Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Review

 Xiaomi's redmi note 10 pro is a very popular and affordable mid-range, 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.

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Before we get started our review is of the 4g version of the redmi note 10. The 5g one has a more powerful Chipset. 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. It's 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 GB on board. 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. 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. 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 a display to show you time and notifications. It's quite customizable. 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. 

  REDMI note 10 has a snapdragon 678 Chipset built on an 11 nanometer process. It'sjust 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 5000Mah hour battery. 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 auto focus. A 8 megapixel ultra wide angle camera. 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 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. The distortion correction does a great job. 

  There's no support for net mode on this camera either selfies are taken with a 13 megapixel front facing camera. 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 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. 

SUMMARY 

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. 

However, you do save a considerable amount and the overall package is still solid and great value for the money. If you're on a budget the redmi note 10, is definitely worth recommending.