Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S10
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro (with Unisoc T7250) that was released on February 27, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is powered by Exynos 9 Octa 9820 and came out 7 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro
- Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 3400 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- The phone is 7 years and 1 month newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 117% higher pixel density (551 vs 254 PPI)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (747K versus 341K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 9W
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 9 Octa 9820
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1440 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19:9 |
| PPI | 254 ppi | 551 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1215 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 88% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.1% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi A7 Pro
6.9″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.8 in2
Galaxy S10
6.1″ (19:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 171.6 mm (6.76 inches) | 149.9 mm (5.9 inches) |
| Width | 79.5 mm (3.13 inches) | 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 208 g (7.34 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue, Green, Orange | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Unisoc T7250 | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 |
| Max clock | 1800 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP1 | Mali G76 MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 32 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 702 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~54.4 GFLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 726 | 4837 |
| Single-core score | 433 | 986 |
| Multi-core score | 1422 | 2961 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 138575 | 303198 |
| GPU | 26709 | 133774 |
| Memory | 78149 | 148749 |
| UX | 97672 | 161536 |
| Total score | 341105 | 747257 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [16 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 81% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 367 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 82% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 949 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7433 |
| Video editing | - | 5772 |
| Photo editing | - | 18351 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7663 |
| Writing score | - | 10349 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro
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Samsung Galaxy S10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Arifz) | AnTuTu 12 | 769471 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Lurky) | AnTuTu 12 | 932812 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Rip) | AnTuTu 12 | 625310 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx) | AnTuTu 11 | 777426 |
| 📘 2026-08-13 (ODIN_MODE) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1065 / 2623 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 4.0 |
| OS size | - | 9.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi/PMA (9 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (20% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:45 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 13:03 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:48 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | - | 73 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Depth |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.5 - 2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung SAK2L4 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3M3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 16 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4320 x 2432 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2026 | February 2019 |
| Release date | March 2026 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $129 | $900 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.48 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.59 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S10. But if the display, battery life, and software are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro.
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