Redmi Note 10 Pro (Dark Night, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) -120hz Super Amoled Display|64MPwith 5mp Super Tele-Macro | 33W Charger Included

Since my OnePlus 7 conked off out of nowhere one fine day, I was forced to scout for a new phone on a very short term basis. Because of this, I had to move from a phone in the budget premium segment to a higher trim phone within the midrange segment. I will be writing this review from this perspective. I have been using this phone as my main device since the 4th of July, and I've written this review after using this phone for a little under two weeks.One of the biggest things that got my eye was the beautiful Samsung AMOLED display. It is on par with, if not better than my older OnePlus 7. The blacks are beautiful and I could tell that MI did not skimp out on this segment. However, I do feel that their touch sensor could use some improvement, as I find myself mistouching a lot of buttons on it. Also, the screen tends to have a significant flashing problem, especially during the night. While I don't think this is a very frequent issue, do keep this in mind when making a purchase. Another great thing about the screen is the refresh rate. While 120 Hz does make a noticeable difference to the speed at which images and frames move, over time it didn't feel too prominent. Also, most websites do not have the silky smooth scrolling, thus, making it feel a bit alienating. That being said, the refresh rate is very noticeable for sure.The build quality of the phone is quite good for the price. While the phone does have a plastic back, it doesn't feel cheap and feels quite sturdy in the hand. The aluminum sides give it a very premium look, even when coupled with the glass back. That being said, having seen the durability tests on youtube, which seemed to highlight that the phone has a lot of vulnerabilities in the build sturdiness. So I'd recommend treating this phone and putting a case on it if using it.The software experience is not too bad. I love the amount of customisation MIUI offers, from the huge selection of user made themes available, to the smaller quality of life changes from the ability to hide the notch to the ability to go as far as changing the phones font. However I did notice that the phone forces apps to go an dark mode when dark mode is turned on, which causes some images appear incorrectly on the apps. Also, there are times when the screen goes completely unresponsive, and forcing a shutdown is the only way to get the phone back to normal. Other than this, the software is good. A major plus is the fact that the phone comes with Android 11 out of the box, and the phone doesn't have any heating issues. The only time I noticed heating issues is when the phone was running a video call in windowed mode. Since this puts the phone under a considerable amount of load, I would give it a pass. Another thing I would like to bring to light is the fact that flashing an custom ROM will take a few days, as MI seems to have a weird approval system.A major positive about the phone is the camera. The camera works wonderfully, whether the app being used is the stock camera or GCam. When compared to GCam, the stock camera seems to churn out more brighter images. However, I think that GCam churns out more "accurate" images. There is an beautification effect on selfies which is not very noticeable on the stock camera app, but when compared to images taken through GCam, which are a lot more accurate, it becomes very obvious. To sum up the camera performance however, it is excellent and extremely reliable. Definitely worth going for if you want to take great high quality pictures. The Wide Angle camera could use some improvement, but the Macro and the main 64 MP shooter are absolutely wonderful.I cannot comment on the battery life yet as I haven't used my phone for a full day outside yet. But from what I can tell the battery has given me 8 hours SOT on light usage when going from 30-100, which is impressive. The battery doesn't discharge fast as well. However, it is to be noted that I mostly use my phone on the 60 Hz setting, so my results can vary greatly from the others. The phone charges fast enough, but since I rarely charge my phone to a full battery, preferring to do it in small spurts instead, I cannot say much about the charging speed other than saying that it charges fast.One positive change that Xiaomi seemed to have implemented in the current set of phones is the fact that there are no ads inbuilt in important UI areas, like settings and the notification bar. Having used the Redmi Note 4 in the past, I can tell that this used to be the case for their older devices. This seems to have been done in response to pressure from users and influencers. That being said, their inbuilt preloaded applications do display many advertisements through notifications and can easily be turned off by stopping notifications from said apps. Once this is done, then you won't see advertisements in the phone at all. I must note that Xiaomi's business model for their budget devices revolves around these advertisements (they refer to it as services), it is to be expected in their Redmi line of devices. I am pointing this out to show that there is an extra cost the end user pays for due to the low budget margins of these budget devices, and that cost comes in the form of these advertisements in the UI. This business model is implemented so that they can offer better value as compared to their competitors.While I am not a huge mobile gamer anymore, I have tried playing Battlegrounds India for around half an hour just to see how it was. The game worked well, and there didn't seem to be much of a difference in real time performance as compared to my older OnePlus 7. I did not notice any heating on the device. However, it is to be noted that the OnePlus 7 has a much higher AnTuTu benchmark rating as compared to this phone. While this phone is certainly not a slouch when it comes to gaming, I think that the POCO X3 Pro is a much better pick than the Redmi Note 10 Pro if gaming is a priority given its powerful SD 860 chipset.The speakers are really loud and play music really clearly. They work significantly better than the speakers on my older OnePlus device. I was also happy to get the headphone jack back as well, and it works well with my current KZ Edx OEMs. I'm happy to note that the phone provides the option to expand storage which I definitely will be taking advantage of in the future.So, to sum it up, the phone is a good pick in this price range, due to its well rounded offerings. The camera, the display, the speakers, and the battery life come together to make this phone a good package. There are minor hitches with the software that could be improved in the future, and the vulnerabilities in the build are a cause for concern. However, as long as used properly and carefully, I really don't think that anything will happen to the device.Salient points from the above observations:1. The phone has a good and premium looking design. However there are questions about the durability.2. The phone has a great and reliable camera, human faces are given a "beautification" effect by the stock camera.3. There are issues with the software, such as a flashing display and an aggressive dark mode, along with random freezes.4. The battery life is quite decent and the phone lasts long.5. Has an acceptable gaming performance, but there are better picks in this price range for this purpose, like the POCO X3 Pro.6. Ads are only present in the pre-loaded apps, can be disabled by turning off all notifications from these apps.7. The phone has a wait time before allowing the bootloader to be unlocked, to be noted if you want to flash a ROM on this device.10. Has a beautiful display that competes strongly with my older OnePlus 7.Note: I have not used the Fingerprint sensor as I don't want to store my biometric data on the device.

