Redmi 10 Prime (Astral White 4GB RAM 64GB ROM |Helio G88 with extendable RAM Upto 2GB |FHD+ 90Hz Adaptive Sync Display)

Nice Phone, Good Quality.

Bought this phone recently. I got it for 6759/- something, basically under 7k. MRP was 9,999/- + I’ve exchanged my Redmi 7 for 2600. Felt like a fair deal to me. Now let’s get to the phone part.
See,this is a decent phone if you are planning to buy it for parents,or for yourself. Make sure you buy it under 10k.
If you can exchange,do that. But if you are looking for a phone in 11-12k, I’d suggest,go for Realme Narzo 50. It’s better in terms of charging (33W),in hand feel is same I’d say,but the processor is better as well (G95) compared to Redmi 10 Prime (G88).
Nevertheless,if you want this phone only,here are a couple of things you should know about it.
Camera:- Decent. The Color reproduction is good. Don’t expect much from dark mode,but in good daylight conditions,with the 50 MP main sensor, you’d get detailed photos. Selfie is decent as well,as you expect from 10-15k smartphones.

Processor:- Good enough,no major heating issues,plus it is superior compared to the generic Snapdragon 680 which every smartphone company is using these days. HDR content is supported on YouTube. The only con G88 has compared to the Snapdragon 680 is the battery life,since the latter is 6 nm based,and the former is 12nm. But you don’t have to worry about it,since it has 6000 mAh battery packed inside.
Feel:- The phone is thick on paper,like really thick,but you won’t feel the thickness while holding it. It could’ve been slimmer but this is what we get. The vibration motor is good enough,not smooth like Z- Axis in some Redmi smartphones,but you can change the intensity and you are good to go.

Display:- The display is good and big enough. It has a full HD IPS panel,and a good one. Viewing content on Netflix and Prime Video is good. Supports Widevine L1 as well. The refresh rate is good. I felt it. It might not be as smooth in some third party apps like Reddit or twitter but it’s smooth in the UI. It has a punch hole display which is rare in this price range.

Software:- It runs on Android 11,and MIUI 12.5,which is a bummer. I can bear Android 11 at this price range,but they should have at least given MIUI 13. 12.5 gets the job done too,but it’s not as polished,plus the animations are limited. Like when you close the app,you don’t get the animation and it closes abruptly. Apart from that,no bugs found yet. No screen flickering issue in low brightness. Nothing of that sort. I hate to say it,but I am kind of liking MIUI,only because of the familiarity of it. Everyone has once used a MI phone in their life,so it feels like a familiar territory.

Battery and Charging:- As I previously stated,it has 6000 mAh battery which lasts longer. You can easily get upto 1.5-2 days on normal usage.
Charger is 22.5 W inside the box,but the phone supports 18W. So,you can charge the phone in almost 2 hours,from 0. No complains there.

Conclusion:- So,this is all you need to know about the phone. I recommend it,but make sure you get it under 10k. If not,go for POCO M4 Pro,or Realme Narzo 50. You could get it around 12k. They are superior in most of the aspects than Redmi 10 Prime. Thank you for reading,hope that helped.
And if some of you are curious about 2021 and 2022 version of 10 Prime, don’t worry. They are exactly the same.

Edit:- Surprisingly,it has got MIUI 13, Android 12 based in November. Just wanted to let you guys know.

after 2 months of purchase mobile had some software issues due to mother board fail . But I serviced in MI service center with free of cost. Mother board changed free of cost. Now mobile working very well..

Used this phone for a week and here’s my initial experience with this phone :

> My previous phone was Honor 10 Lite which I bought for ₹7,999 in 2019. Now this Redmi 10 Prime which I bought for ₹11,999 doesn’t seem to be a big upgrade.

> Display is good and almost same as my previous phone except for the 90Hz display which is kind of useless. Lags a lot while scrolling in Twitter, YouTube, etc. while my Honor doesn’t. In 60Hz, it’s fine. So for me, 90Hz is just a gimmick.

> 6000mAh Battery is too good. Lasts for 2 days without recharging with 9Hours+ SOT. My Honor has a 3400mAh battery and it used to give 6.5hours+ when it was new.
Only a small problem, it drains around 3% battery overnight and still misses notifications when I check in the morning, while my Honor doesn’t even drain a single percent without missing a single notification. It hardly drains 1% sometimes. But this isn’t a big issue. Overall, its battery performance is impressive.

> Camera is disappointing. This one has a 50+8+2+2MP camera setup and my Honor has 13+2MP. But they perform almost same. Macro, Ultrawide is useless. UW makes everything grainy. Main camera does well when switched to 50MP mode, otherwise details are same as my Honor. Edge detection is worse than Honor. Takes around 3-4 tries to tap and focus and then it works and still blurs ears and hair. Front camera is fine for the price but the image in viewfinder is too much grainy, it looks like a VGA camera. But after taking picture, it processes and gives far better output. It has an 8MP camera and is on par with my Honor’s 24MP camera. If HDR/AI mode isn’t turned on, then the selfies are also useless.
AI adds too much over sharpening. However I’m impressed by the night mode. It processes and gives a really appealing result.

> Software is good. I haven’t received any ADs yet. I carefully checked the TnC & unticked AD personalizations. Also, I uninstalled all the bloatwares immediately after opening. Only GetApps isn’t getting uninstalled/disabled. I’ve restricted its background processes, notifications etc and it’s not bothering me. I had also heard that MIUI has a lot of bugs, but thank god I’ve not encountered any yet. Also, I love its animations. They’re fluid and pleasing. However lags in third party apps are easily noticeable. I don’t play games, so can’t comment about it. I can say, My Honor phone at 60Hz is smoother in third party apps than this phone’s 90Hz. It gets warm at the top when using Twitter/Disney+ Hotstar/SonyLIV/Prime Video and while playing FHD+ or higher resolution videos on any app which was not an issue on my Honor

> Best thing I like about this phone is its dual speakers. It’s a pleasure to listen to it. The bass, the treble, the highs and lows are just awesome. It’s equally loud as my old LCD TV. After buying this device, I came to know on twitter that this is the only device in that price segment that comes with a balanced stereo speaker.

> Network Reception is good. No proximity sensor issue(as many faced in other Xiaomi devices). 4G+ works fine at my location and easily gets 30Mbps+ speed. Though it supports only B40C(2 or 3 other combos are useless like 1C, 3C because Indian operators don’t support them yet) , but at least better than many phones which don’t even support CA and are prices higher than this. Only problem is BT & Wi-Fi connectivity. It takes about 40-50 seconds to find a hotspot kept next to it, while it only takes 1-2 seconds in my Honor phone. Sometimes, it doesn’t even find it and I have to restart Wi-Fi/BT. This is a bug and I hope it’s fixed soon. IR remote works with my TV but only On/Off & volume buttons work. Submitted my TV’s model number and I hope they’ll fix it.

Overall, this phone isn’t upto my expectations. Neither am I completely satisfied with it. But it’s a good phone for the price. Not worth a penny more than ₹12,000. If it came for ₹11,499 or less, then it was completely value for money.
Redmi Note 10 was launched around the same price but got a price hike otherwise it was 3 times better option than this.

Chegou bem antes do prazo e bem embalado,indico o vendedor.