Redmi Note 8 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy S10
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 158.30 x 75.30 x 8.35 mm | 149.90 x 70.40 x 7.80 mm |
| Weight | 190.00 g | 157.00 g |
| Display size | 6.30" | 6.10" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 60 Hz 1080 x 2340 px (6.30") 409 ppi | Color / Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 x 3040 px (6.10") 551 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3400 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Quick Charge | Quick Charge 2.0 |
| Wireless battery charging | | PMA |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 128 GB | 128 GB, 512 GB |
| RAM memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 512 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Interface | MIUI 12.5 | One UI |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769V | Samsung Exynos 9820 |
| Processor clock | 2000 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MC2 @1 GHz | ARM Mali-G76 MP12 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | nd |
| Hybrid DualSIM | | nd |
| Announced | 2Q 2021 | 1Q 2019 |
| Other names | Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 | SM-G973; SM-G973F |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX586 | |
| Photo matrix | 48 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | |
| Pixel size | 0,8 µm | |
| Resolution | 8000x6000 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 10x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 60 fps |
| Additional | AF, f/1.79 | AF, EIS, OIS, f/1.5-f/2.4 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | Wide-angle | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Pixel size | 1,12 µm | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | 120 ° | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 60 fps |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | AF, EIS, OIS, f/2.4 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | Macro | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 16 Mpx |
| Pixel size | 1,75 µm | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 60 fps |
| Additional | AF, f/2.4 | FF, f/2.2 |
| Fourth camera | | |
| Camera type | Depth of field | nd |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | nd |
| Pixel size | 1,75 µm | nd |
| Optical zoom | | nd |
| Flash | LED | nd |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | nd |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | nd |
| Additional | FF, f/2.4 | nd |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 10 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 60 fps |
| Additional | FF, f/2.0 | FF, f/1.9 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | 2000.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | - | 150.80 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v3.1 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MID, MKA, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |