theoretically be the same as before, given that the 8MP f/2.0, 1/4.0" camera makes a return.
Camera menus
The default Camera app isn't any different from before, with the standard modes arranged in a carousel formation. There's also a "More" button that opens up a separate sub-menu for the rest of the modes that couldn't fit in the carousel. The general settings menu icon is located in the upper-right corner of the viewfinder.
Strangely enough, the macro camera doesn't get a dedicated Macro mode or a quick toggle in the default Photo mode, you'd have to tap on the additional settings on top of the viewfinder to access the macro camera.
Default camera app
The Pro mode hasn't been left out and gives you the freedom to tinker with white balance, focus, ISO, shutter speed and exposure.
General camera settings
Daylight samples
Main camera
Even with the new 50MP camera, daylight photos by the Redmi 10 are quite underwhelming. It's usually what you'd expect to get from a budget camera but we had set our hopes higher.
Just like all phones in this price bracket, the photos have a color cast that makes colors appear quite far from reality. They are also poor in contrast and dynamic range.
Still, you get a much better definition of the fine detail than any other phone in the price range so that's something.
Daylight main camera samples
Taking photos indoors results in considerably darker images with reduced sharpness and increased noise.
Daylight main camera samples
We also tried out the 50MP mode, but we couldn't see any benefits from it. In fact, the increased detail comes at the cost of more noise and somewhat reduced sharpness too. The HDR doesn't work in that mode, too.
50MP main camera samples
Ultrawide camera
Surely, we didn't expect much from the ultrawide camera after the main camera's poor performance. Ultrawide photo quality is usually an Achilles' heel for significantly more expensive handsets, but the Redmi 10 did surprise us in several aspects.
Right off the bat, we can see a noticeable difference in the color reproduction, with the ultrawide shots looking a bit more lively, saturated and brighter overall too. Sharpness and detail aren't its strongest suits, but closer subjects would look just fine. There's no extreme edge softness, and the lens distortion algorithm is doing a pretty good job.
Daylight ultrawide camera samples
Objectively speaking, the Redmi 10's ultrawide camera punches above its class thanks to its vibrant colors, good contrast and overall clear image. Handsets running the same camera produce pictures of considerably lower quality.
2x zoom
Even though Xiaomi has put a dedicated 2x zoom toggle in the standard Photo mode, the zoomed samples lack detail and the issues with colors and the color cast are even more apparent.
Main camera 2x crop zoom samples
Macro camera
As it's usually the case with macro cameras, the main drawback is that the 2MP shooter here is that it lacks autofocus and optical stabilization. Since the latter is too much to ask for, the AF would have been appreciated as it makes the shooting experience that much better.
Macro camera samples
In any case, the quality of the macro samples is just about average. Colors aren't punchy per se, sharpness is nice, but the amount of detail is limited due to the low-resolution sensor. Make sure that all of your photos have sufficient lighting because the tiny 2MP sensor struggles even in decent conditions.
Low-light samples
Main camera
Expectations should match the phone's price tag when it comes to low-light photos, but we do see a significant improvement over the last generation, and perhaps it's due to the new 50MP main sensor.
Some of the low-light samples look decent and are suitable for social media. And that's not something you should take for granted in a phone with this price tag.
Images are still soft, highlights are often clipped, and contrast could be a tad better. However, details in the shadows are still visible, and colors are generally saturated enough, so the pictures don't look half bad.
Low-light main camera samples
Even better, the Redmi 10 didn't skip on the Night mode like the Redmi 9 did, which obviously makes the whole nighttime photography thing a lot more enjoyable. We are actually quite impressed with the results.
Capturing photos in this mode doesn't take that long and you stand to gain a significant improvement in sharpness, fine detail, dynamic range and overall picture quality. Just take a look at the shadows and highlights - they are now much more balanced with the Night mode, light sources are contained, and contrast is looking a lot better.
Night mode main camera samples
This year's Night mode is definitely a game-changer and helps the Redmi 10 challenge considerably more expensive handsets when it comes to nighttime shooting.
2x zoom
The Night mode works with the 2x zoom, but don't expect remotely usable images. They are soft, blurry and noisy all-around, and the Night mode doesn't seem to help much either.
Low-light 2x zoom samples: Normal • Night mode • Normal • Night mode • Normal • Night mode • Normal • Night mode
Ultrawide camera
There's no Night mode for the ultrawide snapper, but the samples turned out a tad better than expected. We were anticipating awful ultrawide shots, but some of them can actually be decent enough for social media.
The contrast is really good, colors are punchy, and detail is okay even in the shadows. We noticed that it tends to go for a darker exposure, but that has probably helped with the noise, which is hard to spot in the dark areas of the image. Sharpness also needs some improvement, and perhaps some artificial sharpening would go a long way.
Our overall assessment of the low-light ultrawide snaps is pretty much the same as daylight - above average for its class and even better than some mid-range handsets using the same 8MP sensor.
Low-light ultrawide camera samples
Here's how the primary camera on the Redmi 10 stacks against the rest of the competition in the controlled environment of our Photo Compare Tool.
Xiaomi Redmi 10 vs. Poco M3 and the Moto G30 in our Photo compare tool
Portraits
Portraits are a bit of a mixed bag as the edge detection algorithm is rough around the edges, and images are generally soft unless you are outside on a bright sunny day. Even the slightest drop in ambient light results in soft-looking portraits with washed-away detail. Colors are punchy, though, and the skin tones look rather natural.