Super.

Very good mobile phone , I used it around 5 years and it's work very good

Ok

Here is my review of the two unit I have received (first exchanged for battery life and some touch issues & second for again for battery drainage almost 20-25% at night ) and I will mention all the pros and cons of the device and whether you should buy it or look for alternative.- Every mobile should be judged on 7 things1. Design and Build : PRO : Full 5 stars rating should be given to the device build and design. It looks so amazing in the glacier blue color with matte finish. The device feels light and well balanced in hand.2. Display : PRO : Again xiaomi just blows the competition in display department as no other phone in the price range provides Amoled 120hz screen. The colors are really vibrant with deep blacks. Auto brightness works fine outdoor but in low light sometimes it struggles.3. Battery : PRO & CON both : My first unit had an average battery life and worst charging speed. I got around 5-5.5 hours screen on time with moderate usage and my unit took almost 2-2.5 hours everytime to full charge that too from 15-25% not from zero. And my second unit had the worst idle time. It lost almost 20-25% battery at night on idle with just wifi on and no background apps running but battery life was great with 6-7 hours of screen on time. If you receive the good unit the battery life is really good for an average user and charging speed is almost 1.5-2 hours to full charge.4. Camera : Decent ( not PRO not CON) : If your are photo enthusiast than this camera will disappoint you. Don't fall for the youtubers review as mostly are paid. Yes the camera is decent not good because in good lighting condition it takes good photo and dynamic range is great both indoor and outdoor. But once you are indoor or little less light condition, the photos are noisy and colors are also boosted. The zoomed photos are very worst don't take any zoomed photos as they very noisy, no details and sometimes pixelated. The seflies again grainy and less detailed. Night time photos are also not good in details. The only good in the camera is the super macro which works really well. For a average user the camera is good but for a person who loves taking photos this camera needs improvement. Though GCAM can fix the camera issue but right now any good GCAM is not available.5. Performance : PRO : The sd732G processor is almost perfect for its price range. I ran Genshin Impact, Asphalt 9, shadow fight 4 like heavy games. And all the games played without any frame drops though you need to lower graphics settings on some games. The day to day usage was breeze, no frame drops while switching apps. The apps were in memory. Though if you use game boost will it remove some apps from memory.6. Software : MIUI is a kind of love or hate relationship, but the UI with 120hz feels smooth and I did not encounter any lag issue. The at time of setup just unmark all the personalization and recommendation, so you will not receive any unnecessary notification. Disable getapps notification and you are good to go. Yes there are some bloatware but you uninstall them. Dark-theme works really fine and with amoled screen it just gets better. The always on-display is good but not very helpful as it just shows notification icon of the app on the message it self which just represent on my MOTO G5 plus amibient display. And with MIUI you get alot of customization.7. Network and speakers : With stereo dual speakers it loud and video experience is great. The call quality is also good with no drop calls. The phone also supports network aggregation which is always good. Yes it lacks 5G but proper 5G is still 2 years down the line so don't make your buying choice on that is lacks 4G.Overall for the given price Redmi Note 10 Pro provides full bang for your money. And if you are gamer than only go for POCO X3 PRO.

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Nice