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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 crucial features
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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4 / 64 GB
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6 / 128 GB
166.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
70.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
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)
823 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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
84.2%
88%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10
SoC
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
GPU
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

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S10 +128%
986
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S10 +108%
2961
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S10 +566%
4837
Compute Score (GPU) 726 4837
Single-core score 433 986
Multi-core score 1422 2961
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
341105
Galaxy S10 +119%
747257
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
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 7433
Video editing - 5772
Photo editing - 18351
Data manipulation - 7663
Writing score - 10349

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi A7 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy S10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (Arifz)AnTuTu 12769471
📘 2026-09-26 (Lurky)AnTuTu 12932812
📘 2026-09-26 (Rip)AnTuTu 12625310
📘 2026-09-06 (Nythoxx)AnTuTu 11777426
📘 2026-08-13 (ODIN_MODE)Geekbench 6 CPU1065 / 2623

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:03 hr
Watching video - 14:48 hr
Gaming - 05:16 hr
Standby - 73 hr
General battery life
22:50 hr

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
Standard lens
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
Telephoto lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
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
Network
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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