Portrait samples
Selfies
The selfies are an improvement over the Redmi 9's as well, or in other words - they are pretty good. There is some artificial sharpening going in those samples that may bring out some skin imperfections a bit more than usual, but that's what beautification modes are for, right? Anyway, there's a significant amount of fine detail in most of those shots; the subject's skin is looking natural, colors are vibrant, and the dynamic range is sufficiently wide.
Selfie samples
And by sufficiently wide, we mean that the subject's face is always prioritized even in more challenging conditions. We did notice, however, a slight improvement in sharpness in Portrait mode because HDR is disabled when taking portraits. Take the second and last scenes as an example. This is a rather common sighting where the HDR may soften up some photos.
Portrait selfie samples
Video recording
The phone video recording is capped at 1080p@30fps. It also offers 2x zoom recording and with the ultrawide camera at the same 1080p resolution.
Sadly, even for a Full HD video, the samples below looks uninspiring. They are not very detailed but they also appear oversharpened.
Strangely enough, the ultrawide camera offers a tad better-looking video. Contrast is improved, colors are much more vivid without going over the top and is just about as sharp as the main camera's recording. Two other issues, though - the ultrawide camera tends to go for darker exposure and adds some visible noise into the frame.
As expected, the zoom video is a tad softer, but not as much as we expected, but the processing is the same as the default mode.
There's no EIS, even at 1080p, and we kind of expected it to offer some sort of stabilization.
Once you are done with the real-life scenarios, take a look at our video compare tool to see how the Redmi 10 competes against the other phones we've reviewed.
1080p: Xiaomi Redmi 10 vs. Poco M3 and the Moto G30 in our Video compare tool
Competition
It's not easy to match the Redmi series when it comes to value for money in the low-end segment, and it's no surprise that most of the competitors we've picked are Redmi 10's close relatives from Xiaomi's own portfolio. And even then, the Redmi 10 has some tricks up its sleeve that can easily persuade someone still wondering if the handset is worth it.
Let's start with the most obvious option - the Redmi 9T. This device was released earlier this year as a refresh of the original Redmi 9 but with a Snapdragon 662, which offers about the same horsepower and a large 48MP sensor. The Redmi 9T is rocking a set of stereo speakers as well and is paired with a similar 6.5-inch IPS panel, although capped at 60Hz. It edges out with a bigger 6,000 mAh battery, and the higher endurance rating can give you an idea of how much more battery life you'd be getting (127h vs. 150h).
In the end, there's little difference between the two phones, so you might have to decide on your own whether the smoother and brighter 90Hz display is worth it over the larger battery in the Redmi 9T.
Xiaomi Redmi 9T • Xiaomi Poco M3
The Poco M3 is another Xiaomi phone that pops up in our search for handsets around the €150 mark. With its unusual design, the M3 is definitely a looker, but just like the Redmi 9T, it has little to no difference compared to the newer Redmi 10. Similar display (minus the 90Hz refresh rate), similar performance, a set of stereo speakers and familiar camera experience and performance. The ultrawide unit has been left out, though. The bigger 6,000 mAh unit inside the Poco M3 could be the one thing that tips the scale for most users.
Perhaps the Realme 8 is the equalizer in this selection. Costing just as much, it offers a marginally faster Helio G95 chipset, the same battery with considerably faster charging at 30W, an impressive 64MP main camera with good real-world performance, and an unrivaled 6.4-inch Super AMOLED panel with HDR10 support and 657 nits of peak brightness according to our tests. Or in other words, the 90Hz refresh rate and the stereo speakers are the only things that the Redmi 10 has against the Realme 8.
Realme 8 • Motorola Moto G30
Another worthy opponent would be the Motorola Moto G30 - a recent phone with a big main camera sensor, good camera performance overall and a similar 90Hz display. However, it settles for a less than ideal 720p resolution in the same 6.5-inch diagonal. Battery life is comparable, but no stereos speakers either. We've included the Moto G30 because it's one of the few handsets to run on clean Android, so if that's your thing, the Moto G30 is pretty much your only option in most markets.
With all being said, the Redmi 10 may often miss from one's potential shopping list due to its rather limited availability. At the time of this review, the Redmi 10 is available only to select markets and is sold via AliExpress. Not to mention the base 4GB/64GB memory variant is almost always out of stock. The phone also lacks NFC so contactless payments are a no-go.
Verdict
Redmi phones have always been an easy recommendation, especially the ones from the vanilla Redmi series. And it's hard not to like a phone that ranges between €160 and €200 and offers a relatively bright 90Hz IPS display, long battery life, a set of dual speakers, good camera performance, and doesn't miss on any essential features (at least for some users) such as IR blaster, 3.5mm audio jack, dedicated microSD card slot and reverse charging.
Nonetheless, things are changing, and more challengers worth considering are emerging. The limited availability of the Redmi 10 can be a setback for its success too.
The Redmi 10 is a pretty capable budget phone. It's just that it's not the clear-cut go-to phone to get for affordability like the Redmi 9 was. This time around, there might be some better options out there, depending on your needs.
Pros
- Bright, 1080p, 90Hz LCD with good colors and contrast ratio.
- Stereo loudspeakers.
- Solid battery life.
- Main camera can take good low-light photos thanks to Night mode.
- Ultrawide camera is better than average for the class.
- Standalone microSD, IR port, FM radio, reverse wired charging.
Cons
- Occasional UI lag.
- Slow charging.
- Underwhelming daylight main camera photos and night-time ultrawide camera photos.
- Video recording is only 1080p, not very good and lacks stabilization.
- Limited market availability at launch.
- No NFC.
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