Xiaomi Redmi 10C Smartphone Review – Great color reproduction for the entry-level phone

Even though the Redmi 10C is currently offered at a discount almost everywhere, the manufacturer’s recommended retail price is as follows: At the time of the test, the largest version was only available from online retailers like amazon. de , and the 64 GB variants also from Xiaomi directly . The price difference with the Redmi Note 11 is 20 to 30 Euros for the same memory configuration.

The Redmi 10C comes in a plastic casing, which also makes quite an impression with its bulky camera module, even though there is a lot of show here because the Xiaomi Redmi 10C actually only includes a single camera. A diagonal pattern that is also haptically noticeable runs across the matte glossy back, which hides fingerprints quite cleverly, at least in our blue test device. Other color options are green and gray.

The casing is very solidly built with small gaps, and Gorilla Glass 3 protects the screen. Pressure on the casing only partially gets through to the screen, otherwise, the smartphone looks resistant. NFC for mobile payment services is on board, as is Bluetooth 5.

0. The microSD reader can be used in addition to 2 SIM cards. In our tests with the reference microSD Angelbird V60, the smartphone performs quite well, reading and writing to the card very quickly.

WiFi 5 is on board, which is usual for this price range. Compared with its predecessor, the Redmi 10C now has a significant speed advantage in WLAN speed over the Redmi 9C , and other devices in the price range, such as the Moto G22 , transfer data even a bit faster. The available 4G frequencies are sufficient for traveling to European countries, but the Redmi 10C cannot be used for mobile Internet worldwide.

The reception is average in our test and cannot always keep up with high-end smartphones. 5G is usually only available in phones with an MSRP of over 200 Euros (~$200), so the Redmi 10C also has to do without it. MIUI 13 based on Android 11 is preinstalled on the Redmi 10C.

The security patches are from the beginning of June 2022 and are thus still quite up-to-date. Android 12 is still supposed to come this year. There will be another Android version, and security update every 90 days until February 2025.

The 60 Hz screen is easy to use and is also sensitive in the corners. The fingerprint sensor is unusually integrated into the camera module. Lefties will have a bit more difficulty reaching it with the index finger than righties.

The scanner unlocks the smartphone reliably after a short wait even from standby. 2D face recognition can also be used for unlocking. The software solution also works quite well in environments with less light, but it can be tricked out so that it is not as secure.

The 50-megapixel sensor of the main camera is Samsung’s ISOCELL JN1, which is also used in the Redmi Note 11 . The Redmi 10C does not have a wide-angle camera, and the macro lens from the predecessor has also been omitted. Only a support lens for the depth of field in portraits is still available.

Photos from the Redmi 10C are a bit lacking in dynamics, so bright areas quickly get overbright, while photos look dark in bad weather. In very low light, the Redmi 10C does manage decent brightening, but at the price of heavy image noise. Details look quite coarse when zoomed in.

Videos can be recorded in 1080p and 30 fps at most. Brightness adjustment works slightly delayed, but overall well. The autofocus also works decently but needs a bit of adjustment.

The front-facing camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels and takes decent pictures that look a bit coarse even without magnification. You can see a clear graininess of surfaces in detail and hardly any fine structures are visible in dark areas. The IPS screen has a resolution of 720p.

For a little extra, you get the Redmi Note 11 that already has a 1080p OLED screen, and the Galaxy M13 can also shine with a higher resolution, but it also relies on an LCD screen. The screen’s brightness in the Redmi 10C is sufficient for everyday use, and you even get very accurate colors on the screen when you select “Standard” as the color scheme. The response times will be too long for gamers, but at least we did not measure any PWM flickering, which is a problem in the Redmi Note 11 is present.

In terms of performance, the Redmi 10C can make a significant leap compared with its predecessor. On the one hand, this is due to the much faster UFS 2. 2 memory, which shortens charging and waiting times, and on the other hand, the Snapdragon 680 , which delivers good performance for the price range.

There are even advantages in gaming due to the lower resolution of the display, so you get a few frames more than in the Redmi Note 11 , which is also equipped with the Snapdragon 680 . Overall, you should not expect miracles in everyday use, but it is usually enough for smooth system operation. However, you have to make some concessions in the perceived reactivity of the operation due to the 60 Hz screen.

The smartphone hardly heats up even under a continuous load. The small mono speaker on the bottom edge can hardly reproduce low mids, but it is quite balanced in the treble range even at maximum volume, so you can definitely listen to music. A 3.

5 mm port for headphones is available, as is Bluetooth 5. 0, which can use a variety of codecs including LHDC and aptX TWS+. The smartphone could handle 18 watts of charging power, but unfortunately only a 10-watt charger is included in the package.

That is weak from Xiaomi and potentially creates additional e-waste if customers want to buy a faster charger on top of that. With the included charger, it also takes well over 2:30 hours to fill up the 5,000 mAh battery; with a faster charger, you can reduce the charging time to about 2 hours. With a full battery, it is possible to surf the WLAN for about 15 hours before the phone has to be plugged in again.

This is a value typical for the class and on a very similar level to the predecessor. depending on the usage, 2 days without a battery charge seems realistic. The Xiaomi Redmi 10C is an inexpensive smartphone under 200 Euros (~$200) that offers quite a bit of system performance for its class.

The battery runtime convinces us. Furthermore, the phone hardly heats up even under load and can display quite accurate colors on its screen with the right settings. It is annoying that Xiaomi includes a weak charger, preloads numerous advertising apps, and only installs a 60 Hz panel.

There are better examples in this price range. The Xiaomi Redmi 10C is a phone for budget buyers with somewhat spartan features. However, performance and battery life are convincing.

Yes, you save a few Euros with the Redmi 10C compared to the Redmi Note 11 . But if you do not mind the flickering of the AMOLED screen, you will get a wide-angle camera, a higher display resolution, faster frame rates, faster charging, and faster Wi-Fi. In Xiaomi’s online shop you can get the 64 GB versions of the phone with a 20 euro discount on the RRP at the time of the test, i.

e. for approximately 150 and 160 euros, respectively. Similar offers are also available on the Internet at the time of the test, for example at our loaner notebooksbilliger.

de or amazon. de The variant with 128 GB data storage is available from various internet retailers for about 160 Euros, for example, amazon. de .

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