Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G is the 2021 connectivity trim of the Note 10 family, pairing the MediaTek Dimensity 700 with a 6.53-inch 90 Hz IPS panel and a 5000 mAh battery in a 190-gram body. Our catalog scores it 37 on everyday use, 86 on compactness and 29 on screen. A 48-megapixel main camera leads the setup, and the 4/64 GB trim was tracked at about $200 new. The Redmi Note 10 is the 4G base, and the Redmi Note 10S trades 5G for an OLED and a bigger sensor.

Display and design

The 6.53-inch IPS panel refreshes at 90 Hz and scores 29 on our screen axis, with a 500-nit figure that is fair for an LCD at this price. No ingress rating is documented. At 190 grams the body earns the compactness score of 86 — a plain, evenly balanced frame built around the large cell.

Performance

The Dimensity 700 posts an everyday axis of 37 and a gaming axis of 4: smooth daily pace with 5G on board, the reason this trim exists. Tracked trims run from 4 to 8 GB of RAM, and no software-window figure is documented for this model.

Camera

The camera axis of 15 rests on a 48-megapixel main sensor, and video capture is not documented. Daylight output from the main sensor is serviceable for the class, and the camera is plainly not the reason to pick this trim: connectivity was the spend here.

Battery and charging

The 5000 mAh battery scores 40 on our battery axis — a full day with slack, two at a stretch — while 18 W charging scores 0, the slow-refill tax of the budget tier. Connectivity came first: 5G silicon and a 90 Hz screen ahead of charging hardware.

Verdict

At about $200 new for 4/64 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G answered one question — the cheapest usable 5G in the Note family — and spent everywhere else accordingly. Used market data is sparse. The Note 10 keeps 4G for an OLED, and the Note 10S is the camera alternative.