SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi Note 10 5G review: First-gen budget 5G.

Item: Redmi Note 10 5G
Rating: 70
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2021·$199

Overall

70/100

Class rank

#1 of 147

Tier

Budget

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

First Redmi Note 5G.

Note 10 5G opened Redmi's 5G Note line — Dimensity 700 + 90 Hz under $200.

01Display

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS LCD

Size6.5"

Refresh90 Hz

02Performance

68/100

At 68/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2021 — 16 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetDimensity 700

RAM4 GB

Storage128 GB

03Camera

68/100

At 68/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2021 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Main48 MP

Macro2 MP

Depth2 MP

Front8 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5,000 mAh

Charging18 W

05Software

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for budget phones of 2021.

What works

First Redmi Note 5G at $199.
90 Hz LCD.
48 MP cam.
NFC.

What doesn't

Dimensity 700 modest.
18 W charging.
LCD only.
4 GB / 128 GB tight RAM.

Cross-shop it against

POCO M5

$190 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .